US Elections May Be Postponed

[ordos45]

And while the Tom Ridge comment was a joke, that often seems to be the truth.

[Dude_Doc]

please be a little bit more vigilant and please go about your shopping.

Figures...

And now to the other news. The Bush administration wants more roads to be built in the national forrests:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/13/forest.rules.change.ap.ap/index.html

Seems like things are getting worse and worse for Bush... why is he making all these, .. unwise, decisions?

[nemafakei]

Edric, who decides to quicken the elections?

If it's Bush, then he has the advantage of planning to get all his propaganda in beforehand, and the opposition candidates are disadvantaged.

[Dude_Doc]

If the terrorists are planning an attack, then delaying the elections only gives them more time to prepare.

It will also keep Bush in office a little while longer. The longer he is in office, the more time there is to plan new attacks and new countermeasures. Maybe the Martial Law scenario isn't that far from reality after all...?

[Wolf]

You know, Cyborg, I've often wondered that. All of Bush's decisions seem so divisive, so unpopular. The PATRIOT Act, the war in Iraq, the National Park action you just cited... He can't possibly be doing this for his own interest, because it has the exact opposite effect -- and he's not too stupid to know the difference, he was capable of electing himself president. That, and even if he did make the mistake once, he wouldn't make it again. The only plausible explanation is that Bush truly believes that what he is doing is the right thing to do, regardless of the consequences.

You know, a philosophy teacher of mine once said that he would vote for the President that said to his cabinet on the first day of office that, "We will not run for re-election. We will do what we believe is the right thing to do consistently in every case, and when we are through, every single interest group in America will hate us." I wonder if that has come true?

[Dude_Doc]

You know, Cyborg, I've often wondered that. All of Bush's decisions seem so divisive, so unpopular. The PATRIOT Act, the war in Iraq, the National Park action you just cited... He can't possibly be doing this for his own interest, because it has the exact opposite effect -- and he's not too stupid to know the difference, he was capable of electing himself president. That, and even if he did make the mistake once, he wouldn't make it again. The only plausible explanation is that Bush truly believes that what he is doing is the right thing to do, regardless of the consequences.

I think there is only two explanations for this: 1) he is very dumb, or 2) someone controls his decisions for a "greater plan". Well, Bush has his brothers and sisters in all kind of business, and I've heard so much talk about how and why Bush cheated and that big secret business with the Saudis and all. I think people need to see Farenheit 9/11.

"We will not run for re-election. We will do what we believe is the right thing to do consistently in every case, and when we are through, every single interest group in America will hate us."

Probably never happened. Although, I know that the Confederate States of America, when "intact", their president would get elected, and have 6 years in confederate office, but could never again be re-elected.

Anyway, if any person would say that in office, he or she would be assassinated the day after...

[Edric O]

You know, Cyborg, I've often wondered that. All of Bush's decisions seem so divisive, so unpopular. The PATRIOT Act, the war in Iraq, the National Park action you just cited... He can't possibly be doing this for his own interest, because it has the exact opposite effect -- and he's not too stupid to know the difference, he was capable of electing himself president.

Maybe we have the wrong idea about what "his own interest" actually is. It's perfectly possible that he doesn't really care about political power, or staying president. Perhaps he's after money and great personal wealth. We know that all his unpopular measures are giving large benefits to corporations, so maybe Bush just wants whatever he is going to get from those corporations in return for his services.

The only plausible explanation is that Bush truly believes that what he is doing is the right thing to do, regardless of the consequences.

Even if that's true, the road to hell is paved with good intentions...

[Caid Ivik]

Even if that's true, the road to hell is paved with good intentions...

Glad to hear this from a communist  ;D

[nemafakei]

Hehe.

Edric: Or he might actually believe his policies are generally popular or at least would be accepted by those with whom they were unpopular after they were implemented. Blair, I think, began to believe that just by speaking emphatically and wholeheartedly, he could get away with murder.

[Edric O]

Glad to hear this from a communist  ;D

On the other hand, the road to heaven is also paved with good intentions. ;)

The point of the saying is that good intentions are irrelevant (since they can lead anywhere), not that they are somehow "bad".