Right now it's the night after the end of the Republican Party National Convention. As with all such conventions, there was much chest thumping for achievements, real and imagined. And there were a considerable number of attacks on the character, intelligence, and leadership abilities of the Democratic challenger, John Kerry. Maybe it's a matter of perception; since I support Kerry's candidacy, but the attacks seem to have become extremely personal, bordering on the outright nasty.
I'm not naieve--I know that the people running the Democratic Party campaign aren't above such nastiness. But at this point in time, and maybe it's because the RNC really believes they are vulnerable, all semblence of decency seems to have gone out the window. The attacks range from lies and innuendo about Kerry's very real and heroic Viet Nam service record (even my Dad has fallen for the "Swift Boat" bullshit) to the truly personal snide remarks about Kerry's wife.
So I end this with the following quote from the Kerry nomination acceptance speach. Yes, it's a little personal as well, and I can understand if it makes a staunch Republican a little hot. However, these statements are truly based in fact, a point that an honest person will have trouble denying.
I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war. I will have a vice president who will not conduct secret meetings with polluters to rewrite our environmental laws. I will have a Secretary of Defense who will listen to the best advice of our military leaders. And I will appoint an Attorney General who actually upholds the Constitution of the United States.
John Kerry, during his acceptance speech as the Democratic National Party nominee for President of the United States, July 29, 2004
I suspect the next few months will truly bring out the best in America.
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