Granted, it is early, we're only in the third month of 2004, but I believe the biggest political blunder of this year has already been committed. Perhaps, what's sad is that it wasn't even committed this year, it was committed in 2002 but the implications for 2004 are overwhelming.
I just received a dual travel cup coffeemaker today. I opened it up, I had ordered it on the Internet, and in the picture, it looked fantastic. Unfortunately, I ordered the slowest form of shipping, and everyday I would check the Fedex Tracking page to see when it would get here. Day after day, the longing set in and I knew the sooner the better. Eventually I was checking the tracking page a couple of times a day, and then today it arrived. I thought it would solve all my problems, I thought, "wow, now I"ll be able to make a quick cup of coffee, a cup of tea, whatever I want...". But alas, it was not meant to be. As I opened up the box, I noticed the coffeemaker was a bit smaller than I had expected it to be. And then, it wasn't silver, or stainless steel as the website had pictured it to be. On the box it was white, but the website had shown it to be dark black. I tore upon the box, letting the styrofoam and the airtight bubble wrap fly everywhere. I put it on top of the freezer, and admired, or rather looked disappointed at this, my newest purchase. It was black, but it now looked cheap. It had some steel, but it was not stainless. It had the two mugs just like they showed on the website. The mugs were tiny, and they along with the coffeemaker looked brittle. I expected high end technology, but the parts were obviously inferior. Along with this coffeemaker came two bags of coffee and it was then I realized that I had made a mistake. I opened up the coffee, smelled it, and immediately my stomach felt a bit queasy. I knew then why I had waited so long to order this coffeemaker. I don't drink coffee. The smell makes me sick, and the texture ruins my pearl white teeth. Afterwards, I realized that not only were these things true, but that my kitchen was too small for this coffeemaker, I had nowhere to put it. So, I did what I had to do, I put it in the cupboard with the plastic utensils and retreated to my room, knowing full well that I should have known better.
In 2002, DNC Chairman, Terry McAuliffe decided to follow the 1996 Republican lead and stack the primary schedule to make it look like a 3 week James Bond movie marathon. The rationale was the same, let's keep the primaries as bloodless as possible and lets rally around a nominee. Oftentimes, in haste, we make decisions that perhaps in retrospect, given time to think, we would not have made. Now, the Democrats are left wondering how they will keep people interested in their nominee. The question becomes, how will they keep the discourse going? How will they keep the free media interested? Unfortunately, the Democrats don't have the money to flood the paid media. Kerry had $1.2 Million cash on hand as of the last financial statement with $6.4 Million in debt. The President was sitting with $105 Million, no debt, and another $5 Million raised in California a day or two ago. As the President's new televion advertisements hit the airwaves, I think buyer's remorse amongst the Democrats is about to set in.
How strange it is to find an intellectual on the internet. It's obvious that you have put a lot of thought into your opinions, unlike so many that write letters to the editor at PJStar, myself included. I'm glad that I discovered your site.
Posted by: Old Woman | June 22, 2004 at 12:11 AM