Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again — because of an ill-conceived war and its aftermath, undisciplined spending, a shrinkage of constitutional rights and an intrusive social agenda.
It is terrible, isn't it? Bringing freedom and stability to a nation which has never had it ever. Stopping a tyrant from developing WMD for terrorists, some of whome called Baghdad home; forclosing the possibility of another bloody war in the region...
The Bush presidency is not what we had in mind. Our endorsement of John Kerry is not without reservations, but he is head and shoulders above the incumbent.
And heading south at light speed.
The first issue is the war. When the Bush administration began beating the drums for war on Iraq, this page said repeatedly that he had not justified it. When war came, this page closed ranks, wanting to support our troops and give the president the benefit of the doubt. The troops deserved it. In hindsight, their commander in chief did not.
The commander of chief is the troops, except when Kerry is in office, right? |