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Originally posted by Captain Wrongway Peachfuzz:
It took a while but I have decided who to vote for. I consider myself a true independent because of my intense beliefs on political issues. Neither party has my vote as a gimme nor will they ever. I was suspicious of both Bush and Kerry until last nights debate. I checked and there is truth to the point that Kerry voted against the first gulf war. He had the multi-national coalition, he had clear military aggression from Saddam, He had a UN resolution giving the green light to force and he voted against giving approval for the war.
Now he says that is what he would need to approve using force against an enenmy? His record shows very different.

On that one issue alone...Bush gets my vote.

Peachfuzz
Fascinating. Check the CWP above. For long 4 years he agonized on who to vote for. He chose to vote for Bush because Kerry voted against the Gulf war 13 years ago . Kerry 'flip-flopped' on the Gulf War. What horror! That one mistake by Kerry sealed CWP's vote. He made this choice against this background: the Bush mess in Iraq (more than 1000 dead), the first net loss of jobs since the Great Depression, the country which is deeply divided by the Bush policies of cultural warfare. No matter that Bush took the country to the brink of the economic, political and social self-destruction. Does not matter to CWP, Kerry voted against the Gulf war 13 years ago.

Think about the irony of it. We may have 4 more years of DYBYA (no disrespect meant) just because Kerry voted against the Gulf War I.

Most of the people who support Bush have a tunnel vision. The single issue voters may cost us dearly. The GOP did a great job creating millions of CWPs.

Most of them vote for Bush out of self interest and their own narrow pet peeves. Here is a short list of some single issues which drive the Bush voters:

1. TAX CUTS. For a couple of extra pieces of silver they will sell the country and their kids' future down the river.
2. ANGER AND FEAR OF TERRORISM blinds them to the incompetence of Bush's national security policies. 'At least he is resolute and kicks some ASS in Iraq.'
3. ABORTION.
4. GAYS
5. GUNS
6. ENERGY (don't touch my SUV) - AND SCREW THE ENVIRONMENT.
7. PROPERTY RIGHTS - AND SCREW THE ENVIRONMENT.
8. BLIND LOYALTY TO THE GOVERNMENT.
9. DISDAIN OF THE POOR - they are scum and deserve what they got.
10. RACISM AND BIGOTRY.
11. RELIGION - One nation under God.
12. PRIVATIZING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE
13. CORPORATE WELFARE
14.PATRIOTISM - they confuse real PATRIOTISM with wrapping themselves and their SUVs in flags and yellow ribbons. They call everybody who disagrees with the government UN-PATRIOTIC.

They vote based on one or two of these issues to the complete neglect of others. Some of the issues are not really issues but value judgments. Like a miner in W. VA who will vote for Bush because '... Bush believes in God ...', even though he is on disability and dying from the black lung disease, which Bush's labor and environment policies gave him. \:o

On the other hand, most Democratic voters I know vote on a broad range of issues and values, sometimes to the detriment of themselves or their socio-economic group. They care more about the Country, Freedom, and Democracy than about their parochial interests. They also care more about the welfare of other people and about the social harmony than about grabbing their 'fair' share of the pie.

The coming election will show if the majority of Americans are broad minded free thinking people who can sacrifice their immediate profit for the good of the Country or a herd of self centered scared sheep looking to save their hides even at the cost of loosing their Freedom.

Every Nation deserves the leaders they get. Don't tell me that we cannot do better then DUBYA and CHENEY.