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Aug 21, 2004 I have been oft-criticized for my political and social commentaries. Unlike most people my age, or most people at all, I do not see this as a bad thing. Criticism, honest criticism, refines arguments and projects voice in debate. I am, as you will now see, not above criticizing my own views from time to time. I criticize myself for being a Democrat. It is foolish of me to beling to any party with an opinion dissenting from that of the White House or the majority of the Senate. I apologize for this error, and beg forgiveness. I criticize myself for supporting stem-cell research. How I think funding research could yield results in the future just proves how air- headed I can be sometimes. I wouldn't have wanted to fund Salk, either, since his "cures" were still in the basic stages and the money could have been spent on better things. Like tax cuts. And war. I criticize myself for believing America can do better than we are doing right now, that our full potential has not yet been realized, and is being hindered by this President. Of depending on foreign oil, racking up defecits and debt, and misleading America is the highest we can shoot for, I accept it. Sorry. I criticize myself for doubting that we care about the Iraqi people. We do. Our work in The Sudan, Rwanda and Iran proves we care about the innocent victims of ruthless regimes. Now, had we done something in any of those nations, I might actually have something to say. I apologize, last of all, for thinking the middle class, not the rich, deserves the bulk of just one Bush tax cut. I apologize for citing Ex Parte Milligan, the anti-tribunal Supreme Court case, as ammo against the PATRIOT Act, justified or not. I'm sorry for thinking. But most of all, I apologize for not falling in line with Dubya from day one. Independent opinion, treason, who wants to waste money on trying to find a division between the two? Who wants to leave Dubya behind? A growing number of us. ------------ About the author: Max Burns lives in Indianapolis and interns with the Indiana Democratic Party. Visit A Big Cup O' JMHX or read the fantasy-fiction novel "Alcardia". Email: MBurns_NS@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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