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 "Not
Bush” for President
Nancy Salvato
May 31, 2004 |
In reality, George Bush is running for
re-election against a candidate aptly named, "Not Bush” which doesn’t say a
lot for his competition. I have to confess that every time I hear the name
"John Kerry” I find it very difficult to take at all seriously the idea that
he is the Democratic candidate for president in the 2004 election. The man
has no original ideas and he waffles on everything. No, he is more of a
silhouette used when there is no photo available of a person that is the
focus of interest. But lest we forget, he is a Vietnam War hero!
John Kerry has proven to be of great value to George Bush’s opponents
because of the amount of money available to him to defeat the presidential
incumbent. Those who support Kerry seem to have done so out of default.
There is no one else. Certainly he is the antithesis to Howard Dean, yet
Dean has come over to his side and brought his base of support with him.
This is purely out of self preservation. Dean’s days are over as a favored
candidate for the oval office. The next best thing would be to curry favor
in the Kerry administration. Yes, it’s that obvious, Howard. It’s best that
you "hone” your talk show banter. You’ll probably need it.
"Not Bush” has no platform to speak of except to complain about everything
that George Bush and the majority of the GOP have implemented in the past
four years. To those students who like to complain about my classroom
agenda, I have a standing reply. I tell them, I will only listen to your
complaint if you have a better suggestion and can justify why you think you
have a point. Honestly, I’ve yet to hear any workable agenda from the
Democrats or justification for their incessant whining that is supposed to
pass for a solution to everything that is wrong in this world.
The Democrats need to face reality. We are at war and we have not chosen
this fight. We did not instigate this confrontation. We have responded to it
with the only solution that will allow us to win. We have decided to give
the terrorists a badly needed spanking. As politically incorrect as it may
sound, sometimes "because I say so” or a swift slap on the behind is what
needs to be heard or done.
Speaking of which, all of this "political correctness” has seriously
hampered our ability to understand the reality of the situation. It used to
be important to learn vocabulary because with a command of the English
language a person could better communicate their meaning. Political
Correctness has blurred the preciseness of everything and left room to spin
meaning ad infinitum.
Bottom line: the terrorists simply can’t go around bullying people. They can
be equated with the kids that extort other kids’ lunch money. Hello…!
Telling the students to handle it instead of having the adults take charge
doesn’t work. Anybody remember Lord of the Flies? Unfortunately, we must
make use of our armed forces against those who would harm us because they
don’t respond to idle threats. Something of substance has to be held over
their heads. How many U.N. resolutions were there?
When the Democrats get their heads out of the clouds and realize how our
country puts the food on the table, perhaps they’ll have more respect for
George Bush’s ability to respond to the terrorist challenge to our way of
life with power and substance. Perhaps they’ll come up with a feasible plan
of their own. Meanwhile, I pray the public is aware enough not to allow
themselves to be spun into electing "Not Bush” in office come November.
Nancy Salvato is a middle school teacher in Illinois and an independent
contractor for Prism Educational Consulting. She is the Educational Liaison
to IL Sen. Ray Soden and she works with national and local organizations
furthering the cause of Civic Education. She is a columnist for American
Daily, The Common Voice, GOP-USA, OpinionEditorials and The New Media Journal.us. Her
writing has been recognized by the US Secretary of Education. She has been published in
The Washington Times, The Washington Dispatch,
Iconoclast, Free Republic Network & Townhall.com., as well as other
nationally and internationally published media outlets.
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