Friday, November 05, 2004
5 November 2004
Thomas L. Friedman
Good column, check it out.
A lot of people are saying that they have lost faith in the American people after this election, but I wouldn't go that far. Although, it does seem like "faith" had a lot to do with this election. I havn't lost faith in the American People, or in America, we are still the greatest nation on the planet, and in no other nation could they have the kind of political experiences that we have, good and bad. I am also confident that neither Mr. Bush, nor Mr. Kerry would lead this country to failure, but their ideas of success may be somewhat different. It seems that the American people (or at least 51% of them) have a different idea about what government should be than do I. We are divided on what things should be personal issues and what things should be government issues, and on how best to help this country be an even greater place for her people. We are divided on where the state should draw the line in defining people's "morals" for them, and where it should draw the line in seperation of church and state. We are divided on what things should be personal choices and which things should be limited, restricted, or encouraged by the govenment. There are many differences between people in this country, and apparently we are almost evenly divided on lots of them, but that is one thing that makes the country a special place. Maybe it would be better if we had more of a consensus of what we wanted as a people, but to me, its still beautiful that we can have such different ideas and beliefs, and they can all be voiced and debated, and as we know, those debates are far from over. Maybe 51% of people go together and made their ideas the winners this time, but the other ideas are still there, and they will still be factors and players, and America will still be a great place. Don't lose hope, don't lose faith America, we are still great, and we should still be proud. Leaders come and go, policies change, and so do ideas. But we must remember our American heritage and be thankful to be Americans.
Thomas L. Friedman
Good column, check it out.
A lot of people are saying that they have lost faith in the American people after this election, but I wouldn't go that far. Although, it does seem like "faith" had a lot to do with this election. I havn't lost faith in the American People, or in America, we are still the greatest nation on the planet, and in no other nation could they have the kind of political experiences that we have, good and bad. I am also confident that neither Mr. Bush, nor Mr. Kerry would lead this country to failure, but their ideas of success may be somewhat different. It seems that the American people (or at least 51% of them) have a different idea about what government should be than do I. We are divided on what things should be personal issues and what things should be government issues, and on how best to help this country be an even greater place for her people. We are divided on where the state should draw the line in defining people's "morals" for them, and where it should draw the line in seperation of church and state. We are divided on what things should be personal choices and which things should be limited, restricted, or encouraged by the govenment. There are many differences between people in this country, and apparently we are almost evenly divided on lots of them, but that is one thing that makes the country a special place. Maybe it would be better if we had more of a consensus of what we wanted as a people, but to me, its still beautiful that we can have such different ideas and beliefs, and they can all be voiced and debated, and as we know, those debates are far from over. Maybe 51% of people go together and made their ideas the winners this time, but the other ideas are still there, and they will still be factors and players, and America will still be a great place. Don't lose hope, don't lose faith America, we are still great, and we should still be proud. Leaders come and go, policies change, and so do ideas. But we must remember our American heritage and be thankful to be Americans.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
4 November 2004
Asked what one quality mattered most in choosing a president, 8 percent of all those surveyed on Tuesday chose "he has strong religious faith,'' and 91 percent of the people who chose that quality voted for Mr. Bush. By contrast, 7 percent chose "he is intelligent,'' and 91 percent of those people voted for Mr. Kerry.
-NYTimes.com
Asked what one quality mattered most in choosing a president, 8 percent of all those surveyed on Tuesday chose "he has strong religious faith,'' and 91 percent of the people who chose that quality voted for Mr. Bush. By contrast, 7 percent chose "he is intelligent,'' and 91 percent of those people voted for Mr. Kerry.
-NYTimes.com
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
2 November 2004
Quotes Of The Day:
KappaMan15: we need ohio so fuckin bad it makes my dick hurt
LadyPickle06: thanks to your blog and your helpful insight into burr i did not vote for him ... you should be proud you blog made a political impact
"So in Colorado, Pete Coors gets a silver bullet right through the head." -Dan Rather
Quotes Of The Day:
KappaMan15: we need ohio so fuckin bad it makes my dick hurt
LadyPickle06: thanks to your blog and your helpful insight into burr i did not vote for him ... you should be proud you blog made a political impact
"So in Colorado, Pete Coors gets a silver bullet right through the head." -Dan Rather
Sunday, October 31, 2004
31 October 2004
Happy Halloween
for more of my pics from the party, check out my new webshots page:
Halloween Pics
Happy Halloween
for more of my pics from the party, check out my new webshots page:
Halloween Pics
Matt in his Tall T
More Party Pics
C-Funk and Touchy Feeley
A giant sperm with a giant stein, and Deez, a giant pimp with his King Cobra. (is that a Seattle Bowl ring?)
