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More From Cudahy

He's at it again. Michael Cudahy has written another superb article about how Americans can take back their country from the neo- conservatives who are currently running the country. Maybe his most important words in this latest writ, are these:

Where is it written that Republicans and Democrats must treat each
other with suspicion and contempt? Where is it ordained that differences in philosophy should be grounds for despicable and contemptuous political media?

Indeed. Politics in recent memory has become a full contact sport with people looking at others who hold a different ideology as the enemy. I may disagree with my liberal friends, but they are my friends not my enemy. George Bush came to Washington saying that he wanted to be a uniter, not a divider. Some of that did come true in the days and weeks after 9/11, but not anymore. The neo-cons that hold important spots in his Administration have sought to divide this country accross many lines going as far to paint anyone that may disagree with the President as unpatriotic. This is rubbish. We are a diverse country of different hues, ethnicities, and religions. Out of that cacphony of difference, we are united by the democratic themes of liberty, freedom and equality. We are E pluralbis unum, out of the many, one. We may disagree at times, but we are united and unity should not mean conformity. Bush has had his chance to united the country and I believe he has failed. It's time for someone who does not simply united us, but spur us as Americans to come together. I believe that Howard Dean is that man.

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