Thoughts on the 2004 US Election
                                    by Paul Chipkin
                                    pjchipkin@aol.com


Still about American "democracy" I have not changed my position.  I will 
begin to care about American politics when the Democrats do what they are 
supposed to do as proper proponents of left wing values--they must oppose 
war. I really will not give them the wrong message that Americans will vote 
for them no matter what they do. They must hear the resounding message from 
usual Democrats that we will not let them get away with murder.  I will 
confess that when I saw Nixon swearing in at the podium I felt a definite 
sense of victory. We had gotten the evil Lyndon Johnson out of our sight. 
From the look of him shortly thereafter I felt we had also driven him into a 
nervous breakdown. "All the better!"  I said to myself. The important truth I 
am espousing is that everybody in the world knows of the Republican penchant 
for evil.  The Democrats have a special responsibility to safeguard the 
American soul as much as they are able.  When they flagrantly disregard that 
sacred trust, we who usually support them must let them know that we will 
not tolerate being betrayed.