And now, a word from a Kentucky Bush voter.

[Rspaight]

I had to share this letter from the Lexington paper this weekend.

Trust our president

I have never been too wrapped up in politics, but in this presidential campaign, I have heard people ridicule President Bush and his administration. We call ourselves Americans, and we are proud to be Americans. The truth is that most people are not proud. If they were they would stand by the president no matter his choices.

People are complaining about the war in Iraq. Yes, our people have died, but did no one die in World War I, World War II, Vietnam or the Civil War?

In case some Americans have forgotten, our country was attacked, and our people were killed.

Bush did what he thought was the best thing to defend this country. Would you respect him if he had done nothing? I think not.

If John Kerry is elected, I will worry about what kind of country I am bringing my children up in, and what will be left of it when they are grown.

Stephanie Hatter

Lexington

[lukpac]

"The truth is that most people are not proud. If they were they would stand by the president no matter his choices."

Doesn't seem to agree with:

"Would you respect him if he had done nothing?"

Isn't "nothing" a choice?

[Rspaight]

And that last line: If John Kerry is elected, then won't you consider yourself honor-bound to stand by him no matter what instead of worrying about the country?

I guess Presidents are beyond criticism, as long as they're militaristic Republicans.

Ryan

[lukpac]

That too.

[Patrick M]

Isn't "nothing" a choice?

You'll have to ask Neil Peart.

[MK]

I had to share this letter from the Lexington paper this weekend.

Trust our president

I have never been too wrapped up in politics (insincere, I'm-just-average-non-partisan-folk bullshit), but in this presidential campaign, I have heard people ridicule President Bush and his administration. We call ourselves Americans, and we are proud to be Americans. The truth is that most people are not proud (non-Bush supporters). If they were they would stand by the president no matter his choices (as long as he's a Republican -- see very end).

People are complaining about the war in Iraq. Yes, our people have died (over 900 dead, over 6000 wounded), but did no one die in World War I, World War II, Vietnam or the Civil War (because I'm hoping your knowledge of history is poor enough to believe that every war can be mashed into the same thing; well, statistics show that our schools aren't doing that well in history...)?

In case some Americans have forgotten, our country was attacked (by Al Queda terrorists, but since we're living in Orwell's "1984" now, anyone we fight can be considered the same thing, so why not Iran? I mean Iraq? Whatever, they're all Arabic, right?), and our people were killed (3000 deaths is horrendous, but try not to think of the thousands more who died in Iraq because somehow Iraqi citizens don't seem to count as much in the media).

Bush did what he thought was the best thing to defend this country (don't you feel safer when Americans are getting killed thousands of miles away instead of in your own backyard?). Would you respect him if he had done nothing? I think not (If you don't respect him now, you never will).

If John Kerry is elected, I will worry about what kind of country I am bringing my children up in (whoops, I just realized my hypocrisy of contradicting my opening statement...not to mention the blatant phoniness of this letter that has now been exposed. Just don't think too hard.), and what will be left of it when they are grown (they deserve a bigger slice of the pie than the poor).

Stephanie Hatter (it's actually pronounced with one "t")

Lexington