The Discerning Texan

I was listening to Bill Bennett talk about the Democratic Platform  this morning, and I thought I was in some kind of weird parallel universe or something:

• The platform SUPPORTS the concept of pre-emption to defend the nation against terror (aka "The Bush Doctrine").
• The platform SUPPORTS leaving the troops in Iraq as long as it takes.
• The platform SUPPORTS The Patriot Act!

Now I guess it was Lincoln that said something about fooling some of the people some of the time, etc. but is this platform fooling anyone??  Is there anyone in that convention hall who really thinks the Patriot Act is a good thing?  Does their support of "pre-emption" mean that these people just can't wait for the next attack in the War on Terror?  Or...is this "platform" in actuality a bald-faced LIE regarding what its party stands for in reality?   Pre-emption?  The Patriot Act?  What kind of wool is Terry McAuliffe attempting to pull over the eyes of the American People?

If you support pre-emptive attacks on the states funding terror, staying the course in the war, and the Patriot Act, why in the world would you support a Presidential candidate who voted against funding the troops and against virtually every intelligence bill that has ever come before him??  Because he suddenly tries to make you believe that he is "for" these things?  The only thing that I can see in this platform that is truthful is that Kerry wants to immediately raise taxes, reinstate estate taxes and increase the marriage penalty.   So great, if you want to deprive the marketplace of needed capital just as we are finally coming out of the Clinton recession, fine, cast that vote for Kerry--then we can all suffer together.   But anyone who buys that this "hawkish" platform really represents the heart and soul of this party or this candidate had better take a hard look at reality.