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Posted in Weblog (filed under campaign)
—Mike @ Sunday December 21, 2003

[RepubliCard image]Observing the current Republican-led fiscal insanity, I am forced to conclude: the creditable “Party of Lincoln” is dead. Hell, even the Republican Party of my youth — with which I identified, BTW — is dead.

Fiscal responsibility — not just theological responsibility among those waving religion as a political issue — is an absolute requirement with me.

Bush offers neither. In contrast, as a fiscal moderate with a solid, multi-year state budget track record and a Congregationalist Christian who quietly celebrates religious diversity, Dean offers both.

I like that.

[via Daily Kos]

Comments

  1. Bush has no theological responsibility? And his supporters are only the shallow who wave religion like a political issue? It's always easy to demonize your opponents, isn't it? Wonder if there will be any Bush supporters in Heaven? Methinks so.

    — tenebrous    Monday February 2, 2004    #

  2. Tenebrous, "demonizing your opponents" is saying "States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil" (Bush). It's saying of those who dare to dissent, "Your tactics only aid terrorists ... they give ammunition to America's enemies" (Ashcroft). It's saying "You can never be too scandalous in talking about liberals. These people are animals; they want to destroy the country" (Coulter).

    Demanding responsibility -- fiscal, theological, and otherwise -- among those who name themselves God's own is caring for the brethren.

    In contrast, associating God's name with Bush administration behavior up to now -- characterized as it is by deception and arrogance, making war and squandering resources, disdaining the poor and shunning repentance -- is being theologically irresponsible:

    You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God,
    for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name     (Exodus 20:7).

    I will no longer be silent about things that matter.

    — Mike    Wednesday February 4, 2004    #