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Sigaba · 10-12-2008, 03:41

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I agree that the disconnect between the American public and the elected officials in the federal government is huge. We members of the public can help to bridge that gap by getting better informed and more involved. This board and the honest efforts of its participants to discuss and to debate the issues of the day is but one example of how Americans across the country are trying to do more.

I respectfully disagree that the American system is in mortal peril. The ferocious engine of democracy is sputtering right now but it is going to get a tune up and a motorist who knows something about driving in the fast lane.

Is the political opposition winning or is it on its last legs? I think it is the latter. Here's part of the reason why.

By any reasonable measure, the Democrats should have won each of the last two presidential elections and should win this one. Yet, Senator Obama has a slim lead in the polls and only because America is facing a unique crisis and he's appropriated the rhetoric of class warfare that is patently empty. (To paraphrase Senator Bentsen: Senator Obama is no Karl Marx, hell, he's not even Karl Malden or Harpo Marx.) He's the political version of Sanjaya Malakar but with even less range.

The darkness we're witnessing is the moment before the dawn. Ours is the inheritance of Lincoln, TR [Theodore Roosevelt], Eisenhower, and Reagan. Our esteemed friends across the aisle know this is true; hence the shrillness of their empty polemics.

Americans buy books about Senator Obama but they read books about Abe, Ike, and the Great Communicator. A few thousand Germans took a few hours off to listen to some music for free and to take a gander at the novelty item. Europeans by the tens of thousands spend their time and money to come to Simi Valley to pay homage at Dutch's resting place.

Is the question: 'are we losing?' or is it 'when will the dawn come again?'. In 23 days.

10-12-2008, 03:41	#8
Sigaba Area Commander Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,482	C2-- I agree that the disconnect between the American public and the elected officials in the federal government is huge. We members of the public can help to bridge that gap by getting better informed and more involved. This board and the honest efforts of its participants to discuss and to debate the issues of the day is but one example of how Americans across the country are trying to do more. I respectfully disagree that the American system is in mortal peril. The ferocious engine of democracy is sputtering right now but it is going to get a tune up and a motorist who knows something about driving in the fast lane. Is the political opposition winning or is it on its last legs? I think it is the latter. Here's part of the reason why. By any reasonable measure, the Democrats should have won each of the last two presidential elections and should win this one. Yet, Senator Obama has a slim lead in the polls and only because America is facing a unique crisis and he's appropriated the rhetoric of class warfare that is patently empty. (To paraphrase Senator Bentsen: Senator Obama is no Karl Marx, hell, he's not even Karl Malden or Harpo Marx.) He's the political version of Sanjaya Malakar but with even less range. The darkness we're witnessing is the moment before the dawn. Ours is the inheritance of Lincoln, TR [Theodore Roosevelt], Eisenhower, and Reagan. Our esteemed friends across the aisle know this is true; hence the shrillness of their empty polemics. Americans buy books about Senator Obama but they read books about Abe, Ike, and the Great Communicator. A few thousand Germans took a few hours off to listen to some music for free and to take a gander at the novelty item. Europeans by the tens of thousands spend their time and money to come to Simi Valley to pay homage at Dutch's resting place. Is the question: 'are we losing?' or is it 'when will the dawn come again?'. In 23 days. Last edited by Sigaba; 10-23-2008 at 12:54.
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