They like Bush, and they are not stupid

The Age newspaper, Australia ^ | January 21, 2004 | Caroline Overington

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..Byron .....isn't The Age a left leaning newspaper?..

Yes mate, it is.

Somehow this piece must have slipped through to the keeper, as we say Downunder.

[moyden2000]

Brits have given their lives, as well.

[Sam Cree]

ping

[BattleFlag]

"And this made me cry...just a little..."

You aren't alone in that my friend.

After seeing the daily outpouring of vitriol and hate toward anything and everything to do with our president this article was like a breath of fresh air because it is clear, insightful and TRUE.

[Dog]

I thought so....thanks Byron.

[Ditto]

Great article Mate. It's good this reporter gets out of New York and DC to be able to talk with Americans and to understand us. She gets it more than most of our home-grown newsies do.

[Common Tator]

Here is my take on how many non involved voters (mostly centrists) arrive at voting decisions. When I started looking at this 30 years ago it blew my mind.

Click here

[CyberAnt]

"with WMD that didn't exist"

THIS IS THE BIGGEST FATTEST LIE OF ALL. Just because Saddam was successful at hiding his WMD .. doesn't mean IT DOESN'T EXIST.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...you wouldn't happen to have a link to that Vanity Fair article, would ya?...

Can't find the actual article, but there's been a big buzz about it:

Google: vanity+fair+iraq

Cheers, By

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I like this a lot!

[cripplecreek]

great article.

the aussies need to understand that the things conservatives dislike about bush, are the things we dislike about all politicians in general.

[RandallFlagg]

Thanks. I was asking because I think someone on another board tossed similar numbers at me earlier today. I posted it here on FR hoping someone would recognize it, but it got pulled after 9 posts.

[Grit]

Thanks for the great read, Byron.

The price of freedom is high. You might think you would not sacrifice your life for it, but maybe you don't have to. After all, 20-year-old Americans are doing it for you, every day.

[Wolfstar]

Byron, what a wonderful, touching article. Thanks very much for posting it. (One for your ping list, PhiKapMom?)

[Wolfstar]

You think it's BS that President Bush opposes abortion and homosexual marriage? What planet are you living on?

[hobson]

President Bush is the right leader for this point in time in history. I am convinced if a RAT wins the White House he, or she, will reverse course and the US will find itself at the mercy of the UN. Illegal immigration, spending, outsourced jobs—all those hot-button issues will be replaced with a new set of issues, and it won’t be pretty.

[TEXOKIE]

YO RAGS!! CAL!! Here's a possible keeper from Down Under. Tissue alert.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Nice piece. Thanks for posting.

[Onelifetogive]

The price of freedom is high. You might think you would not sacrifice your life for it, but maybe you don't have to. After all, 20-year-old Americans are doing it for you, every day.

Bump to that!

[Calpernia]

Thanks for the ping Texokie!

Most Americans still think Bush did the right thing in getting rid of Saddam Hussein, writes Caroline Overington.

There is going to be a presidential election in the United States in November and George Bush is going to win. President Bush's approval rating is around 60 per cent. That's comparable with Ronald Reagan in 1984, who redefined the term "landslide" when he won 49 of the 50 states.