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QuoteJust like how a vote for Perot was a vote for Clinton.
Originally posted by: Warbler
because as I said before, a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush.
Mackey, you said something very key there, that expresses the feelings of far too many people.
I don't like Kerry, but I dislike Bush more, so I'll vote Kerry.
I'd be willing to bet a paycheck that if the polls had a "None of the Above" choice, you'd probably see Kerry's numbers drop like a rock.
One problem that I see with this whole election is the Vietnam issue, on both sides. Its distracting from what needs to be legitimate issues.
When it comes to Bush, so he got some favorable treatment, so what?? I could care less. I got some favorable treatment concerning my job. My mom knew the person in charge of the library, was here one day 6 years ago, heard that a computer-related job was opening up, and gave me the heads up. That's how life goes.
And Kerry, all the pundits after the DNC were saying "Why, even after all rumors about his Vietnam service, would he come out and continue to use it as a reason for him being a presidential candidate? Why wouldn't he discuss his record over the past 20 years in the Senate?"
Perhaps he didn't discuss his 20 years in the Senate because he was afraid it would hurt him, but that's just my opinion.
What needs to be important??
War on Terror, the Economy, the rising cost of medical insurance, etc.
1. War on Terror: Every poll I've seen (and I know polls mean very little) shows that people believe that Bush will be far stronger on terror than Kerry will be. Given what Kerry has said himself about it, I have to agree.
2. Economy: Don't let the media or 527s fool you, the economy is doing very well.
We're down millions of jobs!!- Yah, maybe that's was true, and 527 groups like America Coming Together have been hard at work talking about this. The thing is, when that group calculated the losses, they typically stop tallying in February of this year. Why? Because we've gained probably 2 million jobs since then, and it hurts their argument against Bush.
(Trust me, I know this because they dropped a flier at my house one day. I got a good chuckle out of it during my dinner break from work)
Also, it should be pointed out that the method used to get that 'millions of jobs lost' number is significantly flawed. That number is calculated by contacting major corporations. IBM, Proctor and Gamble, 3M, etc.
But, the number completely disregards those people that have decided to become self-employeed or those that are working in small businesses, which, as many might remember, were given a major tax break by Bush, and can afford to hire more people.
3. Medical: Kerry wants universal health care, at a massive cost to the American taxpayer. Today I read that the estimated cost of his plan is roughly $1 trillion over 10 years.
Kerry wants to do this to help the uninsured. Why are they uninsured?? Because it costs too much (or they're lazy). Why does it cost too much?? Because insurance companies are the one's that end up having to pay out massive malpractice settlements for doctors. Who caused these massive lawsuits?
Trial Lawyers (including VP candidate, John Edwards).
So, Kerry wants to throw more money into the system. Bush wants to reduce the number of frivilous law suits to reduce insurance costs.
(So, Bush wants to save you money twice. Once with insurance, once with the taxes)
Now, besides attacking Bush, talking about Vietnam, and bubbling about his massive universal health care system, I haven't heard any of Kerry's policy ideas. Maybe I'm not just listening hard enough, I will not discount that fact.
Meanwhile, Bush has talked about increasing homeownership, reducing the tax code, medical savings accounts to help offset some medical costs, continuing to increase accountability in the schools, slight changes to the social security system so that individiuals have more control over their money.
What I see, when you get right down to it, is Bush wanting to empower people. Give them a chance to run their own lives without the government stepping in every 5 minutes to say "You're doing that wrong, here's a better way."
Well, maybe I want to be wrong.
