2004, status quo vs status quo

[corplinx]

In 2000, americans were treated to an epic battle of the current establishment versus the one from 8 years before. The current establishment ran a campaign with the theme "the people versus the powerful". Ironic since they were the ones in power.

The other side was the establishment from 8 years before which ran as Washington outsiders. Yeah.

Now in 2004 we will have yet another epic battle of one establishment versus another. The current establishment will take on the northeast Kennedy/Kerry establishment. And guess what, Kerry is already promising to take Washington back for the people! Yeah.

Now, its not so bad that these jerks try to run as outsiders. The really insulting thing is that they try this populist outsider crap and people actually buy it.

For once, I would like to see them admit "this is campaign between the Kennedy and Bush factions of the government" but alas we will never see it.

[Some Friggin Guy]

Originally posted by corplinx
For once, I would like to see them admit "this is campaign between the Kennedy and Bush factions of the government" but alas we will never see it.

You're probably right Corplinx. (Did I just say that?!?!?) They won't admit that primarily because Kerry doesn't want to admit he's part of someone else's faction (since that would show him to have no real power of his own) and Bush doesn't want to admit that he's happy with the idea of partisanship (since he needs to have an enemy to appear to be heroic and Bin Laden isn't running.)

[Zero]

I'm stuck agreeing with corplinx, darn it...although calling it the Kennedy/Kerry establishment is a bit silly IMO. The fact of the matter, though, is that politics has been redefined in such a way that the "conservatives" are right-leaning radicals, and the "liberals" are centrist conservatives.

Or IOW, the bad versus the slightly less bad.