Readers Find Common Ground in Shared Despair

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

by Beth Quinn

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I discovered something both wonderful and sad this past week.

The wonderful part is that I heard from scores of readers who share my stunned disbelief that Americans haven’t staged a rebellion against President Bush.

The sad part is that most of them feel isolated in their despair over America’s lethargy. And for those who want to be heard, there is no leader, no rallying point, no place to say we want our country back.

But they should know they aren’t alone. That’s why I’m using this space today to let you hear each other.

The following are excerpts from my calls and e-mails this past week:...


http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/03/5586/





Beautiful piece of music, The Departure - Michael Nyman: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6MM4gi6QDPQ

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[malaise]

1. Love this one and your pix

In his book “Assault on Reason” Al Gore cites Clinton’s 140 signing statements in eight years, compared to George H.W. Bush’s 232 in four. Currently, in just six years, George W.’s have exceeded a thousand, more than the total of all previous presidents’ signing statements.

The Onion said it best: It was unanimous. By a vote of 1-0, President Bush has given himself the power to give himself more power.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

2. Thanks -- the Onion does have a way of boiling things down...

...I think they hit it on the head there.

[Perry Logan]

3. "Shared despair." Sounds like a working definition of DU.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

4. It does seem that way sometimes, but it is also sometimes a place of...

... shared information, shared insights, and shared hope -- what it should be.