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I found the maps off this link (via Chris
Sells) very interesting when put next to each other. I find this very telling,
as 9/11, Iraq, Health Care, Social Security, Gay Marriage, all these things, haven't
changed the way the country thinks. This
NYTime Columnist says it well when he says 'This was not an election.
This was station identification...We don't just disagree on what
America should be doing; we disagree on what America is.' There's always been
city-folk vs. country-folk, born-again vs. other faiths, left vs. right, but this
is getting more fundamental.
2000 Vote Map by County
2004 Vote Map by County
It's interesting that 2nd Amendment is touted as crucial and immutable to many people,
but the separation of church and state is eroding (Faith-based Inititives, 'In God
We Trust' on our Money, the 10 Commandments in Courthouse)...of course Islam would
feel as if we're on a Crusade, a non-Judeo-Christian President could never be
elected in this country. 'Mr. Candidate, do you pray?' 'Hm...not so much. I'm more
of an analyst.'
Can you see Al Gore praying?
Why is prayer important to a president?
Do we need a mandate from on high to run a country?
Does Greenspan pray on an interest rate decisions?
Could I be elected president if I came out and said 'I'm not a fan of hunting?' 'Why,
not killing animals for sport is un-American!'
I understand why Fear (the primary motivator of the last 4 years) would cause people
to revisit their faith, but faith should always be balanced with thought. People
like Bush for the fact that he 'has conviction, and stands by his decisions' - but
isn't it learning from your mistakes that makes you a better person?
I wish we had a leader who thought, who inspired spirited, not spiteful, debate
and discourse, who was wise and thoughtful, and had more MIPS than
I.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the
chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her
words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners
delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs (ch. I, v. 20-22)
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