Chocola’s extra campaign funds came with a price: him standing next to George W. Bush. That used to be something of a benefit to Republican candidates. Now, it’s an albatross around their necks. The Bush administration’s mismanagement of the Iraq War has turned it into a quagmire. Despite all of the money poured into Homeland Security, the Department of Homeland Security basically sat by and watched as New Orleans was washed off the map. Deficits are soaring. Communist China owns huge amounts of our debt. And Rep. Chocola has been by his side the whole way.

God help us if more legislators had been like Chocola and wanted to support Mr. Bush’s efforts to privatize social security. I suspect lots of the elderly would be in bad shape if Chocola and Bush had done for social security what they’ve done for the deficit, New Orleans, and Iraq.

Another point to consider is this: when the Boston Globe picked an area to visit to show the disillusionment that voters, not just Democrats, have with President Bush and those who support him (i.e. Chocola), they chose northern Indiana. Indiana has a reputation on the east and west coasts as a typical midwestern “red” state that has given President Bush strong and steady support. If his popularity is sliding here, he must be in trouble. He is, and so is Chocola.

Keep up the good work,
Dustin Blythe
dustinblythe@toast.net