Is There Any Surprise?

2004 saw many surprising developments. The MOST surprising is the fact that the Main Stream Media missed the undertow of conservatism which revealed itself in many ways BEFORE THE ELECTION.

I point to the America which spent its hard earned entertainment dollars on "The Last Temptation Of Christ". That movie was initially received as "highly contreversial", "too violent", "not enough plot" (come on!!). Really though, it looks like the movie was only contreversial to the media.

Mel Gibson looked like a hero for making the film, it was very well received, mystical happenings on the set (validation?), it made almost $200 million!

So WHERE IS THE SURPRISE that RELIGION played a part in this election???

The only people who were surprised were the people who worked in the insulated Network News Departmemts.

As I continue to peel the layers away, sociologically, of the results, it becomes easier and easier to see that the elements for Bush's victory were in place.

Bush, like Schwartzenegger, are Democrats in Republican clothing. The Democrats on the other hand, are now officially a FRINGE party filled with Left Edge ideas while the Republican party has tried to embrace Democratic ideas from twenty and thirty years ago.

Don't be surprised if this trend continues.