at the RNC - the Republican National Convention - in Minnesota next week? Prior to the horror of 9/ll, his administration was dormant. After 9/ll he failed to capture Bin Ladin. He invaded Iraq and neglected Afghanistan. Weapons of mass destruction or payback for what his father didn't do? Then Katrina. He made our country the "homeland", yet we seem to have less freedom than ever. The Patroit Act. Then Abu Ghraib. Then Gitmo. We torture. Our government is more bloated than ever. We are in a recession. We have no coherent foreign, economic or energy policy. China, India and Mexico and others have many of our jobs. We have a trillion dollar debt. His approval rating is - and has for some time been- in the low 20's. The housing market is in a bad slump. "No child left behind" is a failure. Immigration is a mess. His appointments have been far less than satisfactory. People are angry, frustrated, confused, scared, unemployed, uninsured and yearning for effective leadership. It's not John McCain that doesn't get it - it's our current President. He believes history will judge him differently. So, if he does speak next week while hurricane Gustav heads back to New Orleans, what will he have to say to us "I'm sorry" perhaps?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Will he speak...
at the RNC - the Republican National Convention - in Minnesota next week? Prior to the horror of 9/ll, his administration was dormant. After 9/ll he failed to capture Bin Ladin. He invaded Iraq and neglected Afghanistan. Weapons of mass destruction or payback for what his father didn't do? Then Katrina. He made our country the "homeland", yet we seem to have less freedom than ever. The Patroit Act. Then Abu Ghraib. Then Gitmo. We torture. Our government is more bloated than ever. We are in a recession. We have no coherent foreign, economic or energy policy. China, India and Mexico and others have many of our jobs. We have a trillion dollar debt. His approval rating is - and has for some time been- in the low 20's. The housing market is in a bad slump. "No child left behind" is a failure. Immigration is a mess. His appointments have been far less than satisfactory. People are angry, frustrated, confused, scared, unemployed, uninsured and yearning for effective leadership. It's not John McCain that doesn't get it - it's our current President. He believes history will judge him differently. So, if he does speak next week while hurricane Gustav heads back to New Orleans, what will he have to say to us "I'm sorry" perhaps?
