| Thursday, June 3, 2004 |
09:48 - Well, I like him
http://www.sgthook.com/blog/oldblog/000603.php
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There are those who say, "Well, you may not like Bush personally, but you shouldn't vote for the guy you like better—rather, for who you think would do the better job, and voting for Bush on that basis shouldn't be construed as voting for the man's personality." And that's fine; that's valid. That's the basis on which I'll be voting.
But you know... I have yet to see a reason to dislike Bush on a personal level. I mean, isn't the stereotype of the Republican one of a haughty, plutocratic, top-hat-and-cane-bearing, spittle-flinging Bible-waver who won't let his daughter date a brotha from the wrong side of the tracks, let alone mingle with the commoners who can't afford to get into his country club, or the myrmidons he orders heartlessly into battle?
Character does matter, as Sgt. Hook concludes. And I think this guy's character is an area where he leads his opponent by such a margin that he's lapping him.
Just another anecdote to add to the list of stories of a guy who prioritizes things like comforting 9/11 victims' relatives, putting himself at risk of life and limb to visit soldiers on the front lines for Thanksgiving, undertaking a tailhook carrier landing to greet sailors whom he asks to take that risk on a daily basis, and—perhaps most importantly of all:
...Buying iPods for his daughters.
(Via Tim Blair and JMH.)
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Brian Tiemann
