13 August 2004
Superstitious Patterns
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I don't believe in any of this, but when you've got superstitious fundamentalists like Falwell and Robertson blaming homosexuals, feminists, and general American godlessness for hurricanes and the September 11 attacks, I figure it's worth pretending, kinda like pretending to believe in Friday the 13th being bad luck.
Watching the satellite images of Hurricane Charley bearing down on Florida, I couldn't help wondering if maybe this is punishment for screwing up the 2000 election, timed to serve as a fresh reminder during this one.
Then of course there's the interesting coincidence of 1992 and 2004: President George Bush, previously thought be a shoe-in for re-election following his "triumphant" invasion of Iraq, faces a serious challenge from a centrist, business-friendly democrat stressing the poor state of the economy and the president's apathetic attitude about it. A huge early-season hurricane hit Florida. And Bush lost.
The recent devastation to parts of Florida is tragic. But given that it's happened, one can hope to see history repeat itself.
# 2004-08-13 03:16 PM | TrackBackI was thinking about that myself a couple of days ago. The Weather Channel had a special on just after Hurricane Charley hit Florida about early-season hurricanes. Anyways, you can't really say that Kerry is a personality copy of Clinton. Public opinion polls are still showing that people trust Bush on the economy more than Kerry (which I think is absolutely absurd), and I don't really see Kerry as being "business-friendly" either. At least not as much as Clinton.
Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see.
Posted by: Scott Harris at August 27, 2004 03:11 PMSure, Kerry's no clone of Clinton, but then neither is W. a clone of his father. G.H.W. Bush was a horrible man to elect as president, but at least he was qualified for the job. (For example, he knew to wait until Hussein actually invaded someone before going in to remind him that the U.S. was in charge.) I would have thought that adding Barbara Bush's genes to Herbert's would've been an improvement, but given how Jeb, W., and Neil turned out, I don't think so. (Maybe the two forgotten Bush kids turned out better.)
Posted by: God's ex-Boyfriend at August 28, 2004 08:38 AM
