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February 25, 2004
On Bush's support for FMA
This email to Andrew Sullivan speaks for me, except replace "conservative" with "hawkish fiscally conservative social liberal" (in any word order):I am a conservative who, though angry at the president for his fiscal recklessness, is incredibly proud of this president in regard to the war on terror. And now this. I have no doubt in my mind that there are few men in this nation (much less politics) who would be able to conduct the war on terror in the fashion (one of principled war rather than law enforcement) and with the bravery that this president has done. As you said, this is one of the great benefits of a president who can make value judgments between good and evil so clearly. But this amendment issue has left me, for the first time, questioning where he draws those lines and the ease with which he does so. I will still vote for Bush in November, but not with the same pride with which I would have done so just one day ago. I will vote for him out of fear - not any fear instilled by the GOP or campaign rhetoric, but fear of a very real threat to liberty in this world. The stakes are too high, and, unfortunately, I am now stuck with no choice but to eat crow at home for the sake of my own protection from the fanatical acts of a few foreigners."I am still going to hold my nose and vote for Bush, because the war on terrorist Islamofascism cannot be left to Kerry. It simply cannot. But I have to hold my nose tighter against the stench of bigotry and (clueless) political calculation than I had to before. Roger Simon and Sheila O'Malley are similarly conflicted.
Can somebody with connections get a copy of this in front of Bush's face?
There are people who can see the silver lining behind any cloud, and that's a good thing.
As usual Iowahawk has the big picture.
UPDATE: Oxblog is doing a running count of Senators for and against the FMA.
Judith | 02/25/04 at 09:35 AM | Categories: - GOTV '04
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