July 30, 2004
And just one more
After I finish this entry, I am going right out to scrape off my "Martin Sheen is my President" bumper sticker. JFK did us proud last night.
"We have it in our power to change the world again. But only if we're true to our ideals - and that starts by telling the truth to the American people. That is my first pledge to you tonight. As President, I will restore trust and credibility to the White House…
"I will be a commander-in-chief who will never mislead us into war. I will have a Vice President who will not conduct secret meetings with polluters to rewrite our environmental laws. I will have a Secretary of Defense who will listen to the best advice of our military leaders. And I will appoint an Attorney General who actually upholds the Constitution of the United States…
"Saying there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq doesn't make it so. Saying we can fight a war on the cheap doesn't make it so. And proclaiming 'Mission accomplished' certainly doesn't make it so."
There is so much at stake in this election. Four more years of corporate rape and pillaging will leave very little democracy to distribute, although I'm sure The Group that Runs George W. will find a few more countries who "need" it. Four more years of selling out to corporate interests will damage our environment irreparably. Mercury, arsenic, lead. ozone holes. We will have a fully packed neocon Supreme Court. The elite will have to hole up in gated communities, purchasing what little safety can be provided. The middle class will erode, the disenfranchised will turn to anarchy or crime. It won't be pretty, and we aren't even considering external threats like terrorism. As the American people lose their jobs, sit in front of Fox TV, listen to Rush Limbaugh, and work up a Rwandan hatred froth, even more consciousness will be lost.
Oops. Esther Hicks, channelling Abraham , would remind me, right about here, to think about what is wanted, rather than what is not wanted. I actually felt the Democrats did that well at this convention, without forgetting to mention the "contrast" provided by the Group that Runs George Bush. That contrast has inspired Democrats to clearly articulate their principles and intentions, and precisely delineate differences between the parties. There is a renewed energy and spirit.
John Kerry presented very well last night. I hope it will be good enough.
Photo note: Just another SUV tire cozy.
Posted by Dakota at July 30, 2004 05:57 AM