11-03-2004, 04:53 PM
I, for one, can say I have never been more ashamed to be an American citizen than I am this morning. But the majority must rule, however divided the country is. We need a leader.
What depresses me more than anything is that immediately after 9/11, we had the sympathy of the world behind us. Now, just about every nation in the world hates us. Not me personally â I have lots of friends and business contacts around the world that tell me they like me, they like my country, but they hate my countryâs leadership. And after the Iraq debacle, who can blame them?
The solace that I have is that Bush now has 4 more years to deepen his own grave. The Democratic party of 2008 is going to have a majestic platform to lobby from. I donât agree with everything they tout, and I donât vote along party lines â I was a Republican for my entire life, as recently as early 2002. But I do know a corrupt, inept, corporate-owned leader when I see one. Kerry would have made a mediocre president, I believe. But I am absolutely certain that Bushâs presidency is the most inept Iâve seen in my lifetime since the end of the Carter era, and it exceeds that debacle on many fronts.
What depresses me more than anything is that immediately after 9/11, we had the sympathy of the world behind us. Now, just about every nation in the world hates us. Not me personally â I have lots of friends and business contacts around the world that tell me they like me, they like my country, but they hate my countryâs leadership. And after the Iraq debacle, who can blame them?
The solace that I have is that Bush now has 4 more years to deepen his own grave. The Democratic party of 2008 is going to have a majestic platform to lobby from. I donât agree with everything they tout, and I donât vote along party lines â I was a Republican for my entire life, as recently as early 2002. But I do know a corrupt, inept, corporate-owned leader when I see one. Kerry would have made a mediocre president, I believe. But I am absolutely certain that Bushâs presidency is the most inept Iâve seen in my lifetime since the end of the Carter era, and it exceeds that debacle on many fronts.