Politics: Where we struggle to kneel in the muck.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by bilmore
"Did Kerry crudely mention that Dick Cheney’s daughter was a lesbian for purely political reasons? Yes, of course, but I don’t care.

No, but you Republicans should feel happy for having diverted attention from Bush's feat of losing three straight debates.

Is Dick Cheney’s daughter a lesbian?

And a GOP activist.

Did GW let Osama Bin Laden escape at Toro Bora?

Yes, but Bush isn't concerned about this.

Does John Kerry change his positions on issues a lot?

No more so than President Flip-Flop.

Did George Bush get preferential treatment to get into the National Guard, and then not show up sometimes? Undoubtedly.

You said it.

Did John Kerry exaggerate and lie about his military record?

Not in any material way, but if a large number of Republicans spend a large sum of money to convince you otherwise, who knows?

Is the doomed Federal Marriage Amendment a stupid, bigoted, paranoid idea? Yup, it sure is.

Exactly, but the real point is to win an election by demonizing gays and lesbians (like Cheney's daughter), not to change the Constitution.

Did the Bush tax cut save the economy? No, it probably had only a marginal effect.

Yes, and very, very marginal. As in, less marginal than lots of other ways the same money could have been used.

Has the Bush tax cut and big spending doomed us by letting the deficit get out of control?

No, there's still time for a Democratic president to try to right things.

Has there been a net job loss during the Bush administration? Yeah.

See, e.g., Calvin Coolidge.

Is there a social security crisis? No, but it could use some improvement.

But if Bush wins, you'll be hearing about the "crisis" in support of a privatization plan.

Is there a health care crisis? No, but it could use some improvement.

Unless you get sick, in which case things look less rosy.

Is it a mistake for Bush to have cut off federal funding for certain kinds of stem cell research? Yeah, maybe, but it’s not a big deal.

Unless you get sick, in which case things look less rosy.

Is the flu vaccine debacle a big mess? Yes, it’s kinda dumb, but the only time I got a flu shot, I got the flu two days later, so I don’t care.

Unless you get sick, in which case things look less rosy.

Are the Republicans destroying the environment?

No, they're greasing the wheels so that industry can do it.

Are George Bush and John Ashcroft taking away our civil liberties? No, we have more civil liberties than we know what to do with. I have yet to meet or even hear of anyone who has been impacted by the Patriot Act.

[insert obvious rejoinder here]

Is John Kerry a glib, phony liberal? Well yeah, but what’s your point?

No, but Republicans spending $$$ on ads can invent their own reality.

Is George Bush a dyslexic, inarticulate, simpleton?

No.

Did John Kerry give aid and comfort to the enemy during the Vietnam war?

No, but morons will always confuse dissent in a democracy with such things.

Will George Bush fight the war against the jihadists with everything he’s got, without wavering, without backing down, no matter what?

No. See, e.g., Fallujah.

Will Kerry?

We'll find out come January.