Irrational Florida Vote
What I want to know is what possible rational explanation there could be
for the fact that almost 600,000 new voters, who registered as Democrats in
Florida between 2000 and 2004, are supposed to have voted for the
Republican for President. We're not talking about traditional Dixiecrats
here, who still haven't mastered the art of saying what they are and voting
accordingly. We're talking about new voters. It doesn't make any sense.
What difference does it make, you may ask? Well, on the national scene,
probably not a whole lot. We take care of most of our public
responsibilities on the local level. But, on the international stage, it
matters a lot that the people who have been trained to protect us are over
in Iraq, shooting up civilians and their places of worship, in pursuit of
some half-baked scheme to find a new foothold for our country's military
assets.
No wonder the Europeans aren't anxious to get involved in Iraq. They're
busy planning for when the Americans are gone and their military bases can
be used for something else. If the answer to my question is that the
election in Florida was stolen, then it's a theft that has put America's
standing as a world leader at risk. Shame on those who would let it go
uncorrected.