So, aren't we all through with all the coverage of Reagan's Life and Times? I have searched through quite a lot of media coverage this weekend, looking for any mention of the irony that Reagan spent his last days as a mental patient in extreme comfort and on the taxpayer's bill, as opposed to all the mentally ill patients that were turned out on to the streets in the 1980's when he cut funding for the upkeep and maintenance of federally funded mental institutions.
I have a friend who, I’m very nearly certain, voted for Bush. He told me as recently as a week prior to the election that he was considering voting for Bush because of the terrorism issue. I’m thinking very seriously about cutting him off as a friend. You see, the problem isn’t necessarily that he voted for Bush, it’s that I no longer respect him for coming to that decision. Having succumbed to America’s jingoistic view of Muslims I now think that perhaps my friend doesn’t have the intellectual agility I originally credited to him.
Is there any one else out there who feels betrayed by a friend who voted for Bush? I’m interested in reader’s opinions on the matter so please post a comment.
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