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We're so persnickety here about who is pro-Bush that it can seriously warp our ability to tell shit from shinola. When a person supports President Bush, that means the person is probably acting out of error, not evil. It is Team Bush that is doing the evil. Bush and his cronies are the bad guys, not his uninformed supporters.
I prefer to make things as simple as possible. Why should I spend my time writhing in anger over Bruce Boxleitner, Janine Turner, Kelsey Grammar, and some autistic kid, just because they may be misinformed or have some odd ideas? We can't all be right all of the time. Most Republicans aren't The Problem -- it's Bush himself and his philosophy domination, corruption, and privilege. The Radical Right is composed of Pied Pipers, not the mice -- or children -- being led away.
The enemy of democracy is in the White House, not next door. His supporters are secondary -- and their numbers are falling fast. They have begun joining us, and will soon re-discover what America is all about. That's something we ourselves never gave up on. We must keep our wits about us, and be willing to help our lost friends and neighbors find their way back home. They have been wandering around blind for the better part of the last decade, and NOW is the time they really need clear directions from old friends.
And what of Bush and his underlings? The direction is already clear. It leads to either a Federal penitentiary or to the Hague. Or perhaps both.
--p!
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