The real political divide is no longer between liberal and conservative.
It's between thinking and not thinking. One view of the world holds that
you assemble all the facts, discard the ones that are not consistent with
your ideology and preconceptions, and then use what is left over to
develop
a policy. The other approach is to assemble all the facts, sort them for
consistency, assemble the best planning model possible from them, and then
develop a policy. The problem with the latter is it takes longer and
requires a lot more leadership.

While I agree with your basic summation of an underlying current that flows
beneath both ideologies, I truly think that the Left has decided that
"thinking it through" means that ultimately there is no right or wrong in
this world -- only various shades of gray.

At this point in time, with the type of enemies who are aligned against us,
we need a leader who can discern right from wrong. Good from evil, if you
will.

As much as I have misgivings about Bush, Kerry isn't the man for the job.

I wish he were.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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