Quote of the week...
"There is an old saying, 'Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.' In four historic years, America has been given great tasks and faced them with strength and courage. Our people have restored the vigor of this economy and shown resolve and patience in a new kind of war. Our military has brought justice to the enemy and honor to America. Our nation has defended itself and served the freedom of all mankind. I'm proud to lead such an amazing country, and I'm proud to lead it forward." --President George W. Bush, accepting the job for four more years
On cross-examination...
"The Democrats at this point are a bi-coastal party, claiming elite, populous pockets on the two coasts, but the rest of the country isn't interested in their effete agenda. Try as they might, the Democrats and the media can't divide the red sea that runs through much of the country." --George Neumayr
Open query...
"Fiscal responsibility is unbelievable in the face of massive new spending promises. A foreign policy based on the strength of 'allies' like France is unacceptable. A strong national-defense policy is just not believable coming from a candidate who built a career as an anti-war veteran, an anti-military candidate and an anti-action senator. When will national Democrats sober up and admit that that dog won't hunt? Secular socialism, heavy taxes, big spending, weak defense, limitless lawsuits and heavy regulation -- that pack of beagles hasn't caught a rabbit in the South or Midwest in years." --Retiring Georgia Senator Zell Miller (Zell has long been a Friend of The Patriot, despite that "D" after his name. He did not run for re-election. His seat will be taken by Republican Johnny Isakson, who defeated his Demo opponent by 58%-41%.)
From the JFK DEMO-lition derby, a final hurrah...
Last post -- and a postmortem, we're happy to finally say! So, what went wrong with the Kerry campaign? Simply put, Kerry is the very epitome of what's become of the 1960s Leftists who took control of the Democrat Party. Now polished, urbane and wealthy, Kerry has never renounced -- and never even softened -- his anti-war stance from the Vietnam era, his adherence to radical sexual politics, or his preference for government power over citizens' liberties. Oh, Kerry tried to "fuzz up" his positions on these contentious issues. But the Swiftees tagged him for his betrayal of his comrades still in battle and those languishing in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong prisons. Courageous Catholic priests also raised questions about his confusion in placing politics as pre-eminent over Church religious teaching.
Perhaps a last telltale revelation about Kerry came from his inability to know immediately how to reply to Osama bin Laden's threat tape. As Vice President Dick Cheney explained, "The thing that I find amazing about it is that John Kerry's first response was to go conduct a poll. He went into the field...to find out what he should say about this tape of Osama bin Laden. It's as though he doesn't know what he believes until he has to go and check the polls, his finger in the air, to see which way the wind is blowing and then he'll make a decision. ... I don't think that's a man who is up to the task of being commander-in-chief." And a majority of voters said, "Amen."
The BIG lie...
"I'm conceding because the nation is just too divided." --John F. Kerry's words to President Bush in his concession phone call Note to Senator Kerry: You conceded because you LOST.
DEMO-gogue campaign quotes...
"It's been a long night but we've waited four years for this victory; we can wait one more night. John Kerry and I made a promise to the American people that in this election every vote would count and every vote would be counted. Tonight we are keeping our word and we will fight for every vote. You deserve no less." --John Edwards at 2 a.m. on election night
"It's not about soul-searching. It may be about how we can educate the American people more clearly on the difference between Democrats and Republicans." --House Demo Leader Nancy Pelosi, sometimes called "San Fran Nan," suggesting the Demo losses are really the people's fault -- for not understanding the marvelous "progressive" utopia Demos are plotting for them
"This is the best election night in history." --Democrat National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, 2 November 2004, just before 8pm EST
And, a final campaign comment from John Kerry, Freudian-slipping his way to political obscurity: "If you believe, as I do, that America's best days are ahead of us, then join me tomorrow and change the direction of America." (You might want to read that one again slowly.)
Judicial Benchmarks...
The Supreme Court is the only branch of the federal government not subject to the madness of campaigning and electioneering that the legislative and the executive must periodically succumb to (though Thomas Jefferson would have preferred they be). But you can bet that politics and campaigns do have an affect on the judicial branch.
This year's presidential campaign didn't put too much emphasis on Supreme Court appointments, anywhere between one and four of which are likely to be made in the next four years. But the subject is now rising to the top of the post-election haze. Chief Justice William Rehnquist is undergoing chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, and it is increasingly likely that Bush will soon be mulling over a replacement.
If the Demo-obstruction of Bush's well-qualified federal judicial appointments is any indication of things to come, there may be a significant partisan fight on the horizon. It stands to reason that at the moment when Bush offers once again to reach across the divide and pledges to unite the nation -- his opponents will shun his offer and prepare to hunker down for battle. The more things change....
And last...
The Michael Mooron-icized Democrats have been continuing to MoveOn further Left in this election cycle. Indeed, these far-Left nuts have become the mainstream in the party. Unfortunately for them, this doesn't bode well for Democrats seeking national office. Twenty-seven House and Senate candidates were endorsed by MoveOn PAC in this year's election. Only five managed to claim victory: Melissa Bean in Illinois's Eighth District; Sen. Patty Murray of Washington won re-election; John Salazar won in Colorado's Third District, an open seat; Ken Salazar defeated Republican beer magnate Pete Coors for Colorado's open Senate seat; and Allyson Schwartz won Pennsylvania's open seat in District 13. That means candidates endorsed by MoveOn went 5-22, a pretty lousy batting average of .185! The moral of the story? If you're thinking of running for national office, fellow Patriots, try to square off with a MoveOn candidate. Your chances will increase dramatically!
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