..........stupid Democrats (and some other stuff)!!!

What are they thinking (I bet everyone wish they knew)? Some of these people are already coming out with a support of John Kerry and his statements. They are obviously not running for an office next week. At least one candidate that had scheduled Kerry to speak for him has cancelled the appearance altogether, and I'm sure more will follow to avoid the fallout. I am still in a state of amazement that he (Kerry) would use such words in public. I know what you're thinking - we're not surprised at all!! I'll give you that one. As Limbaugh is too right wing, so is Kerry too left wing. Moderation, moderation, moderation; where are the moderates in this country? The media has everyone in the country convinced that the Democrats will make some gains next week - that everyone is ready for a change. That may be true on many issues (i.e. the policy in Iraq); but, do the Democrats offer solutions with the change in offices? I don't think so. The Democratic camp is split into many different agendas. It's easy to point out the problem - fixing it is a different story, and they (the Dems) don't have those solutions at present. This whole Iraq War deal is getting out of control. We underestimated our enemy and what it would take to reach our objective. I picture that objective as being: 1) remove Saddam; 2) create democracy in a very unstable region; 3) put a wedge into the whole terriorist support system. If those are the objectives, then we have got part of it right. We have removed Saddam, we are trying to support a democratic system in Iraq, and we may have halted some terriorist activity (although we may also be creating a greater cause in the terrioist world to recruit many more people than we anticipated). No doubt, the region of the Middle East is more unstable than it was before the war began. We have got to figure out what to do in order to stablize and to get our people back home. We are now looking at nearly 3,000 Americans dead, and another 20,000 wounded. Has it been worth the sacrifice? I guess that is a matter of great debate and opinion. We are getting to a crossroads with our military. Many servicepeople are now entering their 2nd and 3rd tours. At some point, they will get tired of the whole "life in danger" thing and get out of the military. Are we replacing them quick enough? Absolutely not - if we were, then the need for 2nd and 3rd tours in active and reserve/guard units would not be as necessary. Many regard a timetable for withdraw as unrealistic - it will have to happen, or the whole thing will be a bust for us. We are going to have to become better diplomats in the world. I know, I know, America is the strongest nation in the world and we shouldn't have to answer to anyone. The only problem is, we can't go on being the problem solver in every situation worldwide where we have "interests" - our military, our public, and our economy will not support it. "Cowboy diplomacy" is not the answer. We have got to become more tolerant and moderate to adapt to the world. That sounds pretty liberal; but, we are losing ground in the popularity contest; and it will take some popularity worldwide to form alliances. We can't stand alone forever.