A Ringing Endorsement for Democrats

If Al-Qaida had announced, before the elections, whom the wanted to win they may have chosen to use some reverse psychology on us and endorse the party they wanted to loose. If there is one thing we all should have learned by now it is that Al-Qaida will say ANYTHING to attain a desired result, without regard for truth.

So, what does it mean when Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq says “...they (Americans) voted for something reasonable in the last elections...”? He was obviously speaking of the Democrats gaining control of both houses of congress.

Is there anything to gain using reverse psychology on us days after the election? Are they, today, trying to influence the 2008 elections? With as fickle as the American voters are, having re-elected President Bush two years ago and now sweeping control of both houses of congress away from his party, would anything stated by Al-Qaida today have any influence in two years?

My guess is that Al-Qaida does not like the Democrats, and they do not think that the Democrats are “reasonable”. Doesn't it make more sense that Al-Qaida fears the Republicans and they hope that the Democrats will force the President to pull troops out of Iraq?

If you were fighting the world's greatest military power and your BEST weapon was a suicide bomber killing innocents at market, would you not want the enemy to leave without having accomplished victory?

Has Al-Qaida learned that their BEST weapon is really the US democratic system? While Osama bin Laden is in power until he dies, they know that ANY US president will be leader for, at most, eight years. And the next president will probably have to run a campaign against the war in order to get the fickle vote of Americans.

Has Al-Qaida learned that U.S. politicians will pander to the fears of some Americans that Iraq will become another Vietnam?

Did Al-Qaida know that one political party would actually campaign to increase that fear in order to be elected? Or was that just an unsolicited gift?

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Think for yourself.

Make up your own mind.

Vote! (Is it too much to ask?)

For most of us our country asks very little. Obviously there are the taxes and regulations we all must deal with in everyday life.

But we ALL have a say in those taxes and regulations when we vote for legislators who will write them. We ALL have a say in how they are to be enforced when we vote for sheriffs, mayors, governors, and presidents. We ALL have a say in how they are to be interpreted when we vote for judges and those who appoint them.

It took me less than ten minutes to vote today. It may take you an hour. But think about it, is ten minutes, an hour, even several hours once a year too much to ask of you to influence so much?

I certainly do not think so. I hope that the vast majority of Americans don't think so.

Think for yourself!

Make up your own mind!