Monday, November 13, 2006 To: Friends & Supporters From: Gary Bauer Validating Our Fears A number of post-election polls have suggested that, as Newsweek put it, “Republicans lost the 2006 midterm [election] more than the Democrats won it.” According to the Newsweek poll, 85% of respondents cited disapproval of the administration’s handling of the war in Iraq as a “major reason” Democrats won. Seventy-one percent cited disapproval of George Bush’s job performance; 67% cited Republican spending habits; 63% said it was disapproval of the Republican congressional performance generally. Only 27% of those asked cited the quality of Democrat candidates as a reason Democrats won the election. In other words, the American people were not voting “for” the Democrats as much as they were expressing their disapproval of the Republican performance of late. That said, voters are worried about what the Democrats might do with their majority status. Fifty-one percent of those polled by Newsweek said they were “very concerned” that the new Congress will push too hastily for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while 43% said they were “very concerned” that the Democrat majority would hamper the administration’s efforts to combat terrorism. Those fears were validated with several headlines in the papers this morning. First, key Senate Democrats announced over the weekend that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq will be the top priority of the Democrat-controlled Senate, with legislation being introduced in January. Then, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco announced that she was throwing her weight behind Rep. Jack Murtha in his race for House Majority Leader. Murtha is one of the most vocal anti-war critics of the administration and a hero of the radical Left. Not surprisingly, America’s enemies overseas are also declaring victory. Two hundred socialist members of the European Union issued a statement saying that last Tuesday’s elections represented “the beginning of the end of a six-year nightmare for the world,” as though America – not Islamofascism – were responsible for the global war that is raging against Western Civilization. This is how Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, interpreted the results of our elections: “This issue (the elections) is not a purely domestic issue for America, but it is the defeat of Bush’s hawkish policies in the world. Since Washington’s hostile and hawkish policies have always been against the Iranian nation, this defeat is actually an obvious victory for the Iranian nation. …With the scandalous defeat of America’s policies in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and Afghanistan, America’s threats are empty threats on an international scale.” Abu al-Masri, leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, evidently aware of Democrat plans to retreat, taunted us, saying, “We haven’t had enough of your blood yet. We call on the lame duck (President Bush) not to hurry his escape the way the defense secretary did [referring to Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation]. Remain steadfast on the battlefield, you coward. We will not rest from our Jihad until we … have blown up the filthiest house – which is called the White House.” In other words, leaving Iraq won’t end the war – the jihadists will come to America. If our enemies overseas are emboldened by the results of the elections, if they believe America is an “empty threat” on the world stage, then we must steel ourselves for dark days ahead, my friends. What I don’t understand is why leading Democrats have not taken to the airwaves to denounce these statements and dispel any misguided notions that America is a nation in decline, lacking the will to defend our values. Banning God And Country Unfortunately, anti-Americanism is alive and well here at home, too. Just three days before Veterans Day, leftist students at Orange Coast College in California voted to ban the Pledge of Allegiance before student government meetings because, according to Reuters, “they see no reason to publicly swear loyalty to God and the U.S. government.” The ban was sponsored by a student trustee who identifies himself as a socialist and an atheist. He said the Pledge inspires nationalism, violates the separation of church and state, and is irrelevant. If this kind of thinking ever prevails in the hearts of our nation’s youth, America will become irrelevant. Fortunately, I believe our young men and women in uniform serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all around the world are more representative of America’s youth. * * * * * If you are interested in receiving Mr. Bauer's daily report by e-mail, please call 703-671-9700, visit SIGN UP FOR GARY BAUER'S "END OF DAY REPORT" or simply send a reply e-mail titled "Subscribe" and include your name and address. To be removed from Gary Bauer's End of Day distribution list, please reply to this message with "Remove" in the subject line. Please feel free to share this report with family and friends. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, donations to American Values are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. 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