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Friday, November 08, 2002I’m a medical pundit, not a political pundit, but I spend most of my day in close contact with people from all walks of life, of all ages, and that gives me a better idea than most political pundits of where “the people” are coming from. Let me tell you, since 9/11, there’s been a definite change in what they view as important. They don’t care so much about tax rates as about terrorism. They don’t care so much about prescription drug benefits as they do about preserving our country. The Democrats just never seemed to get that, or at least few of them managed to communicate it if they did. Used to be, when I noticed someone’s blood pressure was higher than usual, they’d offer as an explanation that they were “rushed” or that they just had two cups of coffee before coming in. But since 9/11 they’ve been just as likely to blame it on the Democrats. No kidding. I get responses like, “I was just listening to the radio in the car on the way over, and that #!@*^ Daschle makes my bood boil. What does Congress think they're doing?” Or they’ll point to the news magazine they were just reading while waiting for me, and say “I was just reading about those politicians going over to Iraq and defending Saddam Hussein.” Then they’ll go on a long rant and when it’s all over, their blood pressure’s back to normal. It’s the war that’s first and foremost on people’s minds. (And not in Susan Sarandon/Barbra Streisand sort of way.) Not the economy, not corporate malfeasence, and certainly not healthcare. And what they want is unity, not divisiveness. Unfortunately for the Democrats, all they had to offer was divisiveness. posted by Sydney on 11/08/2002 05:55:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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