When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Mrs. Edwards goes to a lot of campaign events separate from her husband, so that between the two of them they can reach more people. But she is thrilled to watch her husband address a crowd:
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Elizabeth Edwards (Sen. Edwards' wife)
Mrs. Edwards goes to a lot of campaign events separate from her husband, so that between the two of them they can reach more people. But she is thrilled to watch her husband address a crowd:
I have had people come up after an event in tears with the recognition that they have just seen what they have so long wanted: a leader who reaches out to the very best in each of us: the positive, the hopeful, the good.Read more
I got the feeling so many times that people were so joyous, so enraptured really, because they had given up hope that such a leader would emerge again in their lifetimes, with the seemingly unstoppable decline in the political debate and the muffling of American voices in democracy.
Palema
7:40 AM
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