Posted 8:13 PM by a
ORACULATIONS:

Monday, August 2

Lined up against the GOP and Bush are: all the unions, all the entertainment mega millions and power, all the newspapers and TV networks other than FOX, all of academia, teachers, blacks, and the Left business elites on Park Avenue and Beverly Hills. The news media is a potent force, a force than can determine what the public may see as issues by where they place their stories or what stories they run at all. The New York Times and LA Times blacking out trousergate as one example. The Hollywood Left makes DNC movies like the Manchurian Candidate (a box office loser) that hide the message within a story. They make TV shows which more and more contain Bush Bashing within their dialogue. And the money. The money. This election is truly a battle between what people on the Right consider the "old tired Left" and the "New Conservatism."

The old tired Left is composed of philosophical socialists and communists who are determined to "level the playing field" by taxing the rich out of all money earned over a certain pre-determined figure (to be actually determined after they win) and nearly exempting all others from paying tax at all.

The Conservatives want to allow markets to determine winners and losers and by definition there are always more relative losers than winners. The winners are always resented by most of the losers, so by inference if you can rally the country's losers you can win an election. Nothing can calm the endless rage of a burning envy; keep them hating and you can win.

I once played in Julius Caesar and I've always remembered the line,
"Such men as he be never at heart's ease while they behold a greater (man) than themselves, and therefore are they very dangerous." Old Shakespeare had them spotted, knowing that once rallied into a mob the envious have heads but no brains and are easily led.

The French Revolution with the attendant Terror and Guillotine can attest to that. Edwards is very able to make life's losers feel there is no way to become a winner. The task facing Kerry/Edwards in this regard is to convince a majority that there is no hope for success, that the deck has been stacked against them by the successful in a game they are required by citizenship to play, a tactic he used in court to make hundreds of millions of dollars. He will proclaim to the less successful that they are pre-ordained to forever to play a losing hand against a bunch of crooks out to steal their money. These victims are required by circumstance to furnish their labor to the winners in exchange for the lowest possible wage, sure in the knowledge that they will be rewarded with not so much as a single moment in the sunshine of success for their entire lives. No nice clothes, no nice cars, no homes, no health care, only a forever in shitty apartments living paycheck to paycheck, their kids in horrible schools, with not so much as the right to a doctor.

The solution to their bleak future is to somehow get money from the rich. Government can do that through taxation and entitlement programs. No need for the losers to feel guilty because they are entitled to the money stolen from them by the successful people.

The Democrats will boil the pot of voter discontent til the scum within gathers to the top so they can harvest the votes necessary to win an election. He and Kerry will quietly spread the doctrine that democracy guarantees the equality of conditions, not equality of opportunity. Blacks, many Hispanics, all the Indians, handicapped, gay and lesbian, plus feminists will unite as usual under this sacred banner of the professional loser, the only question being how much company they will have. Bush's task is to rally the troops to patriotism; that life offers plenty of opportunity for success for everyone willing to work for it.

That we have the greatest country on the face of the earth with the only Constitution guaranteeing them the absolute right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. No other country on the face of the earth has as a part of their constitution the absolute right to pursue happiness; no government can make rules as to what happiness is, can be, or should be.

The Happiness we are guaranteed the right to pursue is entirely up to us. He has to convince us that he is fair, that his vision is for fairness and not special interests. He is going to be challenged by the pension looting that has taken place on his watch without him lifting a finger to stop it, about medical care and the maldistribution of its benefits, and if Kerry is smart he will be attacked for his failure until late in the game to staff the SEC with people who cared about criminal activity in the business community. He has allowed high paying jobs to go overseas only to be replaced by lower paying jobs and Bush is going to have to show something different if he hopes to win.

The war in Iraq is where this election will be won or lost. The reactionary mob has already formed, welded together by their white hot hatred of the Vietnam era and now recalling their hate some fifty years later.

Not only do they hate Bush and everything he represents (Christians, business, the military, and so on). They want out and they want out right now. They do not want to recognize that Democracy is on trial as never before. Europe isn't worried and Europe is where civilization is real and honest. Nothing is worth fighting for "away from home." Wait til the enemy has penetrated the gates and when that happens it is soon enough to fight. The fact that the enemy has already penetrated the gates on 9/11 is old news, a secret Jewish conspiracy, a plan co- sponsored by Bush, or something to be handled by local police. There is no threat right now.

It is in this debate that Kerry has a peculiar edge. An edge because everyone on the Left believes he will get out of Iraq on the double quick if elected. It makes no difference what he says. It's what he really means that counts and he means he will get us out of Iraq. This makes him free to argue any case because "what he really means" he cannot say to a bunch of fundamentalist Christians and radical Right Wingers and hope to win.

It will be Bush's task to "explain the war" something he has failed miserably to do. Bush will have to go to the wall and tell everyone about French and German mendacity lying so they could hang on to oil contracts inside one of the most vicious regimes of the 20th century. He will have to convince us that what was happening in Iraq was our business and had to be handled.

Posted 3:47 PM by a
Dear President Bush:

I very much regret that I will not be able to support you for reelection in November.

Some of your recent decisions make it clear that your promise to bring terrorists to justice is no longer in force with respect to all known terrorists in Iraq.

I fear that nearly eight hundred American military members may have indeed died in vain.

It is equally apparent that you will not support a real investigation of the United Nations corruption regarding the Oil for Food program. The result will be that the desire of some for a socialist global government will be further advanced.

Both of these developments are simply unacceptable to this former supporter.

Respectfully,

Carthel Williams

Posted 1:47 PM by a

KEEPING THE FAITH UNTIL NOVEMBER. THIS POST IS NULL AND VOID. SEE LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH ABOVE.

Posted 1:09 PM by a

ANY QUESTIONS?

Posted 4:45 PM by a
Mrs. du Toit

One of the things I don't think I've ever written about is that there is disagreement in my family over the War on Terrorism generically, and the War in Iraq, specifically.

You might have guessed that the other members of my family have always been opinionated. Since we no longer live close, we discuss things in Round Robin type e-mails. We disagree, often, over trivial issues and the e-mails can get quite heated. That's normal and expected. We might have disagreed over tax increases, how to deal with crime, etc., but those ARE trivial. We all realized they were trivial and the heat of the argument never got nasty—just HOT—and being a family used to that sort of thing, it was never any more than a hot debate.

When the degree of divide over the WOT became apparent, however, it was no longer possible to reconcile those differences with one of my sisters. My response to this? I disowned her. There were no words. There was no dramatic discussion with big arms and tears. I simply stopped speaking to her. She can live her life with her friends and I'll live mine, but our paths will never again cross--ever.

I mention this because I want to make clear, in case it wasn't painfully obvious before, that there is war on. Sides must be chosen. I don't make allowances for traitors (or slip sliders), even within my own family.

We can discuss and disagree over the wisdom of a 2% hike or decrease in sales tax forever, but, when the primary directive, the security of the country and the Free World is at stake, there is no compromise. Lines in the sand and all that.

What should also be clear, but probably not so obvious, is that it is not personal. It's war. 

THANK YOU MRS. DU TOIT FOR EXPRESSING THAT VIEWPOINT. YOUR MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED AND UNDERSTOOD BY MANY WHO WERE SEVERELY STUNG BY THE ISLAMOFASCISTS COWARDLY SNEAK ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY ON 9-11-01.

"The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it will never forget what they did here."

That's what I think. What say you? Please comment.

Posted 6:09 PM by a
To The Editor:

"SCATHING ATTACK ON THE UNITED NATIONS BY THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE."

What's that all about? "It's all about the oil," and money. Over the next several months sordid details about Saddam Hussein skimming off hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of dollars from the United Nations managed Food For Oil Program in Iraq will come to light. Based on what is known, Saddam, acting much in the style of a Mafia Godfather, bribed and corrupted dozens, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of individuals around the world.

While hate spouting Leftists make gratuitous calls for the United Nations to replace the United.States as the provisional authority in Iraq primarily to discredit President Bush, It comes to light that France, Russia, and probably to some lesser extent Germany, colluded with Saddam to scatter stolen baby milk money around the world as an insurance policy for the protection of his evil regime.

If serious people with sufficient clout to force an independent investigation of all the facts of this grotesque affair prevail, some of the most vile corruption and unparalleled greed in recent history will be uncovered. Evidence will almost surely prove that France, Russia and Germany would never have agreed to the removal of Saddam from power. So, President Bush faced them down. Blood money is a powerful motivator. So are courage and leadership.

Carthel Williams

That's what I think. What say you? Please comment.

Posted 12:57 PM by a
To The Editor:

An amorphous group of characters launched another political trial balloon recently. NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw as Vice President to John Kerry on the socialist democrat ticket in November.

Some darts thrown at the balloon carried tiny pearls of wit and wisdom and offered up alternative suggestions. In addition to Brokaw, Rosie O'Donnell, "you've got to be kidding," Katie Couric, Michael Moore, Jane Fonda, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Al Franken, Janine Garofalo, the Dixie Chicks, Bozo the clown, Elmer Fudd, Barney Frank and recently retired Senator from Georgia Max Cleland.

Some dart chuckers suggested that Kerry's cabinet should also be considered. Perhaps Donald Duck as Secretary of Defense and Goofy or Jimmy Carter as Secretary of State. As one can readily see, the possibilities are infinite.

This important choice should be carefully considered. After all, it will complete the team of hit men charged with cutting down the Bush, or the "Shrub" that in the period of a year delivered up more than fifty million human beings out of bondage and from under the bloody boots of maniacal tyrants in Afghanistan and Iraq, bringing to a near end the sorry history of torture, rape and murder carried out in those forsaken lands for more than a generation, under the nose of the ever alert United Nations.

There is no higher purpose than to strive for a day when all mankind will be able to smell and taste the sweet air of freedom. Something President Bush knows instinctively, but sadly, the narcissistic John Kerry and his kind will almost surely never learn.

Carthel Williams

That's what I think. What say you? Please comment.

Posted 9:17 PM by a
OpinionJournal - Extra:

"There are Democrats who want to loosen the Clintons' grip on their party. That grip has always been good for the Clintons but bad for the party. Will front-runner Mr. Kerry be the next victim of the Clintons' political research teams? Possibly not--he is the Washington insider that Mr. Dean is not. And it is not clear that he will be sailing into the summer convention with a great deal of brag and bounce. He may be limping in after still more primary battles. Then Hillary will make her grand entrance. With Mr. McAuliffe smiling from the podium her power will be vast. Possibly she will allow herself to be nominated to the No. 2 spot to assist her party in its moment of peril. Either way, Hillary and her husband will remain the Democratic powerbrokers for 2008. Or possibly just the powers."

Posted 5:09 PM by a
To the Editor:

Congratulations Times Editors. A Margulies political cartoon was masterfully placed alongside commentary by Betsy Hart recently. The banner read, "Dems becoming the self-destruction party." A jackass was displayed and captioned, "In the last election, the Supreme Court handed Bush the presidency." A second jackass, prominately displaying campaign buttons of each of the nine Democrats seeking the presidency replied, "That's OUR job..." Priceless.

Ms. Hart's commentary warned that If the Democratic Party is to avoid irredeemable self-destruction, its braying jackasses must be reigned in forthwith. The nine wannabes have become a national disgrace and are an embarrasment to most Americans.

"The crazies are in control. Hating Bush has destroyed their ability to think and follow a logical argument. They are like raving madmen howling at the full moon." Childish name calling, gutter language, retractions and denials, outright lying, late stage comings to Jesus, and false charges including insane conspiracy theories about the President are unworthy of serious political candidates.

Three lonely ideas, buying friends, turning the foreign policy and security of the nation over to Kofi Annan and a feckless United Nations and establishing a socialist system of health care, are merely pandering to people who believe that government has an orchard full of money trees and the free lunch wagon is just down the road preparing to feed them.

Real Democrats should restore some sanity to this six month old circus by unsaddling the jackasses and purging the clowns from their ranks before they kill the Golden Goose. So how's that for mixing up metaphors?

That's what I think. What say you?