Really steamed.I recently received a notice that it is time to renew my subscription to Commonweal com·mon·weal n. 1. The public good or welfare. 2. Archaic A commonwealth or republic. Noun 1. . Although I have read your magazine since my college days, I am sad to say that I am letting my subscription lapse. Your coverage of politics makes it clear that the Bush administration oppresses the poor, exports jobs, rapes the environment, tramples our liberties, turns back the clock on civil rights, alienates the international community by leading us into war under false pretenses False representations of material past or present facts, known by the wrongdoer to be false, and made with the intent to defraud a victim into passing title in property to the wrongdoer. , mismanages the economy, and commits other blunders and moral outrages too numerous to mention, all patently obvious to educated, open-minded people with an ounce of decency. This may come as a surprise, but among educated, open-minded people with an ounce of decency there are those who believe that on balance President George W. Bush has been good for the country and voted to reelect re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re him. I include myself in that number and would prefer a more analytical approach to the issues as opposed to accepting liberal assumptions as self-evident truths. If I want to immerse myself in political correctness politically correct adj. Abbr. PC 1. Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. there are other journals of opinion (available at less cost), numerous Web sites, and the coffee hour between services at my Episcopal church Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. Doctrine and Organization . Therefore I am leaving Commonweal for now. I will miss the biweekly ritual of opening the magazine and seeing how far I can read before I get really steamed. JAMES A. BUFORD JR. Auburn, Ala. THE EDITORS REPLY: We plead guilty to finding many of President Bush's policies and actions, especially the war in Iraq (we supported the war in Afghanistan), misguided or worse, and we've explained why in detail. In our opinion, Bush has steered the nation in a very dangerous direction. His reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re does not vindicate what we consider to be his failures in judgment. We're sorry that James Buford finds Commonweal lacking in analytical rigor rigor /rig·or/ (rig´er) [L.] chill; rigidity. rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers. , but since he offers no argument for his support of Bush besides the notion that "on balance ... he has been good for the country," it is hard to respond analytically. For what it's worth, we weren't too crazy about Kerry either. |
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