Dear Dave/Linden and OKSamurai readers
Dave mentioned that I was everyone's favorite crazy republican awhile ago, and of course I am. People love me and I am crazy and republican, however, he did make one erroneous comment. He won't be cancelling me out in November, partially because I will be voting in NY, which makes my vote virtually irrelevant since Kerry will win (damn electoral college!) and partially because I'll be voting for Kerry. Although Dave gets his news from the Daily Show, I get my news from Drudgereport.com, CNN, Fox, Rush Limbaugh, BBC, and many other places, including Al Jazeera on occasion. I consider myself politically savvy and probably more well-informed than 99% of Americans. I also consider myself a conservative/libertarian, and although that is arguably a republican stance, G.W. Bush does not represent me. This war in Iraq is personally vindictive nation building that has turned into a quagmire. I agree with everything Dave wrote about that. I also don't believe in nation building. As a conservative, I believe in small government, which "W" campaigned on. Since he became president, however, he has created an entirely new branch of the government (homeland security) and ballooned the deficit to record highs. He has promoted the destruction of civil liberties and personal privacy, and as an inner-city teacher, I can (and Dave can) personally attest to the fact that his underfunded "No Child Left Behind" Act is a blueprint for leaving EVERY child behind. He also is obviously not in control of his staff. Rumsfeld withholds information from him, Powell talks to Bob Woodward behind his back, Tenet doesn't mention in August 2001 that there is credible evidence that Muslim extremists are learning to fly airplanes in the US. So, ditto to what Dave said, and I hope he cancels out some other Bush voters, like Rupert Murdoch. Before this website becomes political (I don't want my rants to turn people off to Dave's fantastic work) I do want to say that I'll be following shortly with a rating of a rock band that I saw in Boston, named Focusin (if you get the Simpsons reference, you get three gold stars). Needless to say, I'll use the trademarked animal rating system. Watch out, I may even throw in a protist.
Thursday, May 13 at 6:49 PM
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