Kerry - just for kicks

As usual we were arguing about politics today at the Dump. George is now alone as the conservative ideologue among us. Bill and Lardass have always been "Left-leaning commies" - according to Geo - but now he is calling me "Flipper." He believes that a person should come to an position and then stick with it regardless of new enlightening information.

He is annoyed that I have changed my stance and am now speaking out against the war in Iraq, and have withdrawn my support for our reactionary administration in Washington. These guys are scary. They cannot simply admit that they fucked-up, and then fire the people who lied or made up intelligence data.

I am among the millions who felt that we needed to act on the WMD threat. I am also among the many who were surprised last year when they named the operation "Iraqi Freedom." That was the first time we were told that the agenda was to free masses of people from the brutal dictator, and to superimpose western democracy on a bunch of people who never have (and never will ) believe in the core democratic principles of equality, freedom and tolerance.

Well, Saddam is gone. That is a good thing as Martha would say. I want to support our troops with equipment and a strategy that keeps them from becoming sitting ducks for the bomb throwers. But I do not want us to stay there. And I fear that a continued Bush presidency will just lead us to more Iraqs and higher oil prices. I don't believe them anymore - and without Trust of the people they are ineffective.

So, I am off the fence and in bed with the socialists. So be it.

I kind of like John Kerry. Man of the people. War Hero. Good driving record. Rasheed reminded me that all presidents in recent memory ran while holding elective office, so my criticism of Kerry as a no-show senator is dulled by the fact that they all do it.

I asked Lonny where he stood. He just scratched his head and mumbled, "I don't vote. It just encourages them."