Unfortunately Moore represents a significant number of Americans. That such individuals can share such beliefs indicates the failure of both our educational system and the moral institutions of this nation. It goes without saying that any political party that could honor or embrace him is beyond hope of redemption.

I am sickened by the constant stream of lies that issue from the DNC and the MSM. I can only hope that Bush will take a firmer stand in the future. I am sure that Bush will win tomorrow but will nevertheless make sure all my friends get out to vote.

Over at LGF is a post about Moore's use of the latest OBL tape to attack Bush and a commenter said this: 'Can we question his [Moore's] patriotism now?' I think that comment applies to all of the people Bill quotes here. That's not a conclusion I *wanted* to come to but it is hard to do otherwise. Add to all Bill's quotes the post at Powerline that the Kerry campaign is claiming in phone calls in FL that Schwartzkopf supports Kerry and there is no other conclusion that is realistic. It doesn't take absolute power to corrupt absolutely after all.

I did my assigned reading and I voted a week and a half ago. The nature of my job in accounting is that the end of the month is a horrible time for me to take time off to volunteer for the official GOTV effort, but I have certainly done my bit around the office and in my social circle to get people to the polls.

In the interest of civility I can only state that it is my fervent hope that fate does provide the worst of this lot with just and appropriate compensation for their deeds.

I desparately hope the Democrats come to their senses and wake up from the 60's. But they won't, not for quite a while. Not only do they just not get it, they are too arrogant and elitist to understand that they need to listen to the people who would like to vote for them but just can't for various reasons. I am a registered independent and I will for Bush, but I will also be voting against the Democrats.

I don't believe the Republicans will live up to my small government ideals and I'm not particulary socially conservative. But over the last 3 years the Democrats have completely digusted me. Combined with the MSM acting as complete shills. Spoons is right. The democrats make me disgusted and sad. Sad because I want some balance and not frigging insanity But the MSM is an enemy of democracy. Maybe that is a little nutty or extreme sounding, but propoganda widely disseminated as "objective" reporting is just plain harmful.

What is the MSM?

MSM = Mainstream Media

I have been giving a lot of thought to this election today. I remember before the primaries began deciding that if the nomination from the Democratic party was for Lieberman, it was quite likely I was going to be pulling the lever for the Democrat. Then before I knew anything much about him (John Kerry), but was reasonably sure that he would win the nomination, I was severely conflicted over what to do if he named Lieberman as his running mate.

Then I listened to his speeches, and tried to figure out what he believed in. Then I noticed that whoever he was talking to determined what he would say. Frankly, I was appalled. I went to his web site, and did my best to determine his position on issues. Then, when I went back, his positions had changed. When he selected John Edwards, I quit looking.

Now, I am contemplating doing something I have never done before in my life: Walking into the booth, and pulling straight Republican. I realize that my vote is one of one hundred million. I realize that the local Democratic Sherriff candidate is an honest man, and deserves the consideration of being distanced from his national party, but I cannot find it inside to vote for a single member of that party. It may be that I will get to vote in twelve more presidential elections in my lifetime (the genetics give me a good shot at reaching that, the specifics don't, but what the heck). Unless there is a radical and complete restructuring of that party, and they play fair during the recount process, this one election may determine the course of my voting for the rest of my lifetime.

It seems to me, that by campaigning the way they have, and advocating voter fraud the way they have, and if they follow through with their determination to lawyer the process to death, they are not just loosing this election, they are losing 12 more elections.

This makes me sad. I did not plan on going through the rest of my life being a knee-jerk Republican, like my grandparent's were knee-jerk Democrats. But it seems that is what the Dem's want. If that's what they want, that's what they'll get, even if it means supporting politicians with whom I disagree on a great many social issues. Heaven help the Democratic Party, and Heaven help America.

Sorry for hitting the enter key too soon, it is late and I am tired. Some encouraging things tonight:
Susan Estrich was on On the Record with Greta and Laura Ingram was the fair and balanced. Susan was positively gloomy. I do not believe she smiled once during the entire segment. She said she had not been looking at the polls in the last few days, she instead had been talking to her old friend Kerry's internal pollster. She started off on a long winded explanation about what you look for in polling data when Greta cut her off.
Laura obviously upset Susan by reminding people that the French and old Europeans, Chinese, and terrorists were supporting Kerry. Susan got visibly upset. She said she thought on the last night of the campaign that we all should just get along. I have never seen Susan so positively gloomy. I thought she was ready to go take a header out of a window or something. She was absolutely morose.
I think Kerry' s pollster (her old friend) has delivered some very bad news.
Then MSNBC, Tom Brokaw interviewed both Bush and Kerry. Kerry refused to speculate about what states he will win and said he leaves that up to someone else. (Yeah, riiigghhtt). He said "if I win". One the other hand, Bush seemed confindent and named off several Gore 2000 states he thought he would win. The contrast was striking.

Isn't there enough to nauseate us today without going on and on about Moore. You're truly making him larger than life.

He's a filthy lying tub of lard who's fulfilling his adolescent dream of getting back at those who made fun of him in 7th grade. This is what we've come to. Two unshaven, unwashed and unkempt raving lunatics from opposite sides of the earth have been raised by the media to look down upon us, the only beacon of freedom on this planet and find us wanting.

I am reeling from the events of the last months and the level of conspiracy to snatch our country from us by corruption and treachery unknown in American history.

erp -

I'm not making him larger than life, I'm holding the mainstream Democratic political leadership to account for openly embracing him and his work. This is scandalous behavior and consequences are required.

If you don't understand that, too bad.

If you don't like that, you may pound sand.

this is part of why I'll be voting straight R. maybe I'm getting brittle in my political stance, but I think the second most important message my vote will signify is that the dems need to get rid of mad dog mcauliffe and consider the people they serve. ditch the win-at-all-costs war against republicans (and anyone who would syphon off a single precious vote for them), promote solid candidates, and stop trying to push an agenda that only a few of the party support.

an encouraging note: Al Gore was at Beloit College yesterday for a rally; my son's physics teacher announced it and told students they could miss his class for it. nobody left. I wonder if they too noticed the manufactured uproar over the president's education rally, held at the Janesville holiday inn and attended by the president of the local tech college (how dare he participate in such a partisan endorsement, the unions demanded), while Kerry & Ko appear on campuses across the state, applauded by their faculty.

oh, and Kerry's rally posters and materials for his campus appearances are paid for by teachers' union dues.

Amen, Bill. Moore is becoming part of the scenery to most people, and that's a bad thing. We can't let liberals forget they've chosen a self-loathing, delusional defeatist for the voice of their party. They can't afford him, and neither can we.