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• Wednesday, June 4, 2008 09:58 PM

  lolcait, argue rather than sermonize

  "I hate the Bush tax cuts but Barry's performance in foreign policy would be of greater national consequence and irreparable."

  Defend that with something besides rhetoric.

  "His economic performance is an unknown but it would be a likely disaster too."

  An opinion based on, let's see--your unmitigated and irrational hatred of him?

  "Barry is beholden to the anti-war Move On lefty left."

  Again, the derogatory nicknames must mean you must feel totally comfortable calling HRC "Billary" and GWB "chimp" or one of the many other monikers he's picked up.

  By "lefty left" I assume you mean the remnants of a true anti-corporate segment of the American body politic? People outside the extreme-right-to-right-of-center-DINO spectrum of which you and the Clintons are a part? A political philosophy well-represented in other advanced democracies, but woefully weak in this Christofascist Right-wing top-shelf banana republic the economic elitists and their thoroughly propagandized patsies like yourself have turned this once-great nation into?

  "and too confident in his ability to persuade lunatic dictators with words. He would fail to act against Iran or anyone else."

  Since you're a foreign policy expert as well clue us in as to the "proper" course of action with such people. McCain wouldn't even accept that Ahmadinejad isn't the most powerful man in Iran, giving the laughable reason that "the average American thinks he is, so he is." So that really leaves him no alternative but to bomb rather than talk, does it? And you?

  Have you never been physically threatened out on the street? If you are, and you're unarmed, you have to try bluff your way out with blusteror , fight. When people fight, everyone gets hurt unless one of them is very lucky.

  If you are well-armed, you can calmly tell a potential attacker--"look, calm down, don't make me blow your f*cking head clean off." Guess what, America's packing heavy, and no county can get the drop on us. THAT's why we can afford to negotiate from a position of strength. Only cowards like those in power right now shoot first.

  But I have the distinct impression I'm wasting my words.

  —wellwater Read wellwater's other letters
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