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During the second Presidential Debate in 2004, George W. Bush was asked what mistakes he'd made and how he'd fixed them. He couldn't think of any.

George WMD Bush talks about important problems using agreeable terms like "freedom, " "future, " and "children" without explaining his dangerous partisan agenda. Dick Cheney tells us to "go FCC yourself!"

Bush says he does not want problems passed to future generations. The rhetoric is great. But George Bush has passed a multi-billion dollar debt to our grandchildren, along with a five-year military commitment in Iraq, a quagmire created by bad foreign policy. The most dangerous terrorists can roam other countries with far fewer troops to chase them.

George Bush gave us the increased standards of "No Child Left Behind." Standards are great, but they have to be paid for. Poor schools are told to "get better, " while their budgets shrivel. Schools are being set up for failure so George WMD Bush can roll out private school vouchers to send kids to religious schools. Maybe Halliburton will have to contract to run schools.

Most Americans are struggling to afford health insurance while white-collar jobs are being outsourced to "improve the economy. "

At Social Security, George Bush is "starving the beast. " Visit www.GetSocialSecurity.info . Then call 1-800-772-1213. How long did it take to answer?

George Bush attempts to leave audiences with the impression that he supports our military. Bush's $87 billion bill for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq was presented to Congress as a package deal. Dissent and disagreement were attacked as disloyal and unpatriotic. In a year of record federal deficits, Bush proposed to borrow the money from our children and grandchildren.

George Bush took light duty in the Texas Air National Guard. There are no pay records for 1972. George Bush has proposed cuts in combat pay, veterans' benefits, and military family support. As Commander In Chief, he does not honor those killed or wounded, does not attend military funerals, does not visit wounded troops, and does not allow photographs of soldiers' coffins.

From Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org ) "The term red states or blue states describes those U. S. states having residents who predominantly tend to vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party, respectively, in presidential elections, the only national elections held in the United States.

"The origin of the term is from television newscasts which reveal, or project, on presidential election night which party's candidate has carried which states in the U.S. Electoral College, usually through a map of the country with the states projected to go to one party or another (Republican or Democratic) lit up in one primary color or another - specifically red or blue. The colors were selected because they appear on the United States flag.

"Originally, the color assignments alternated every four years. In the hotly-contested election of 2000, it was the Republicans' turn for red and the Democrats' turn for blue; and because the resulting map for that year revealed that support for each party followed a sharply defined geographical pattern, it has since become customary to refer to the Republican-leaning states as red states and the Democratic strongholds as blue states.

"The red states tend to fall in The South, parts of the Great Plains, the 'Lower Midwest,' and rural Western regions of the country. The Northeast and Pacific Coast, featuring the largest metropolitan areas, are blue states.

"Solid red states are Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming, which have not voted for a Democrat presidential candidate since 1964. Other strong red states include Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina and Texas, which have not voted Democrat since 1976.

"Red states have several demographic differences from blue states; thus the term now has cultural implications as well, implying a conservative region or a more conservative type of American. This view of an "America somewhat divided" into two cultural zones has been most prominently advanced by conservative writer David Brooks. The most typical is that the majority of red states tend to feature more rural area, with agriculture being one of the most important industries. Red states also tend to be poorer and have fewer college graduates, but they send far more members to join the U.S. military. Red states tend to be more actively religious and more overwhelmingly Christian. Recently others have challenged Brooks' views, charging that they are exaggerated.

"The blue states tend to be in the Northeast, Upper Midwest and Pacific Coast, with the Great Plains, South and the remainder of the Midwest being red states.

"The solid 'blue states' would generally be California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Maine and Michigan. The distinction between the two is far from clear-cut, however. Minorities in all states tend to vote Democratic. Many states are divided, such as Florida, which is quite liberal in the cities, but rather conservative in rural areas such as the Panhandle.

"Blue states have several demographic differences from red states, thus the term now has cultural implications as well, implying a liberal region or a more liberal type of American. The most typical is that the majority of blue states tend to be more urban, have higher per capita government expenditures, and are more multicultural.

"The distinction between the two groups of states is far from clear cut, however. Members of minority racial groups in all states tend to vote Democratic. Many states are divided, such as Pennsylvania, which is quite conservative in the interior, but liberal around the urban centers of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

"It should be noted that not all media outlets follow this standard. According to Federal Review's web site, the trend has been towards the use of blue for the incumbent and red for the challenger."

From Peter S Cannelos, Boston Globe ( www.Boston.com ) "George W. Bush's victory marks the political ascendancy of 'red-state' America that backed him strongly four years ago but then served as veritable bulwark against some of the strongest political winds to confront an incumbent seeking reelection.

"Bush won almost exactly the same combination of states as in his disputed 2000 victory, but most of them gained population and electoral clout in the intervening years, and, on Tuesday, rewarded his program of tax cuts and military aggressiveness with higher margins than four years ago.

"Through all the darkest moments of his presidency - the guerrilla insurgency in Iraq, the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, the release of pre-Sept. 11, 2001, memos warning of a terror attack on the United States - Bush's supporters in Southern and Western states remained loyal, restricting the competitive landscape for the 2004 election to a handful of swing states.

"In a pattern reminiscent of four years ago, Democrats were cheered by strong exit-poll results, only to watch Bush do better than expected almost everywhere. The president held on to the key states of Florida, West Virginia, and, finally, Ohio.

"And, just like four years ago, he lost the Northeast and the West Coast -- including such large states as California, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey -- by almost exactly the same margins as in 2000.

"The president's victory can only be seen as an endorsement of the president's aggressive policies in Iraq and elsewhere. Bush was greatly helped by the fact that the United States has not had another major attack since 2001, a circumstance so welcome that both candidates barely mentioned it, as if trying to avoid a jinx. But voters noticed it: Many who were interviewed outside polling places in Florida said they believed that, despite Bush's failure to anticipate the Iraq insurgency, his decision to go to war in Iraq helped dissuade potential terrorists from attacking the United States.

"Still, Bush's victory is, at bottom, a mandate from a little more than half the country, almost exactly the same half that supported him four years ago. Drawing another narrow win out of the same well can further the red-state/blue-state cultural divide that is, in some respects, a product of Bush's policies.

"The newly reelected president will come under some pressure to unify the country and build more support from Democrats, perhaps by ridding his Cabinet of some of its more divisive figures, such as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft.

"Democrats, demoralized after again failing to take either chamber of Congress and bruised after a contentious four years, would probably welcome an olive branch. Even some Bush supporters would probably endorse more moderate leaders at the Pentagon and the Justice Department.

"The way Bush won reelection does not signal a move to the center: His chief political adviser, Karl Rove, advised him to shore up the base at the expense of swing voters - a decision that led to Bush's endorsement of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, his commitment of federal funds to faith-based charities, and his unapologetic embrace of the doctrine of preemptive war in Iraq.

"The usual blueprint for a presidential run calls for appealing to centrists to build a coalition. But Bush's decision to concentrate on energizing his core supporters may change that blueprint forever.

"After all, an energized political 'base' does not waver if the candidate loses a few debates. It comes out to vote even in the kind of driving rain that soaked Ohio on Election Day. It supports its favored candidates even when times are good, like 2000, and there is no obvious need for a change in leadership. And it sticks with its favorites even when times are hard, and many voters seem to be looking for a change.

"A leader who touted consistency as his prime character trait, Bush will probably govern in a second term the way he has in his first: by accepting the counsel of a small group of advisers led by Vice President Dick Cheney and by resisting opinions from any other quarter, including Republicans in Congress.

"In recent months, some senior Republican senators have spoken out against various aspects of Bush's Iraq policy, perhaps signaling a desire for more consultation in a second term. It is not likely they will get it, and it is not clear they will demand it.

"Bush's margins have been small, but he has kept the Republicans in power, earning his party's gratitude. And he, Rove, and Cheney believe that having congressional Republicans read from a White House script is the key to transforming Washington. It is the way the party has leveraged narrow victories in 2000 and the 2002 congressional elections into far-reaching policy changes in taxation and foreign policy.

"Election Day was another show of loyalty of 'red-state America' to the president it admires. Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and the rest of the South gave Bush big margins; Florida and Ohio stayed in the Republican column by narrower margins.

"For Bush, who prides himself on standing by his friends and rewarding supporters, the victory will be received as a sweet vindication after a year of stress and turmoil; as proof of his legitimacy after his tarnished 2000 win; and even, perhaps, as avenging his father's defeat in 1992. And he will not forget who gave it to him."

From the Reverend Susan Buchanan, Salon.Com ( www.salon.com ) "I'm one of the 25.4 percent in a working-class county in Texas who voted for Kerry. I've lived with these people all my life. I'm their pastor and their friend, and I don't completely get it! They believe that Bush is the man with the greatest integrity and the greatest faith. They believe that he'll let them keep their guns and protect them from homosexuals and terrorists.

"But there are also the ones who believe in progressive social policies who still voted for Bush. They were convinced that terrorism was a greater threat to the country than the Bush administration.

"Being a religious leader, I've always been quiet about my politics because I believe in the separation of church and state. This election has changed that. It became very important to me during this campaign that my congregation know that Christian does not equal Republican (or Democrat). One of the retired bishops of the United Methodist Church called the Republican National Committee's manipulation of gay marriage and other volatile religious issues blasphemous. Amen and amen.

"It's time for progressive Christians to stop being private about our faith and letting the religious right stand on the God plank in the RNC platform."

From Rita Burghardt McDonough, Chattanooga.Com ( www.Chattanooga.com ) "We are the blue states. We lost our families and our friends when terrorists turned their anger and hatred on the United States. We ran from collapsing buildings and had the debris of God-knows-what fall on our heads. (I know. I was there on 9/11.) Our buildings are photographed by terrorists for possible use in future attacks.

"Millions of containers that are not inspected come into our ports everyday, but only 5% are inspected. And yet, we go to work each day despite life's uncertainty so that we can let the terrorists know that they have not defeated the American spirit.

"We are the blue states. We have families, and we raise our children as best we can. We'll help anyone who really needs it. Witness the outreach after 9/11. Like you, we listen to talk shows ... drive SUVs ... fly business class ... go through drive-ins ... have mortgages ... attend football games, fire hall meetings and places of faith. And we pray because we know wisdom comes from God, not man. (I am a church-going Christian and every Sunday, I sing in my church choir).

"We believe that there are things worth dying for and we have the utmost respect for those who lay their life on the line defending our freedom and protecting our streets; even when we disagree with the merits of the war, we admire and support the bravery and the valor of the men and women willing to lay down their lives for their country.

"We care for our families and others in our communities. We are members of the PTA, Bible Study groups (my husband is presently reading his book in preparation for Monday's meeting), Little League and a host of other civic activites.

"We have no shortage of patriotism; it is not reserved for the red states.

"We love our country and our families and our God.
We are Americans, too. We are the blue states."

From J. David Brown, Chattanooga.Com ( www.Chattanooga.com ) "We live in a red state. We listen to our neighbors quote talk shows and Fox News, and know that they are satisfied with having a sound bite to believe.

"We tear up when we hear the national anthem, and remember when our European allies thought the United States was a force for good in the world.

"We drive behind huge, gas-guzzling SUVS, breath dirty air and pay $2 for a gallon of gas because so few of our neighbors think it's important to conserve fossil fuels.

"We pay our mortgages and our taxes, but we still have to put up with under-funded public education.

"We watch our mom-and-pop stores close up and local jobs deteriorate because everybody shops at Wal-Mart.

"We attend places of faith, but have trouble finding a store open on Sunday Mornings when we run out of baby formula."

"We believe that if marriage were truly valued as sacred, we'd be more worried about high rates of divorce continuing to decimate the lives of our young people than about whether two people in a committed relationship could refer to themselves as 'married.'

"We believe there are some things worth dying for, but that when our leader tells us that our sons and daughters are dying for a good reason, but he or she is wrong, that he or she should be held accountable.

"We think if you have the utmost respect for those who lay their life on the line defending our freedom and protecting our streets, maybe you shouldn't cuss the street cop who pulls you over for speeding.

"We believe that if religion truly were a way of life, some of our neighbors would be better at allowing people to live their own lives and make their own decisions without interference.

"We raise our children as best we can, and hope they can understand why some people's fear of people different from them makes all of their decisions for them.

"We’ll help anyone who really needs it, and even some who probably shouldn't need it, because it's not our place to judge.

"We have Holy Books quoted in every public debate, regardless of their relevance, and have to listen to people who think those quotes should replace rational thought.

"We go about our lives quietly as we care for our families, and deal as best we can with those who would impose their value system on us.

"We live with the world created by people who don't have time to think for themselves, but always make time to vote.

"We expect that other people's values will dilute the understanding of science taught in our schools.

"We also are farms, ranches, small businesses, and town squares. We also are BBQs, baseball games, fishing holes, and civic clubs. We also are little league games, piano recitals, Bible Studies, and car pools. We also are grandfathers in Iwo Jima, fathers in Vietnam, and sons and daughters in Iraq. We are half of the people in the United State, and we deserve better than the open hostility of those who differ with us.

"We live in the Red States, and we're going to make the best of it that we can."

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