Further and further toward the left.

[bishop]

The traditional elitist democratic party has moved just as far to an extreme position as the traditional republican conservative agenda has become liberal. A Kerry victory would merely validate the two society concept - a beneficial (in their own minds) ruling party that knows what's best for the second society, namely, all the rest of us, and is willing to tax us whatever it takes to impose it. If ever there was an election that depended on the lesser of two evils winning, this is it. The choices we have been presented with make me sick to my stomach.

i also think that the choices available to us suck. my comment about being much more friendly was in comparison to kerry's primary competition.

i don't see how the democrats represent an extremist position to be honest. especially if you remove the non-issue of gay marriage from the picture. is it extremist to tax the rich? that's been going on for years, even under republican presidencies. is it extreme to want a balanced budget? extreme to point out that we are the ONLY, and i repeat ONLY, industrialized country that doesn't have nationalized healthcare? extreme to place value in due process, diplomacy and respect towards traditional allies?

i'm a registered republican, and i don't see how the dems are extremist whatsoever. i do recall, however, that bush once said that god was on his side. that's the sort of loony shit i'd expect to hear from an islamofascist.

(note, i know you aren't a bush supporter.)

[Technosoul]

I wonder if the security people were just concerned about posssible disruptions and so that is why they demanded you to leave. Also we know form history that at least one candidate was shot while making a speech and so the security would pull out anyone who even might be remotely a threat just to insure more absolute safty for the President. They are very paranoid you know.

Now they could have just asked you to remove the button and let you on in. That would have been the nice thing to do (or allowed you to explain your reason for attending a Bush speech wearing a Kerry button). But security people are just ordered to carry out a policy and that is what they do "by the book" and exceptions to the rules are not even entertained.

But anyway your kids got to learn a lot about modern politics even if was not like what you learned as a kid. Technosoul.