Democrat National Convention

This past week while in Huntsville, AL for work, I was able to catch bits and pieces of the Democrat National Convention. With the threat of terrorism on everyone’s mind, I was interested to see what the Democrats were planning to address the problem (as well as others). In all the rhetoric, I was saddened to hear to what depths these politicians sink. They actually hate President Bush. It was not a convention that elevated their candidate as the better choice by itemizing Senator Kerry’s strengths and accomplishments, but rather it took on a sort of quasi-fundamentalist church-like meeting where the delegates were whipped into a anti-Bush frenzy somewhat reminiscent of the very terrorists we are fighting. I suppose that was not their intent. Given the national audience, the Democrats chose to present to the American public a unified front. OK, I got it! You guys hate Bush, but why should I vote for you? For a party that taut a majority of America’s 'intelligentsia', they offered no solutions. It became quite clear that the Democrats’ apparent real enemy is not those that seek to destroy this country, but rather those that would keep them from power.

So, Senator Kerry, don’t tell me that you can do things better. First of all, to make that statement one must believe things are good now. You are tacitly endorsing the accomplishments of the current administration. Tell my HOW you can do things better. Using hate as a motivator reduces us to the level of those who are our enemy. Given your political tactics, I for one do not see ‘the hope that is on the way’.