A PECULIAR PLATFORM

The Rev. Dana Prom Smith, S.T.D., Ph.D. (2/10/08)

Retiring pods of Republican Representatives and Senators are twisting the old proverb only this time it would run, “sinking ships deserting a rat.” Without identifying the rat, the sinking ships are being sunk by Bush’s Iraqi War, corruption, incompetence, unattended health crises, and a looming recession. In other words, they’ve poked holes in their own hull. When things aren’t going their way, they run. In defeat, desert. Heretofore, the Democrats have won the weenie race, but no longer. Now, it’s the Republicans.

The Republican presidential candidates have been doing the same thing, running on platforms the voters have already rejected. John McCain portrays himself as a G.W.B. born again even though over 65 percent of Americans wish Bush would get lost. In addition to supporting Bush’s war, he worries about something as ephemeral as Arabic public opinion if we were to withdraw from Iraq. Even though the Iraqis want us out of Iraq, he believes pressing on to nowhere is worth our national treasury, not to mention our dead, wounded, and maimed.

McCain and Romney actually debated which one of them wanted to stay longer in Iraq while both favoring tax breaks for the rich and soulless corporations.

While Mitt Romney thinks convictions are matters of fashion, McCain portrays himself as a man of convictions even though his convictions don’t work. Bush deja vu, all over again. Steadfastly, incompetent and stupid.

How about a competent pragmatist with values rather than incompetent ideologues without morals?
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