In the Grand Scheme of things, Reagan really had the right direction. I was too idealistic at the time to understand that, but looking back, I can see where he was damn right on a number major issues.
GWB makes me happy at least in the aspect that we're dealing with Islamist in terms that they understand (force). We've been dancing around them since I was a kid and they blew up the Beruit Embassy Barracks. We had to more or less sideline the issues during the Cold war but Clinton let the problems continue to fester for some reason. Islamists don't understand negotiations except as a means of getting additional time to maneuver behind you and stab you again. Hell, their own dogma emphasizes this.
GWB is not at all afraid to use Big Stick Diplomacy in the sense of Teddy Roosevelt. He however misses the boat on a number of major domestic issues that were the Democrats to have put someone forwards that had two clues to rub together that I'd vote for them.
The problem is that the likes of Dean are in control of the Democrats. If I could go back in time, I'd grab Ike up out of retirement and bring him forwards for the Democrats. Except, I expect he'd gravitate to the Republicans in this day and age. There's too many self professed socialist types in the DNC today for them to accurately represent me. Which pisses me off.
Day By Day's cartoon from yesterday spells it out for me. Anything outside of those items are red herrings. The Gay Marriage Bill is dead in the Senate as it should be. Why they spent political capitol on it I have no bloody idea. It was probably another political foot ball like it was last go around. Something to rally 'that' segment of the fans in the bleachers. *sigh*
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Date: 2006-06-09 03:53 pm (UTC)GWB makes me happy at least in the aspect that we're dealing with Islamist in terms that they understand (force). We've been dancing around them since I was a kid and they blew up the Beruit Embassy Barracks. We had to more or less sideline the issues during the Cold war but Clinton let the problems continue to fester for some reason. Islamists don't understand negotiations except as a means of getting additional time to maneuver behind you and stab you again. Hell, their own dogma emphasizes this.
GWB is not at all afraid to use Big Stick Diplomacy in the sense of Teddy Roosevelt. He however misses the boat on a number of major domestic issues that were the Democrats to have put someone forwards that had two clues to rub together that I'd vote for them.
The problem is that the likes of Dean are in control of the Democrats. If I could go back in time, I'd grab Ike up out of retirement and bring him forwards for the Democrats. Except, I expect he'd gravitate to the Republicans in this day and age. There's too many self professed socialist types in the DNC today for them to accurately represent me. Which pisses me off.
Day By Day's cartoon from yesterday spells it out for me. Anything outside of those items are red herrings. The Gay Marriage Bill is dead in the Senate as it should be. Why they spent political capitol on it I have no bloody idea. It was probably another political foot ball like it was last go around. Something to rally 'that' segment of the fans in the bleachers. *sigh*