Decius wrote:

] This is mostly the winning party gloating, which is ugly. Its
] unlikely that Dems would have put up similar Billboards, and I
] think its in poor taste. It demonstrates a lack of respect for
] the "other side," which is divisive, and undermines the right
] to vote in the sense that it seeks to admonish those who don't
] vote "correctly" for being "loosers." It reinforces the idea
] that an election is about being on the winning team rather
] then about expressing your political views.

This is *exactly* the thing that disgusted me about the whole election anyways. American's, particularly Republicans, have this mentality that it's a football game. That you need to wear the right logo. That you need to back the winning team. And it's fun and profitable to rub the other side's face in a bunch of shit, like we're some jock itch fraternity hazing participant. It's disgraceful and disrespectful and borders on the obscene. You can not like someone, or their ideas, but it's absolutely unnecessary to flaunt that. You don't need to make Republican ketchup. You don't need to make bumper stickers that say "don't be a girly-man, vote Bush". You don't need to gloat your victory with talk of a "mandate from the people."

This is our fucking government people. They're responsible for decisions that impact the entire world and ripple through history. And unlike the propaganda, there are checks and balances put into place for a reason. So no, he's not Our Leader. Not exclusively. And not in a vacuum. And the fact that our populace thinks of this process as something akin to voting for your favorite on American Idol is the reason why most of the world hates us and rightly so.

RE: George W. Bush: Our leader