July 27, 2004

Trends and Trends

James Taranto over at Opinion Journal offers an interesting lesson in Presidential streaks and how they related (or don't relate) to today.

...past elections are of limited value in predicting future ones. As in sports, streaks and slumps in politics go on only until they end. We keep hearing that Ohio is a crucial state for President Bush because no Republican has ever won the presidency without it. Yet while it's probably a good bet that Mr. Bush will either carry Ohio or lose the election, the recent past has seen plenty of similar streaks broken.

Read the entire article.

(Found via MooreThoughts)

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This is something that should influence the streak if anyone from Ohio, or anywhere else, cares to do a little browsing into the heart and soul of John Kerry, erstwhile woulb-be Commander-in-Chief/President:

The Brothers:
http://www.swiftvets.com/

And what the rest of the Swifties have to say:

http://www.swiftvets.com/article.php?story=20040706115551657

A few more signatures with their opinion (bear in mind that many of these MEN had service careers just as dangerous as Kerry without the privileged life since, many more had longer and more meritorious service than Kerry, and all served without dishonoring themselves and abetting in the death of hundreds of their brothers by their activities after they left service):

http://www.swiftvets.com/article.php?story=20040629220813790

And if you have a historical interest in exploring the Congressional "false testimony" (LIES) of the 'would be President' and his activities between winning medals he threw away and his recent "John Kerry reporting for duty!":

http://www.swiftvets.com/index.php?topic=WarCrimes

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=20040531140357545

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=20040604194804799

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/index.php?topic=Keys

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/index.php?topic=Quotes

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/index.php?topic=Atrocities

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/index.php?topic=Historians

Every American life lost in VietNam after April 22, 1971, is partly the result of John Kerry's shameful conduct, and he should be accountable for this disservice rather than only now taking the credit he wishes for his heroic service!

Posted by: ancientsailor at July 30, 2004 08:06 AM