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<< Crudele on Why Growth is Not Real | Main | Civil War Fought Over Slavery >> March 19, 2004Sully Wins "First They Came For..." AwardAndrew Sullivan is an idiot. And he admits it: I have to say that I have been culpably naive about this administration on this issue. They led me to believe they weren't hostile to gay people, that they would not use anti-gay sentiment to gain votes, that they would not roll back very basic protections for gay federal employees. I was lied to. We were all lied to. But now we know.Actually, most of us knew this years ago. Bush told educators he'd spend real money to improve schools, then backed out on the funds promised for No Child Left Behind. Bush promised environmental protection, appointed Christy Todd Whitman, then behind the scenes overrode any vestige of pro-environmental policy she might try to support. Bush promised "compassionate conservatism" even as he's attacked a range of programs for the poor. And forget labor issues-- Bush barely tried, but even his early allies like Jimmy Hoffa at the Teamsters now feel betrayed. Sully is just a bit slower than most people on the drift. Until he sees the oven himself, he doesn't notice everyone else being marched off. Posted by Nathan at March 19, 2004 08:23 AM Related posts:
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsThat's some intense imagery in that last line, Nathan. Posted by: Ezra at March 19, 2004 03:50 PM Back in 1994, as a candidate for Governor, Bush promised to veto any attempt by the Texas state legislature to remove its law banning sodomy from the books. He described it as a "symbolic gesture of traditional values." The early warnings were there. Sullivan just willfully blinded himself to them. Posted by: Jason Stokes at March 21, 2004 02:42 AM Maybe Dubya promised Uncle Andy an Israel for queers in Iraq......:) Posted by: radical dude at April 8, 2004 08:40 PM Post a comment
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