Henry,

Kerry did NOT turn his back on the troops! That is a terrible distortion. Speaking as someone who was alive during the Vietnam War and watched it every night on the news, all Kerry did was come home and protest the war, not condemn the troops fighting it. His comments are being taken out of context and spun for political fodder.

And his vote against the $87 Billion was a political statement of protest of the way Bush went about all of this, contrary to the understanding of many in Congress on both sides of the aisle, combined with his refusal to roll back his tax cuts for the wealthy in order to finance his appropriation. Bush is great when it comes to unfunded appropriations, like, oh, "No Child Left Behind"? There is alot more to a legislators vote than meets the eye.

What the hell are you talking about regarding Nader? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know, fill me in!

Peace,

Jim

Don,

Very selfish and self serving!

What you apparently don't realize, is that you are already "laboring" for someone elses agenda, but apparently you don't mind laboring for the wealthy, you only object to laboring for those less fortunate than you.

And these aren't my causes, they are just causes that I support. I don't stand to gain a thing, just to see our country become an even better place to live. I guess you must be from that "ME" generation, that only worries about themselves.

You don't choose your causes, Bush, Corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy do! You're a slave, and you don't even know it! I feel sorry for you.

It's not that it's up to ME to decide anything; we live in a democracy. It is up to US to decide. And guess what? If the majority of us, through our elected officials, decide to embrace all or some of the goals I have suggested as the best way to further the interests of our nation, then I guess you're just stuck with it, aren't you?

Like I said, you apparently don't mind letting the wealthy tell you who and what to labor for, you don't mind making them wealthier at everyone elses expense, but you'll be damned if you're gonna labor for anyone who really needs it, even when it improves the standard of living for everyone.

Your answer to crime is especially entertaining. Very short sighted and simplistic. If only it were that easy!

You know all those guns you're so fond of talking about? I hope you shoot better than you view politics and economics, because otherwise you're gonna go around shooting yourself in the foot, and telling everyone you meant to do it, and you can do it if you want to, and they can't tell you where or how to shoot!

I'm not trying to make everyone equal, just to give everyone a truly equal opportunity, and to make everyone better than they are now. We have the means, but our greed, so adequately illustrated by your response, is what holds us back. Fortunately, guys like you are in the minority. Most people understand the value of teamwork, and community, and the concept that we are only as good as the least of our peers.

Good luck!

Jim

Reading you guys and your thoughts made me realize that more than ever we need George Bush in office. You think it is corporate but what about unions which seem to hold the democrats hostage every two to four years. One thing the democrats are forgetting about our economy is that 9/11 happened and changed everything. We almost lost most of our airlines and had to bail them out. Our financial sector took a hard hit with the Twin Towers going down. People in this country did not feel secure and that meant people did not spend their money on goods so people lost their jobs. We spent Home Land security which added to everything else . Now blame that on Bush all you want, but it wasn't his fault but it was the terrorist. One last thing if you believe Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism than you are not living in the real world. They have supported Hamas and Saddam paid martyrs money to blow up people in Isreal. Think what you want but I will be voting for George Bush in November and will know with him in office we are not going to ask for the worlds thoughts before we act.

Add one more thing for the democrats and there 527's. Read this article about Florida and tell me that this election isn't full of criminal acts in your party aka democrats


http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2004/10/08/s1d_ELECT_1008.html

I really dont know anything about politics and most of the time I can say I honestly could care less. In this election I WAS undecided, but if Kerry thinks 10% of what his supporters on this board do I wouldnt vote for him if I had a gun to my head. I guess I will have to do some more research but this thread has me definetly leaning twoard bush.