Special Report: November 2nd 2004

The victory for truth

   Bush Wins the presidential race is the slogan that many have predicted from professional gamblers to renowned psychics the world over. Most importantly we need to take a look at the campaign as a whole that has yielded some of the most intense muckraking in many elections.

    The American political process is very unique as it has been envisioned by its forefathers over 200 years ago.  Why is it unique?  It has been called an experiment by many even today, but that is what it is.  Regardless how you may feel, an examination of history concludes that there has been no other free government that has amassed such a global economic and military force in history in such a short period of time and has survived for more than a few years.  Historians credit Nazi Germany with great economic and military strength over a short time span but it was not generally considered a free society.

    This election, the two largest political parties were once again vying for the highest political prize in the nation and the world, the United States Presidency.  This office not only directs the nation but has a substantial impact in the lives of many, the world over.  Many critics argue that America is an imperialistic nation with world domination as its goal.  This is a very interesting fallacy for two reasons.  First, imperialism is defined (as one of the definitions) as a country that has control or sovereign rights over other countries.  After the fall of Japan in WWII the US had complete control over that country and could have easily made them a part of the US but the country was rebuilt and turned over to the Japanese who have become great trading partners with very sought after products.  Around the turn of the century the Philippines fought a little known short lived skirmish with the US after the Spanish were driven out of their 333 year control of that country.  Again, the US did not maintain control over their nation.  The second most obvious reason is that the US has the most powerful military in the world and if so desired could use it to take countries as it saw fit.  At the end of WWII the US could have easily taken the entire world without opposition -- that is historical fact not opinion.  The US does not have plans to conquer the world but it does have an interest in its security and status as a nation.  The US is a sovereign nation that has fought bloody battles both for initial freedom in 1776 as well as the great civil war and most visibly World War II.  

    The Democrats as characterized by Senator John Kerry would like for everyone to believe that the nation is doomed and so is the world.  Instead of joining the President for the greater good of the nation he choose, along with most all of his party, to promote the "two Americas" (as his running mate John Edwards stated).  In WWII the politicians fully realized that "united we stand" was not a mere slogan to adorn your vehicle with for a few weeks -- as we have seen following September 11th, 2001.  Democrats have used almost every dishonest tactic to thwart the incumbent.  There is nothing wrong with competition but Mr. Kerry has been exposed in hundreds of lies and falsehoods that can not be considered healthy in this state of war.  War?  Yes, the US is engaged in war, the war on terror which most have already forgotten in their daily dose of NPR/PBS propaganda while sipping lattes in a coffeehouse.  The spirit of terrorism as displayed on 9/11 by the 'people' that support it (including the "oppressed" Palestinians dancing in the street and eating cake to celebrate that day) are not pleased with a single performance as they have been making clear in recent threatening videos -- in the name of a "peaceful" religion mind you.

    Is the presidency a fun job or a joke as Kerry treated it?  Has Bush's job been easy and carefree the last four years?  Do you think that you would want the job?  Most would not.  The question boils down to a simple one.  Did Bush do the best job that anyone could and could he have done better.  Hindsight makes critiquing easy but not while you are in command making decisions on a daily basis.  If the US had not engaged Nazi Germany and or Japan at the right time in the 20th century do you think the outcome would have been better?  Does anyone really believe that those brave soldiers who fought in Iwo Jima or on the beaches of Normandy France wanted to die?  War is not to be sought after but is sometimes unavoidable.  The world did not invite Hitler to power nor did the US want to engage him if it were possible but diplomacy only works if one is either strong enough to intimidate the opponent or weak enough to capitulate to ones demands.  Mankind is very similar to the animal kingdom at large which maintains order by strength not timidity.  Order without discipline ensures chaos.  George Bush had a responsibility to the United States to ensure safety above all else.  All intelligence pointed to the threat of Iraq in many ways (more to cover this in another story).  Bush made a decision as commander in chief to take action (Kerry and Edwards are quoted as supporting this decision as well).  Saddam has been removed from power and Iraq is well on its way to being a democracy.  The WMD's had been moved out of Iraq before the US strike (this story is just emerging now).  Bush did the right thing at the right time.  There are some that do not agree but history will prove otherwise.  War is not a game and neither is national security.  In the game of life there are no "do-overs."  911 should have made this point self evident.

    Kerry had many things going for him in this election, the mass media (90% or more is biased for him and Democrats in general), wealth (Yes, he is much wealthier than Bush will ever be), unaccountable lying (see first point about the media), unethical tactics (Rock the Vote where the signup tables had only Kerry promotion stands within arms reach of the so-called impartial voter registrations), persuasive vengeful and tasteless tricks of editing called a "documentary", and Hollywood celebrities such as Rosie O'Donnell, Cher, Tim Robbins, Bon Jovi, and the "boss" Bruce Springsteen.  With that intellectual force how could you loose?  Seriously though, with the media propaganda machine how could anyone lose?  

    There is an old saying attributed to  Abraham Lincoln as part of a speech delivered in Clinton, Illinois, September, 1858, which answers this succinctly:

    "You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time."