Election Prophecy of the "Old Man of the Mountain"

(Re-publishing this Golden Oldie for your consideration)

The Old Man of the Mountain loses face

May 3, 2003 -- high up on the flank of Canon Mountain in Franconia Notch, NH -- the Old Man of the Mountain lost his face - literally - the day after G.W. Bush pulled his public relations stunt on the aircraft carrier Abe Lincoln ("Mission Accomplished") off the coast of San Diego, CA.

I was struck by the sequence of events. Bush prances on Abe Lincoln deck, the noble Old Man loses face immediately thereafter on the far side of the continent. What's that all about?

Bush Prances Carrier Deck in Flight Suit - May 2, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2993415.stm

Old Man story - May 3, 2003:
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/nhhistory/l/bloldmanofmtn.htm

For NH -- and for all who had ever seen him -- the collapse of the massive, noble granite face was a First Class tragedy -- for the Old Man was a symbol of honesty, dignity, and honor -- and he seemed eternal.

I always thought of the Old Man's profile as embodying the same qualities as Old "Honest Abe" Lincoln, whose profile is so familiar to us from the penny. So I was deeply saddened to see him "lose face," and could not help but note that it came right after Bush pulled his PR stunt on the deck of our nation's Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

After presenting false reasons for war to America, to our soldiers and to the world, what right did Bush have to celebrate himself and "Declare Victory"? Hundreds of our soldiers have died and been wounded since that day, not to mention the ongoing misery for their families at home and the families in Iraq.

At the time I took this monumental "loss of face" in the Granite State as a sign that the appointed pResident was comporting himself without honor. After all, as we now know the Iraq war is based on fabrications, and Iraq had no connection to 9/11. This is a war of aggression and conquest, led by a man with a shameful personal record of neglected service in the Texas Air National Guard. That's why our young men and women are dying over there -- it has nothing to do with national defense or our true honor.

But now , I see things in a different light. I see the loss of face of the Old Man of the Mountain as an omen that G.W. Bush will lose face before the American electorate.

- Spiral Hawk

as well.

NH leaning toward Kerry by 9% !

October 25, 2004
New Polls Show Kerry leads by 9% in NH, 2% in FL

John Kerry leads George Bush 50 to 41 percent of New Hampshire LV's, according to a Center for Applied Public Opinion Research Poll conducted 10/18-21 for Franklin Pierce College. The poll scored Bush's approval rating at 45 percent.

John Kerry leads George Bush 50-48 percent of Florida LV's, according to a SurveyUSA Poll conducted 10/22-24.


http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/000853.php

(or lack thereof), I hereby give my own thread a final Apocalyptic kick in the keester.

To the Gods' ears. I think there are enough omens going our way, Gods be praised.