NED LAMONT AND THE DEMOCRATS

I believe the democrats are making a big mistake in not distinguishing between "anti-war" and anti-terrorism". There is nothing in the printed press nor on the magazine shows which indicates a difference.
Americans are not anti-terrorism. The fear of terrorists is great. In pointing to Iraq and claiming anti-war, the Democrats are failing to understand the larger picture. The larger picture clearly shows networks of terrorism with Iraq being key to the story. The housing and the training of terrorists in any country is of concern to us.
Nobody seems to want to focus on the terrorist training happening right here in the United States. South America is a hot bed of terrorist training and there is little mention of it by the Democrats.
If the Dems focus on Iraq they will not gain any seats in the House or the Senate. The blame game sickens all of us. If the Democrats point to Iraq and the Republicans point to national security, it will turn off the American public.
The truth is the Bush pushed us into war without knowledge of the lack of weapons of mass destruction. He was wrong or he lied. The public knows this. The Democrats voted on Iraq based on this misinformation. The public should not hold officials accountable for their vote because they were misled.
The question is, should we be in Iraq? The public feels both ways. Prior to the terror plane threat in London, the public would overwhelmingly said no.Ask the public how they feel today, they would probably say yes.
The truth is Americans are afraid of terrorists. If stability in the region would result in lessening the threat of terrorists, then the vote would be to remain there.
This is all complicated by a large looming problem. The democracy we are helping to create in these countries has resulted in the election of Hamas and Hezbollah as key players in government. We can't dismiss those elections. Instead, we must see the support for terrorism within those states.
There is nothing we can do about democatically elected officials who are known terrorists. This fact should be of concern to us.The Democrats and Republicans are so simplistic in their strategy to win elections. They focus on one issue and both have no world view.
I have yet to see an eletion debate which provokes intelligent thought. I have yet to see a debate which thinks about the future and what the world might look like.
The two parties are already maneuvering to "blame". The parties have not figured out Americans are sick of this type of election. Its petty and makes us turn off.
Take a dozen Americans from any walk of life and they can telegraph the election and mimic the debates.
A friend of mine who is liberal said to me, "wouldn't Iraq be better off with Saddam". To her I say, its not the liberal in you I don't like, its the ignorance of the statement I don't like.
Whether its Republican or Democrat, our concern as a leading country should be for the safety of people in other nations. My personal feelings comes from being a child of survivors of the Holocaust. I was "taught" if "Jewish " people could be targeted so could anybody. The message my parents taught me was not to just worry about Jewish people but to watch for anywhere in the world where human beings are being targetted for no reason.
I say to those who think the people would be better off with Saddam, you obviously don't know how many people he had killed. It is a humanitarian act to get rid of Saddam. I support candidates who want people to have decent lives and not be exposed to hatred, fear and death for their beliefs.
The Republicans and Democrats do not offer clear vision. They spend four years pointing to the faults of the other party.They jump on each others "pereived mistakes". How about a campaign which discusses that state of the world.
The country is sick of the pettiness. Ned Lamont won his election on one issue. He will probably lose the nest election because his focus was Iraq. The country is more scared of terrorists. If Iraq is the central issue, the Democrats are in trouble.
Both parties will do what they have done for years. They will use fear to scare Americans into their vote. The Republicans are partically good at this. They just point to the Democrats and say "do you really want these people to protect you?". I don't and I am a Democrat. I don't trust Demcrats in times of war.
If the Democrats were smart, they would have a larger would view. They consistently change positions. I don't mind if a candidate rethinks an issue. I don't mind if a candidate changes his or her mind. I mind if they change their minds everyday.
Both parties need to make this election be about terrorism in the world. The American public needs to know how we are going to handles the larger picture.


evie litwok/ tippy/ the tippy story