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I have serious problems with the Democrats, and they are certainly not limited to abortion. In the case of the Iraq war, I'm certainly not going to disagree that many of them failed to stand up to the administration, largely for political reasons. However, that doesn't change the fact that the Bush administration distorted the facts about Iraq (think WMDs, 9/11, al Quaeda ties, "greeted as liberators"; all of which involved drowning out dissenting voices the State Department, DOD, and intelligence community, refusing to even acknowledge those voices or the possibility of uncertainty). Bush created the political climate in which it was considered unpatriotic to question the war, and he could do this with the bully pulpit of the presidency. He also had more access to intelligence than Congress and more power to control what questions the CIA pursued (not to mention the "Office of Special Plans" he created in the DOD specifically for the purpose of selectively perceiving Iraq evidence and outshouting dissenting voices). That is the reason he must be held accountable and removed from this powerful post. Arguing that he is somehow excused by the Dems' lesser offenses is like arguing for Hitler to remain in power because no replacement candidates were strong enough to stand up to him. NO, get rid of the central cause of the horror and the bad influence he caused will follow him! (By the way, I strongly supported Howard Dean in the primaries precisely because he had the backbone to stand up to Bush, but he is sadly not an option this election.)

Cry of the Poor

"How can it be that even today there are still people dying of hunger? Condemned to illiteracy? Lacking the most basic medical care? Without a roof over their heads? . . .

"Christians must learn to make their act of faith in Christ by discerning His voice in the cry for help that rises from this world of poverty."
-- Pope John Paul II
Novo Millennio Ineunte, no. 50

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