It is true that I am removed from the daily working of the Bush administration by a large expanse of rough water, and I am very thankful for that. But what I see from here is a nation deeply divided. Certainly not on the brink of civil war, but far more polarized than in other democratic countries.
The allegations routinely raised by the left are such that would be cause for far worse than mere impeachment anywhere else, if they were true. Voting machines programmed to report erroneous data, for instance. Or now this accusation of deliberately keeping opposition voters from registration or voting. Anywhere else, you could not make such accusations and life would go on much as before. One side or the other would be utterly discredited, depending on the outcome of the investigation. Discredited to the point where the party would basically be dismantled and have to start over from scratch with a new name and new leaders on every level. These are things you Just Don't Do.
Observation: Life just goes on. Preliminary conclusion: Wild exaggerations not taken seriously neither by the accuser nor the accused. I'll revise my opinion if the fit actually hits the Shan.
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Date: 2007-04-27 03:45 pm (UTC)The allegations routinely raised by the left are such that would be cause for far worse than mere impeachment anywhere else, if they were true. Voting machines programmed to report erroneous data, for instance. Or now this accusation of deliberately keeping opposition voters from registration or voting. Anywhere else, you could not make such accusations and life would go on much as before. One side or the other would be utterly discredited, depending on the outcome of the investigation. Discredited to the point where the party would basically be dismantled and have to start over from scratch with a new name and new leaders on every level. These are things you Just Don't Do.
Observation: Life just goes on. Preliminary conclusion: Wild exaggerations not taken seriously neither by the accuser nor the accused. I'll revise my opinion if the fit actually hits the Shan.