Enoch the Red

The Rift Appeared Today

In today's political commentaries, it is clear that the lefties are coming to terms with defeat. I was temporarily amused & then genuinely concerned when reading all of the possible reasons for the decisive victory the conservatives enjoyed. When my father asked me if I was gloating, I mentioned I did have to, as the left's post-election panic was providing more satisfaction than any gloat could afford. I mention that at first I was amused... then concerned. The reason for concern was that each day the commentary from the left focused on what was wrong with the 59 million of us that voted for Bush. Predictably, first we were dumb religious zealots, then we were backwards simple-folk who were too busy drinking out lite beer to really fully comprehend the decision at hand. It went on like this for days... rarely did any of the left step out of the self-serving fray to apply some self-introspection. Today, I saw just that. But, I fear for the majority of the minority it will remain easier to point at their dim-witted uncle than to examine themselves in the proverbial mirror. I will enjoy this round of vigorous civil in-fighting possibly more than the last, as the self-annointed elite try to figure out what to do about Uncle Red, while Uncle Red continues to sip his domestic beer and watch the tele in the corner, pausing every once in awhile to take in the sights & sounds of the "reasonable" beating each other's brains out.

posted by Root @ 11/08/2004 06:36:00 AM