Katz, I agree that the two parties look very similar -- in terms of sound bites and imagery, Bush is trying to look like a bleeding-heart conservative, and Gore a liberal with family values. However, this is only the rhetoric, which is (as you would agree) canned for public consumption. In substance, the two parties are night and day: just look at Bush's massive tax cuts and Gore's massive social programs.
It worries me when intelligent people think there's no differnce between the parties, because it shows that they're only hearing the superficial messages tailored to sway the public. Look beneath the surface.
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Katz, I agree that the two parties look very similar -- in terms of sound bites and imagery, Bush is trying to look like a bleeding-heart conservative, and Gore a liberal with family values. However, this is only the rhetoric, which is (as you would agree) canned for public consumption. In substance, the two parties are night and day: just look at Bush's massive tax cuts and Gore's massive social programs.
It worries me when intelligent people think there's no differnce between the parties, because it shows that they're only hearing the superficial messages tailored to sway the public. Look beneath the surface.