Today, my father, my older brother, and I attended a "Computer Fair and Ham Fest" in Westminster, Maryland. As Westminster is in the more conservative, "Republican" part of Maryland, where pickup trucks with Ehrlich and Steele bumper stickers on them are plentiful, I was pleasantly surprised to hear disdain for President Bush voiced by a number of the venders and attendees.
As is the case in many areas of the country, the displeasure with Bush, in large part, revolved around the Iraq War. The short term benefits of this for the Democratic Party, and for the United States of America, will be good, especially if they lead to an administration committed to a change of direction after the 2008 elections. After listening to conversation today, however, I am much more uncertain of the long-term benefits. Especially as I seem to be watching a most unwise framing of the history of the Iraq War take hold.
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