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May 13, 2004 The fact that George W. Bush, and the conservative agenda in general, is regularly attacked by so-called experts, politicians and pundits who have displayed no penchant for perfection in their own decisions is supported by numerous examples. Just recently, we witnessed Richard Clarke, who was a prominent component of Bill Clinton's lack of action against Al Quaeda during the 1990's releasing a book and openly testifying that, despite his personal role in the whole mess, we should really be blaming President Bush and his staff (other than Clarke himself) for what happened on 9/11/01. President Clinton presided over multiple deadly terrorist attacks against U.S. interests worldwide (including an attempt to topple the WTC in 1993) with minimal response on his part, and he now sits earning millions for his memoirs and speaking engagements while critiquing Bush because the fight against terrorism is not going perfectly. The same holds true for Al Gore. Even a member of the "9/11 Commission" itself, the so-called objective people hired to get to the bottom of what failed, had a key role in the installation of communication barriers between government agencies. These barriers facilitated the terrorists' agenda for 9/11. Again, no accountability for this action is forthcoming from the "9/11 Commission". The failings have been unfairly directed at the Bush administration more than any other party. Now, we have a movie coming out from left-wing Hollywood, which presents an idea of just what we're in for if some drastic measures are not taken to reverse "global warming." Of course, this is a piece of fiction, for entertainment purposes only, based on little or no scientific fact. Yet, I will guarantee much of the popular media and pundits will treat it as if this movie is fact-based. Talk show topics will surface as to what has to be done to eliminate global warming and reduce the likelihood of the outlandish occurances included in the film. This piece of fiction will be treated as if it is a documentary produced by objective scientific experts. Again, blame will be directly or indirectly pointed at Bush for not supporting the Kyoto Treaty. Environmental activists have been making absurd claims for decades, virtually all of which have never come to be. In the 1970's we were supposed to be heading for another ice age, nuclear power was going to destroy the world, and by the year 2000 we all were supposed to have to walk around with portable gas masks just to breathe. Of course, none of this is true, but more important than that, there was never any political price paid for the spewed nonsense. The same crowd is talking about global warming today, and producing films reflecting our fate (at least in their minds). In considering the sheer volume of false alarms, incorrect assumptions and dire predictions which never came true that eminate from left wing culture, the credibility of this block should be severely in question. Sure, conservatives have not been perfect either; however, they do not claim to be perfect to the degree the left does. Further, conservative in general do not make the outlandish predictions we see regularly from liberals. Remember, Bush went to war with Iraq because we could not afford the UNCERTAINTY of Saddam Hussein. It is the political left which seems certain, even now, that his regime was no threat. (Of course, these are the same people pointing the finger of blame squarely at Bush for 9/11.) And they feel this way with little or no evidence of their own. Heck, there is more evidence showing Saddam Hussein was linked to terrorism and was indeed a world threat than there is supporting global warming; yet it's global warming we're supposed to be more concerned about according to the left. We should have just left Hussein alone and everything would be alright. The truth in all of this is that the left's agenda has a sympathetic ear from most media outlets. Its errors, miscalculations and omissions tend to be muted once the press filters the situation. When a conservative commits even lesser errors or oversights, they are placed squarely in focus and magnified to the "nth degree." At Bush's last prime time press conference, the media was doing everything in its power to extract an apology or admission of guilt from the president--for anything. When was the last time the collective media hounded a Democrat to that degree? The Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal is just the latest in a series of issues which garner much more scrutiny and unsupportable rhetoric than justified. You can add the missing artifacts from the Baghdad museum and Bush's thirty-year-old National Guard service record to the list. Where was this level of scrutiny when President Clinton was in office or, perhaps, his administration was perfect as so much of the press appears to believe. ------------ About the author: Ed Abraham is a concerned citizen living in flyover country, U.S.A., who happens to be truly disgusted by the loss of common sense in our society and is doing all he can to try to reinstall it. Email: eabra@myway.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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