Enlighten Me...Enter at your own risk
lnelson
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WHY would I vote for Kerry v.s Bush?
What has Kerry done that would swing my vote?
What does Kerry stand for?
I have yet to figure out any of these from his political platform.
I know where Bush stands on most issues and although some of his ideals are not mine I trust him more than Kerry to lead our country but please enlighten me.
JMO,
Lisa
What has Kerry done that would swing my vote?
What does Kerry stand for?
I have yet to figure out any of these from his political platform.
I know where Bush stands on most issues and although some of his ideals are not mine I trust him more than Kerry to lead our country but please enlighten me.
JMO,
Lisa
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Kerry's main qualification is that he's not Bush. I'm voting for the Anti-Bush because I think Bush misled the American people about his reasons for invading Iraq without dealing with more tangible threats like North Korea. That's just my opinion, and other people are entitled to my opinion, too. x:D
James Sokolowski
HRhero.com
In any case, I too am voting for Kerry because he is not Bush. I do not recall being this concerned about a president and the people advising him since Richard Nixon was president.
I am not voting for Kerry, in that I am voting against Bush. He has lied to us, he has his own agenda, is against the environment, is for big business, does not seem to care about the loss of American soldiers (How many Funerals has he attended ?), and he has turned the whole world against us. So, I guess you can add me to the ABB group (anybody but Bush).
The crap about Bush lying is hollow since it makes no difference, even if he did, which he did not. He stated his reasons which appear to have been based on wrong intelligence. Even ole long-face supported invasion based on that same intelligence. Voting against Bush because he beat up a bully when there was a bigger bully over in North Korea doesn't make much sense.
I'm for big business too. What person who wants to prosper is not? Is the converse being for little business, or being a socialist and thinking all business should be dumbed down to an equal footing and redestributing wealth?
That's the entire bottom line. If you are for Socialism and redistribution of wealth, vote the Democrat ticket, straight. If you want your taxes to stay at 36 or 50% and higher, go with Heinz-Kerry and the Kennedy ticket. If you've had enough of the endless growth of the great society of Lyndon Johnson, grit your teeth and vote for 'W'. It's as simple as that.
Don't know who I'm voting for...I guess I'll have to shut my eyes and pull which ever lever my hand falls on. I like W for some things and on others I don't...I like Kerry but he reminds me too much of Herman Munster...and he has some good and bad points too. Which brings me to Ralph Nader.
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Ummmm...let me watch a few more Kerry commercials and maybe I can find something he is firm on.
I guess one good thing about Kerry...he didn't come stompin threw my town...but George W did. George has been to Pennsylvania more often than not.
But wait a minute...just what are these "drugs from Canada"??? maybe they could help ?? smile
Bush has done nothing to forestall the profiteering and price gouging the pharmaceutical industry is engaged in here in the US. At least Kerry would allow people to import the same drug, at significantly lower prices in most cases, from Canada.
>"cause" based on misinformation. A mistake was
>made get out of there.
In response to this one issue would you rather continue to have Saddam Huissan in power and torturing his people because they were not conforming to his regime. Then I say to you,
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke
When someone is in trouble do you sit and watch or do you help. I would hope we would all help.
Granted the reason for us being in Iraq was misinformation but KNOWING what was happening there do you turn your head and ignore it because it is not happening in your backyard?
Our soldiers have made it THEIR choice to defend our country and the less fortunate be it in our country or abroad.
And I will defend and support all who have served our country for their honor and bravery until the day I die. During times of war or peace it makes no difference to me they are all heroes for the sacrifice they are willing to make for my freedoms.
This is just my opinion and not those of other formunites.
Lisa
We ignored it in Rwanda. We're ignoring it in Sudan. We ignored it in just about every war- and famine-torn country in Africa with the exception of Somalia. We ignore it whenever it is against our self-interest to intervene.
Your point is thoughtful, logical and well-said. But it should also be pointed out that with Saddam Hussein in power, we could control him and keep his activities in check. Now, he is out of power and we are trying to juggle two different factions who are at each other's throats as well as ours.
Your position on Irag is exactly like mine and you've articulated it very well, just as you've done in a previous post or two. But I just can't reconcile it with your decision not to vote against Bush. You're breaking my heart! Can't Iraq + drugs from Canada + stem cell research equal a vote for Kerry??
Sorry, I'm rambling. Time to go home. x:-)
However, as compassionate a nation as we think we are, we seldom act in areas really needing our help because there's nothing in it for us - Africa is a case in point. Either that or we're gun shy - last time we intervened in Africa we got our collective butts kicked.
Yes, there was misinformation involving the weapons of mass destruction. Kerry voted for the war based on that information also. Do people hold him "personally responsible" for the war? I don't think so.
Also, people prefer to forget that the United Nations had given Saddam 12 chances.....most of them "last chances." But Saddam would not let the inspectors do their jobs without interference. If you were personally given "12 chances" to change your behavior "or else," why would you change! At least the United States of American had the courage to actually back up this "last chance" when NO ONE ELSE would. Saddam had NO RESPECT for the United Nations, but he now knows that the US stands by their word.
A former employee of ours has been activated and of course we are all praying for him, but we are also VERY PROUD that he will be fighting for freedom of the Iraqis and for Americans everywhere.
Kerry supporters also choose to forget that Kerry voted for war using the same misinformation given the President Bush. Would Kerry have voted differently if he were the President....I don't think so.
George Bush is the man who will get the job done.....not Kerry.
Linda Emser
Kerry's problem is that he's overly complex. We, as Americans, like our positions short and simple. Things are either good or bad, right or wrong. Unfortunately, it's just not always that simple.
Staying the course is admirable, when you're on the right one. Since declaring "success" in Afghanistan, we've learned that we really weren't done there yet...and were well into Iraq and just didn't have the resources to do both. Unfortunately, this is a big job and I don't know that it's weakness to admit or ask for help from our international allies. That's what the UN is for, we are a global community. Usually it works pretty well.
I also have difficulty with the belief that I cannot both support the men and women serving in the armed forces AND still ask hard questions about what they are doing there. I rather think this shows greater support of their interests and well being.
Bush was very clear during the last election that Iraq was a project of his. Saddam was going down, it was just a question of when and how.
Finally, the federal deficit is a reality. It has grown monumentally in only 3 years. Where will we be after four more years of Bush? Yes, Kerry will raise taxes..but a balanced budget is important to the health of our country.
It's not that I want short and simple yes or no answers. I do though want to reach a point, when the sentence's commas stop and I think the question has been answered. Kerry has not been able to do that.
As to the borders, Oreily asked Booosh about military on the border and Bush said absolutely not, he would not do that. Oreily said, "You know that's not the answer Americans will be happy with", and Bush replied, "Well, it's an honest answer." I personally am very alarmed that nobody will control our borders. It's going to lead to our next 'twin towers'.
this may help undecided voters see the candidates more clearly--through all the partisian rhetoric...