Strong Principles or Just Plain Stubbornness?

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Saturday October 23, 2004 · 12:30 AM PDT

2004/10/23 · 00:30

It's one thing for us to attempt to analyze neo-cons who clearly know what they're doing. That is, they have planned and plotted each and every move which have led us to this point in the Bush presidency.

True, we suffer the consequences of all that they did and did not anticipate. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to so easily recognize the obvious mess-o-potamia we find ourselves in, because neo-cons are quite capable of covering their tracks. But by and large, things in this country are going according to well-laid plans.
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2004: Instant Replay of `92? Or Remake of `80?

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 1:20 AM PDT

2004/10/22 · 01:20

Speculation among Kossacks and others about potential outcomes in election 2004 are numerous. Direct comparisons have been assessed between this and other recent election cycles in an attempt to predict 2004 outcomes and clarify the current situation. Such speculation might guide us toward maximizing readiness in our effort to compel voters to the polls on Nov. 2.

Similarities between both Bush administrations and their campaigns have been striking. In 1992, it was common knowledge that GHWB cared more about big business, big oil, and getting himself reelected than the plight of the common folk. Who can forget an out-of-touch GHWB impatiently checking his watch during a debate, suffering silently, though visibly, as the duo of Clinton/Perot waxed poetic on a stagnant economy, the human toll from the previous GOP years, and a president distant to the plight of real people.
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