Gordon Suber posed a serious question over at ms in la's diary which got me to thinking of the political cycles we go through repeatedly in the USA. There seems to be a generation cycle, and there's also a momentum cycle that is strategically very important. I touched on both of these in the answer I gave to Gordon.

I support the troops ... because I was one. I know who they are. I respect them. For the most part, "our troops" are young Americans, even some immigrants, who truly love this Country and don the uniform believing their effort and, potentially, their sacrifice is the price of freedom .... not only for themselves, but for the continued greatness of this Country that we love.

I was a Republican, but I'm voting straight Democrat. That doesn't mean I will ALWAYS be a Democrat. It only means I reserve the right to exercise my choice and vote from time to time for the person or party I think best suited for the job of managing my country. After all, I AM AN AMERICAN first and foremost and certainly above any affiliation to a single political party. I may vote Repubican again one day, but not until they Clean up the party!

Bush lied about WMD. They purposely confused the difference between the War on Terror and a war with Iraq. Those are two different issues.

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