Good news! We just switched to centrism

Well, tomorrow marks the beginning of the Republican National Convention and I am pumped!

Honestly, even though I have leaned towards John Kerry throughout this race(not because I am anti-republican...I disagree with the Neocon worldview)I cannot wait to see the singular message that W and a bunch of people who are nothing like him in most of their political views 360 days out of the year put out there. Rudy Guliani is pro-abortion, pro-gun control, and pro-many social welfare programs that W opposes. A-h-nuld Schwartzenblahblahblah, again pro-choice, supports only a limited school voucher system but still strongly supports dumping more money into failing public schools, Supports the Brady bill (which would probably not last through a 2nd Bush term) among many other gun control policies, considers himself an environmentalist and supports government funded health-care programs that Bush believes are a burden. Then there is ever-loving John McCain. How this guy can stand on a stage with W, let alone campaign for him is beyond me. He was on the recieving end of one of the ugliest, most personal smear campaigns in history when he ran against Bush in the primaries 4 years ago and Bush is now bashing what was supposed to be McCain's crowning career achievement as a faulty piece of legislation that is destroying our electoral system (ok, he's bashingthe loopholes...but when Bush tries to use those loopholes tohis advantage to smear JK's war record...which history will show that he has...McCain lends his voice against Bush calling on him to condemn the swiftboat adds by name and Bush refuses....3 days later, McCain is hugging him on stage)Ugh...

So, anyway, these are thepeople that are going to be speaking FOR one of the most conservative presidents in recorded history..."With friends like these..."

Of course, this is all part of the game we call politics. The liberals are just as guilty for hiding away people like Ted Kennedy so John Kerry's extreme liberalism would not be exposed during the DNC.

The question, ofcourse, is what are these parties so afraid of? Thesimple answer is, of course, that 40%of the american voting public falls into the "independent voter category"...thereby leaving all those votes somewhere in the center. The problem is that the American public is being misled by both sides to vote for a version of each candidate that does not truly exist. I mean, in 2000 Bush was really pushing this idea of "compassionate conservatism"...so much so that he convinced a homosexual congressman to speak on his behalf at that RNC saying that he would be a friend to the gay community and work for their needs. Where does he stand 4 years later? Right at the forefront of a proposed constitutional amendment that would make gay americans 2nd class citizens in their own country....compassionate conservatism my ass.

And, so we're left wondering what to do? Well, the hard answer is to stay informed and remind yourself of both John Kerry's and W's records in their respective offices. the easy answer,of course is to by into all these ideas that W will work for the little guy and the "average american" and "seriously consider" international alliances and diplomacy as a means to combat terror. We would also haveto accept this idea that Kerry will maintain the strength of our military and do nothing to weaken our abilities to wage the war on terror at home, as well as accept the idea that he will balance the economy by spending more money (rolling back Bush's tax credits to the wealthy will not pay for all of this, folks).

So, there you have it....or at least my opinion of "it". These conventions are about as real and spontaneous as Jenna Jameson's on-film orgasms (not that I would know anything about those....ahem....)

Anyway, happy viewing. Set your BS meters to "max", grab a beer, sit back and enjoy the show tomorrow.

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