The Media and the President
Nice coverage in the Providence Journal on Sunday.
Two articles in the Providence Journal on Sunday,
August 29. One about my campaign and the other about Mr. Kennedy's. The article
on mine was by and large true and fair. I'm idealistic and inexperienced. The
article about Mr. Kennedy pointed to his accomplishments on fighting depression
both at home and nationally. He also promised to be "a rainmaker" for Rhode Island.
I really can't promise that. If the purpose of elected officials is to bring home
the bacon, then he's much better qualified for the job. So it goes.
Particularly nice in Mr. Kennedy's interview was the moment at the end when he finally acknowledged that he wished he had voted against the war. Thank you very much.
War on Terrorism? Even the President Agrees...
President Bush agrees with me (no, that's not the good news) that we can not
win a war on terrorism. When asked on the Today show, our most reliable and widely
disseminated source of news, he told Matt Laur, "I don't think you can win it."
Well, of course Matt can't win the war on Terrorism. No one can. Bush's second
comment is equally true, "But I think you can create conditions so that those
who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world." Terrorism
is already unacceptable in parts of the world. I know, I know. He's the fumblemouth
president and nothing he says should be held to any standard of accountability,
but still....
My point to the President:We can't win a war on terrorism.
So, let's undeclare the war, and start working on defeating the terrorists. That's
not weakness, but common sense. By fighting a war against an idea, we show how
weak we are. Bush also sited Japan, in the interview, as a bastion of democracy
that we have helped to create. True enough -- after fighting World War II and
dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan. I'm not suggesting that we nuke Iraq. But I
don't believe that we as a nation are willing to fight the kind of prolonged campaign
against a faceless enemy that Bush and my opponent have created.
posted by Mark Binder @ 7:22 AM
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