The Saga Continues

A. Sinan Ünür
March 24, 2010

I found the outcome of the 2008 election more than a little disappointing. Sure, in 2000, I had felt down after Al Gore lost the election.

However, my disappointment over Al Gore's loss quickly turned into gratitude over George W. Bush's win (mostly thanks to Al Gore proving pretty quickly he could not be trusted with anything important).

Then, in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, I realized that while George W. Bush had many many shortcomings, having him at the helm was going to be orders of magnitude better for the U.S. and the world than had Mr. Gore won the election.

That same logic lead to my support for John McCain: I hated his disdain for business, his lack of understanding of basic economics, but there was no question his intentions were pure and he would be willing to listen to people if they made reasonable arguments. He had proved, to the disdain of many, that he was perfectly capable of putting party aside, if he was convinced that was going to be better for the country.

Mr. Obama, on the other hand, had only proved that he was willing to do anything and everything for the movement to succeed.

So, now, our responsibility is to try to limit the damage by explaining clearly why the president's agenda is harmful not only to the U.S. but also to the rest of the world and by presenting alternatives.

I am continuing with this effort at blog.qtau.com.

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