A Bush Democrat


While my Jewish bretheren were honoring the Sabbath on Friday night, I was watching Hannity and Colmes. They had Gene Simmons, of KISS fame, on. He surprised me by being articulate, and well-educated. I've since learned that he speaks 4 languages.

To the point. When asked how he voted in the presidential election, he explained how he was a big Clinton supporter, and how he'd voted for Gore in 2000. In 2004, however, he voted for George W. Bush. He went on to explain that certain issues were just too important; namely the War on Terrorism and Iraq. He felt Bush was the better man to tackle these crucial issues.

A quote from a piece I found at Newsmax:

As for fellow libs in the entertainment biz, Simmons says that he’s “ashamed to be surrounded by people calling themselves Liberal who are, in my opinion, spitting on the graves of brave American soldiers who gave their life to fight a war that wasn't theirs ... in a country they've never been to ... simply to liberate the people therein.”

I don't predict anyone referring to Simmons as a so-called "values voter" any time soon. Rather, I think Simmons represents (if a bit iconoclastically) a bloc that played a significant role in Bush's reelection. These voters may differ on social, economic and other issues, but they understand the importance of the war against Muslim extremists willing to go to any length to destroy our way of life, and they understand that George W. Bush and the GOP are by far the more serious of the two parties in dealing with them. - served up by Nomad @ 2:15 PM