Posted on 11/13/2004 9:15:22 PM PST by CHARLITE
After the recent presidential election, American Liberals must be feeling a little ill. Not often does a nation so overwhelmingly reject out of hand an ideology. Nevertheless, make no mistake the results at the polls on November 2, 2004 were a complete rejection of the leftist mentality that the American political left would foist upon this great nation.
To get the proper perspective on just how convincing the Republican victory was consider these facts. President George W. Bush received more votes than any presidential candidate has ever received, nearly 60 million of them, well over 3 million more than his opponent John Kerry did. Of the 50 United States Bush won 31 of them.
Perhaps even more telling for the American left is the fact that the Republicans increased their majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. These increased majorities give the Republicans a much-improved opportunity to deliver on President Bush’s promises to restructure the tax code and privatize Social Security.
Consider also that 11 U.S. Stares voted overwhelmingly to ban Gay marriage and the picture of how far removed from mainstream America the Liberal elites are becomes even clearer. The voters made their decision largely on the issue of values and the values of the left were soundly rejected.
Of all the bad news items for American Liberals though has to be the electoral map of America broken down by counties. The map marking counties voting for Bush in red and those voting for Kerry in blue leaves absolutely no doubt how America feels about the course this nation should take. The map shows that even in the States where John Kerry won, like New York and California, Bush won far more counties.
The fact is John Kerry won the metropolitan areas of America and not much else. Looking at the map you will see a literal sea of red with a few blue spots here and there. For all the talk of how divided America is this map tells a far different story.
America chose much more than just a President on November 2.
America chose respect for human life over abortion on demand.
America chose to continue supporting our troops and the Bush Doctrine of pre-emption over the ideals of appeasement and basing our actions on world opinions.
America chose respect for the rights of Americans to own guns and defend themselves and their property against criminals.
America chose traditional values over moral relativism and the “if it feels good do it” mentality. America chose the principles of rewarding Americans for hard work over the Marxist principles of punitive and confiscatory tax codes.
America chose a president with the moral courage to reject the likes of the Kyoto Protocol and the World Court. At the same time, America rejected the ideal that America is not a sovereign nation but merely a member of the world community.
America chose a president who has and will continue to place more importance in defending our nation than into pleasing France, Germany and the United Nations. America chose the politics of hopefulness and pride in America over the message of anger and resentment the Democrats always bring to the table.
America chose to reject the big government solutions to every problem the Democrats always seem to support.
America chose to reject the hate of George Soros, Michael Moore, Al Franken, the Hollywood elites and Ted Kennedy. Instead, America embraced the hopeful message of the Conservatives.
America chose to reject government controlled health care, hiring quotas, and the politics of fear.
America chose to ignore the Liberals insistence of dividing our nation along racial lines, instead choosing a message that color does not and should not matter in this nation. Likewise, the voters effectively dismissed the Democrats constant harping about cutting taxes only for the rich. If the Democrats ever want to regain any power in America, they must learn it is their rhetoric and their allegiance with the likes of Michael Moore and Jesse Jackson that is driving voters away.
Overall America very clearly chose the ideology of the Conservatives instead of the Liberals. There can be no doubt that America has grown tired of the whining and carping of the Liberal establishment, which controls the Democratic Party. The question is whether the Democrats will see the election results as what they were, a total rejection of Leftists ideology, or if they will just get angrier and move even further to the left.
The question for the Republicans is equally important for their future. They can, on one hand, look at the results and see that America has accepted Republican ideals and expects the Republicans to go forward with their agenda. The other option for the Republicans is to reach out and attempt to unite the nation. This strategy will only prevent them from doing the things they campaigned on. The Republicans have won, now they must lead. If there is reaching out to do let the left, which has been the party of division and anger do the reaching out.
Comments:thofab@adelphia.net
I like these kinds of articles; so sweet after all the bitterness we've endured from the left for decades.
Well said!!!!
The Democrats may adapt or perish.
So far, however, they don't seem very interested in adapting, just denouncing those who disagree with them as "idiots".
Here's hoping they maintain that attitude through the 2008 elections.
Greetings
1) President Bush won something like 2600 counties to Heinz-Kerry's 700.
2) President Bush got more votes in Massachusetts in 2004 than he did in 2000.
3) President Bush got more votes in 45 states in 2004 than he did in 2000.
And the REALLY sweet thing is that the left simply cannot believe that people would examine their ideaology and reject it!
I can't wait to see the stats coming out of a Hitlerina vs. Condi Rice for President race in 2008.........or whomever we decide to nominate on the Republican side. I hope the stats burn the wannabe empress-of-the-world to a crisp.
Rest assured.
The Democrats may adapt or perish.
So far, however, they don't seem very interested in adapting, just denouncing those who disagree with them as "idiots".
Here's hoping they maintain that attitude through the 2008 elections
Yea, and they are also sueing to get recounts in Washington and Indiana?? Kerry won washington, Bush won Indiana? They are looking at the so called provisional votes, throw them all out! If you are not on the list in the right precinct to vote, YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE! Will it ever end? They are still SORE LOSERS!
America chose to listen to millions of voices instead of the aphabet soup of the networks. America is now the land of the open debate thanks to people like Jim Robinson. Where would we be without FreeRepublic and DU? Yes I include DU. It is right to be wrong.
Did you mean to say "They have a right to be wrong?"
No. I meant to say that it is right to be wrong. We have to have debate in this country or we will stagnate. Let all voices be heard. IT IS RIGHT TO BE WRONG. That simply means that we invite debate.
Yes, but, this is what I hear at work:
It doesn't matter that the land area he won is huge, what matters is who the population votes for, and a huge amount of people voted for Kerry...therefore no mandate.
Bush may have gotten more votes than anyone else in history, but so did Kerry.
How can Bush say that he has a mandate? Not everyone in the country voted for him. I don't what him to do whatever he wants to do, therefore, he has no mandate.
I pointed out the increased numbers of Republicans in the House and Senate, but they say it doesn't matter. We're talking about the president's mandate, not the Congress.
Essentially, they are blind and will never see the truth.
Leftists have a right to "see red" (i.e. be angry). They were lied to by their best friends, the MSM. They were misled by phony polls showing Kerry ahead of Bush. They were told by Dan and Petah and Tom how corrupt Bush was and what a saint Kerry was. Michael Moore told them that Bush was a liar and even created a movie to prove it. Al Franken and Janeane Garafolo told them that the Dems were going to send Bush home and make the adage "like father, like son", true once again.
On Nov. 2, they found out just how badly they had been lied to. All the time they were being told that Bush was the liar, it was the leftists like the MSM, Moore, Barbra, Ben, "the Boss", the Chicks, Air America, Soros, Ickes, Carville and the Clintonista re-treads who signed on to the Kerry team that lied.
But, will they ever recognize the truth? Are you kidding? These people live in a world that is populated with Smurfs, Munchkins, purple dinosaurs and yellow submarines. Their idea of reality is "Survivor", "Big Brother", Wheel of Fortune and Oprah.
Perhaps if the blue states follow through and secede, Bush will finally be motivated to enforce the borders and crackdown on "illigal immigrants", sneaking back in from the third world nation that were formerly the blue states. FWIW, I think they should have to live in their socialist paradise. I'll take the Republic of the USA as defined by the Founding Fathers, thank you very much, for better or worse. It's the kind of country I want to live in and it's the kind of country most of the rest of the world wants to live in.
Well said; great post!
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