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November 7, 2004
Acceptance
Here it is, the conclusion. I hope I don't disappoint too many of my Anybody But Bush friends by arriving at this place, but hey, life goes on. My family is important to me as is my relationship with my co-workers, business associates, neighbors.
A great many Americans voted for Bush, which is something you have to admit even if you think there was widespread fraud. These were not all stupid, ignorant, or selfish people. I know there were millions of people who don't like George W. Bush one bit but were completely dissatisfied with John Kerry as an alternative, and preferred to maintain the status quo rather than allowing things to get worse.
The rest of us are pretty sure things can only get worse with another four years…
Stage 5: Acceptance
Acceptance is when you realize that life has to go on. You may still have thoughts of your loss, but less intense and less frequent. You can here accept your loss. You should now be able to regain your energy and goals for the future. It may take some time to get here but you will.
Bush won and those are the facts. Lawyers may challenge the election results, but ultimately, the challenger conceded to the incumbent on the very day after the election, and now, to the rest of the world, we say, “Screw you!” Americans want to keep George W. Bush in the White House another four years. We also want to give him a Senate more inclined toward his policies. Well, Colorado wanted the president but not the Senate, but I think the rest of us were pretty decisive.
We have given the president a mandate and this is what America is all about: Bullying the world to our way of life. Making sure that our citizens maintain an upright set of morals. Ensuring that every man, woman and child has a gun and knows how to use it. Freedom of Religion, as long as your religion falls in line with our political way of thinking. Freedom of the Press, and freedom of the press to speak the mind of its multi-billion dollar management, and twist the truth to manipulate our populace to their way of thinking.
And let us remember, there is hope for the future. The president has finally been elected by a clear majority. The people have given W the go ahead to say and do whatever he wants... And we know what happens when the president follows his own advice.
Remember, Nixon was elected a second term too.
Posted by Bastique at November 7, 2004 11:15 AM
Comments
Your SO right.Look at the 2 choices we had to vote for! lol
Seems like we should have had something to pick from.Kerry sure has his flaws,but I'm getting tired of us bailing out other places,when we have more crisis'to deal w/ here in the U.S. I realize Bush is trying to get a grip on the terrorism,but why do we have to keep losing our people over in Iraq in the meantime? Where is the logic in this?
Posted by: tammi at October 1, 2005 9:04 PM