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2004-08-08 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-08 11:07:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bit by bit, people are shifting their attention from "Is Kerry going to win?" to "What will happen if Kerry wins?" even if only in a humorous vein like this piece.

But I've started thinking about it in a serious way, and so far everything I come up with points, at a minimum, to a MAJOR case of "buyer's remorse" for the American people. And at worst, "it ain't pretty" is a gross understatement.

What message regarding America's stomach for a long conflict will the jihadis infer from a Kerry victory? What will Israel conclude about our reliability as an ally? What guesses might Communist China make about our willingness to come to the aid of Taiwan? What will Little Kim make of a Kerry victory? How will American military personnel feel when, after busting their asses for us in Afghanistan and Iraq, we flip them the bird by electing John Kerry as their new commander-in-chief?

And then, what will all these groups DO as a result?

Like you say, it ain't pretty.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-08-08 1:28:12 PM|| 2004-08-08 1:28:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Secretary of Homeland Security: Ibrahim Hooper

Secretary of Education: Noam Chomsky

NASA Administrator: Dennis Kucinich

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-08 1:43:58 PM|| 2004-08-08 1:43:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Dave, good and troubling post. If the bad guys have been listening to what Kerry's been saying (and they have) they concluded months ago that the guy is all hat and no saddle. Even if he weren't, the mere fact of a change in administrations will create a window of vulnerability.

For an interesting piece of fiction on what soldiers might do under a president they held in contempt, see A Soldier's Duty by Thomas E. Ricks (2001).

AC- LOL. Somebody would have to explain to Kucinich that space travel actually requires vehicles.

Posted by Matt 2004-08-08 1:58:47 PM|| 2004-08-08 1:58:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe there are some potential Skeery cabinet members in this batch... as soon as he gets those pesky residency requirements removed, that is...

Posted by .com 2004-08-08 2:59:24 PM|| 2004-08-08 2:59:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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