VOTERS, EVERYWHERE
What actually happens when we vote?
It is not, as many seem to think, an act which proclaims that you have thrown the switch and that the magic you wished for is supposed to happen at once!
Spanish voters proved to be a very poignant example of this sort of namby-pamby "pass-the-problem" politics. The Spanish voters reversed what seemed to have been their intent just hours after the tragic bombings of rail terminals in Madrid. They
booted the ruling Populist Party and installed the Socialist Party in all offices. The people, over a few hours time, totally modified what seemed to be their intent and put the Socialists in charge.
The glaring spotlight has put tne newly named Prime Minster Zapatero and head of The Socliosts in a role which he is unaccustomed. His first statement was one and did take much time to frame. He promised he would have "all of the thirteen hundred Spanish troops" out of Iraq by the month of June." Note that he did, indeed, say 'thireen hundred";not the fifteen hundred troops the Socialists have been ranting about. He labeled "Bush's War" as being a "dismal failure.We can, I think,"expect other useful fiures to be modified as well.. The new leader appeared to be hesitant and rather vague in making the simple annoucement. He will have more to say as soon as his party people. decide what they might try do now that are in office... a place they had not intended to be so soon. Whatever they decide to do will prove to be anti-US, of course, and this is unfortunate because the Spanish people need encouagment rather than harsh ciriticism.
It is easy enough to see this flaw in the vote procedure of the Spanish nation might come to damage our own election which is speedily forthcoming. It is not at all beyond reason that segments of our American voters will do exactly as the Spanish voters have just done and turn the entire "mess" over to John Kerry as their miracle worker. One Al-Quida attack between now and November might well swing enough unthinking voters to make it happen that way again...here.
It couldn't happen here!
Don't be too sure of that.
A.L.M. March 15. 2004 [c402wds]
