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kung fu.

while i have a great appreciation of zen, i still think that this nation, certainly the 49% who voted for him, and the who knows how many thousands who were supressed or intimidated from voting for him, and the potentially hundreds of thousands who voted for him and whose votes were not counted deserved a little bit more for their faith than "ok, they smoked us in 2000, and again in 2002, and again in 2004; and now that we have the lowest number of dems in the senate since the depression trust us, we're really gonna do something about it."

we are now in a position to entrust an envigorated republican house, and possibly the most conservative senate in 125 years to follwo John Kerry's lead on election reform.

where was he on this issue in 2000?
where were any of the dems on this issue?

we fought our ass off, and got a watered down "bipartisan" election reform bill that actually allowed the SwiftBoat liars to do their damage. apparently, even after two consecutive federal elections that were rife with "irregularities, and after raising more money than any dem presidential candidate in history, we were caught unawares.

leadership. vision. instead, we are asked to have faith.
that doesn't strike me as asking for much accountability from our leaders.


there isn't a shortcut to leadership. there is just leadership.

sometimes, it helps to pick the field of battle. sometimes, it helps to prepare for an ambush, especially when the enemy is in plain sight. sometimes, there is no field of battle, it is merely a linked chain of guerilla strategies. sometimes, you need new ideas to fight a war.


there is a constitutional right to enfranchisement. it doesn't just apply to presidential votes. it applies to every vote cast.

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