A Democrat who dislikes Bush? Now that’s unique journalism!
Ben Lenet has an opinion piece in today’s Emerald, the first of what we can assume will be many since he’s apparantly now a columnist. So what insights does BenLen have into the modern American political scene? Let’s take a gander:
In these troubling times, where we are faced with the threats of terrorism, global warming, rising health costs and an education system that struggles to stay afloat, I hoped the Republican Party would use its control to govern effectively. Instead we’ve been treated to almost six years of smoke and mirrors resulting in no tangible benefits for middle and lower class Americans.
With the midterm elections only six months away, I hope all of us will see through the distractions and wedges and elect politicians who have the bravery and character to confront the real issues.
What a brave stand! Why, with balls like that you’d almost think he wasn’t co-chair of the College Democrats. What else does Ben have to say?
Instead, President Bush has spent the last four and a half years dividing us. It seems that every few months the Republican Party rolls out an issue for the sole purpose of dividing and distracting. I would never say that these issues aren’t important — they are. Nevertheless, they are nowhere near as pressing as lessening our dependence on foreign oil, providing health care to children or insuring education for all. So instead of tackling the real issues, every few months we are thrust into debating “wedge issues” (issues brought up for the sole purpose of distracting and dividing).
This is funny coming from Lenet. He was one of a number of people who attempted to get the Student Senate to sign an Iran resolution– a resolution with no relevance to campus issues or the Senate’s constitutional duties. At the 4/26 Student Senate meeting, in fact, a presentation on the Diversity Plan by Dr. Charles Martinez was pushed aside so that the Senate could listen to Lenet and his cohorts attempt to justify sending the resolution to be enumerated by the Rules committee.
