to My Political SoapboxIt must be bedtime for all
the kids on internet chat rooms and message boards who have been taking up
bandwidth with all the whining over President Bush's reelection.
I won't turn this into some sort of treatise, but I'll just address a few
things.
1 - Bush won the popular vote AND the electoral college, while Republicans
GAINED seats in the House and Senate. So much for not having a mandate.
2 - Your vote counted. Just because you voted for Kerry and your state went for
Bush doesn't mean your vote didn't count. It just means that more people voted
the other way.
3 - If you don't like the way the election turned out, there's always a next
time. But feel free to head north, even though Canada is saying
NOT SO FAST :)
4 - In case you happen to be a rich liberal, feel free to pay more in taxes. You
don't have to, but I'm sure you'll do the right thing even though Bush is
cutting everyone's taxes.
5 - If you are old enough and adult enough to vote, then be old enough and adult
enough to accept defeat.
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Instead of whining, do what us Republicans did in 1994 after we lost the White
House in 1992. On second thought, don't do that. Please continue to piss & moan,
so I can get a laugh out of your childish attitude.
I'm not gloating over the fact that President Bush was reelected, or the
Republicans increased their majority in the House and Senate. Sure, I'm all
sorts of ecstatic this was the outcome of last night's elections, but I'm not
shoving our historic wins/gains in your face. I'm also not here to "reach out"
to the Democrats and unite either. WTF? I'm not watering down my beliefs on
abortion / taxes / gun control / national defense in the name of unity.
With that said, quit your bitching. The country isn't going to hell, despite
what Teresa Heinz-Kerry says. The earth isn't gonna burn because of
environmental policies. Blacks aren't going to be beaten by cops on a daily
basis or put into death camps. Because we're not taxing the rich, people aren't
going to die due to healthcare issues. Because the Assault Weapons Ban is in no
rush to be extended, terrorists aren't going to go out en masse to gun shows to
buy weapons.
I could go on and on, but doing the random blog thing, you'd swear the next four
years are going to be some form of a doom and gloom, death filled, armageddon
holocaust. With attitudes like that, it's no wonder the Democrat party lost the
past two elections, and still haven't recovered from the 1994 Republican
takeover of the House and Senate. I was for sure that 2002 was going to be the
big year for payback. We didn't lose any seats. And this election, even though I
was confident my President would win, I didn't think we win more than just a
couple of important Senate seats. We definitely kicked ass on that one though.
Here's to four more years of watching out-of-power liberals squirm. Cheer up,
guys. Theriouthly.
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