I am convinced that Bush has a criminal mind. He is clever and slippery. The first aspect of a criminal mind is that it refuses to take responsibility for it's actions. It has an arrogant self-important attitude that will not allow for mistakes.

This election is fraught with fraud and criminal intent by Republicans who want Bush in at any cost. Bush's supporters are misguided, often well-meaning Americans who subscribe to rigid authorianism and feel that anything but simplistic answers are undermining their cultural "values". This is the opening for a Godfather to emerge who will justify illegal behavior to alleviate their insecurity.

A secure America is one in which we as a country recognize and appreciate the support of the world nations. Progressives believe in sharing the wealth of America with those in need as an investment for a secure future. Al Quaeda represents those who have become twisted with violence because they were ignored by an affluent society that cared nothing about poverty and political oppression in other lands.
If we really want to export democratic values, then we must live by them. We must respect the voting process and not try to steal elections. We must respect our government and not try to sabotage it by cutting federal programs that make our country great. The price for living in a civilized society is to pay taxes for public services.

Where Bush is clever is that he sees that he can exploit the narrow-mindedness of some Americans, notably Republicans that see everything in terms of their own self-interest including business policies and giveaways to the rich. He has successfully harnessed the Pseudo-Religious Republican Evangelicals into a voting block. They are hi-jacking America.

Frank