Comments on: SWIFTLY, AS IN A MOURNING SURPRISE http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/ E AHO LA'ULA Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Dave http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1092 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1092 You're not going to see much of a difference on current security and war issues. I think there's a difference in the way they'd handle future international issues. I also think there's a difference in how they'd collect and allocate government money. Unfortunately, these differences have a greater amount of nuance, so they get overlooked for the Vietnam bullcrap. Honestly, I thought that if Bush (or his supporters) were going to pull out god-knows-what against Kerry for his service, then Kerry ought to have given MoveOn a free rein to bash Bush's (lack of) service. But you're right - ultimately, what people did decades ago isn't nearly as important as what they're going to do in the next four years. You’re not going to see much of a difference on current security and war issues. I think there’s a difference in the way they’d handle future international issues. I also think there’s a difference in how they’d collect and allocate government money.

Unfortunately, these differences have a greater amount of nuance, so they get overlooked for the Vietnam bullcrap. Honestly, I thought that if Bush (or his supporters) were going to pull out god-knows-what against Kerry for his service, then Kerry ought to have given MoveOn a free rein to bash Bush’s (lack of) service. But you’re right - ultimately, what people did decades ago isn’t nearly as important as what they’re going to do in the next four years.

]]> by: Jim Roberts-Miller http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1093 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1093 Mark, don't be surprised if you get taken to task for not believing that the Swifties have a direct line to Karl Rove's office. As it happens, Kerry went after Bush's ANG service back in April. Mark, don’t be surprised if you get taken to task for not believing that the Swifties have a direct line to Karl Rove’s office.

As it happens, Kerry went after Bush’s ANG service back in April.

]]> by: JammerJim http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1094 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1094 By the way, I recently commented on my own blog about the trouble hyping Vietnam got Kerry into. Probably with an excess of snark, I'm sorry to say. By the way, I recently commented on my own blog about the trouble hyping Vietnam got Kerry into. Probably with an excess of snark, I’m sorry to say.

]]> by: Mark Hasty http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1095 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1095 Oh, I'm sure the GOP is at least marginally behind SBVftT, Jammer. And Kerry deserves to be taken down a peg for his stuck Vietnam button. But really, like I said, this whole thing isn't convincing me much one way or the other. I <i>am</i> wondering when Bush is going to get around to discussing a domestic policy issue that isn't homeland security. Oh, I’m sure the GOP is at least marginally behind SBVftT, Jammer. And Kerry deserves to be taken down a peg for his stuck Vietnam button. But really, like I said, this whole thing isn’t convincing me much one way or the other.

I am wondering when Bush is going to get around to discussing a domestic policy issue that isn’t homeland security.

]]> by: Vidiot http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1096 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2004/08/23/swiftly-as-in-a-mourning-surprise/#comment-1096 The problem is that the Bush campaign and cronies (including SBVT) are demonstrably lying about Kerry's war record. The problem is that the Bush campaign and cronies (including SBVT) are demonstrably lying about Kerry’s war record.

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