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"Warp" <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote in message
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> If that's so, then why was he elected a second time?
>
> Sounds to me like at least half of the voters didn't agree with you.
I voted for him. Twice. The first time, I thought he was a better choice.
The second time, I felt that we had a choice between two idiots. I voted
for the one we already knew (the known quantity). Yes, I use the term
"idiot" loosely. But certainly, John Kerry was about as good of a candidate
as Michael Dukakis. Obama, on the other hand, was the ideal candidate. The
only problem there is that no one really knows anything about him. In
politics, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but once the election's over,
it leaves some of us quite uncomfortable.
I supported Bush for at least 3 years. By the second election, I had strong
doubts, but believing that Republicans were more in-touch with my beliefs, I
went and voted for him again. Republicans later proved that no one in
government shares my beliefs, save a small few, like Ron Paul. They seemed
to think that they could pass some worthless legislation to impress the
Religious Right, instead of passing legislation that really speaks to the
core values of those of us who are more Libertarian than Republican (limited
government/taxation, and basically a "just stay out of my way" attitude).
The Republicans, largely under Bush's guidance, completely lost touch with
that segment of the American Public, and it was largely those people that
voted them into office in 1994. So, we made sure to vote them out in 2006.
At this point in my life, I no longer feel a strong party affiliation. I
find myself agreeing with Barney Frank (a far left gay congressman from
Massachusettes), than I do with just about any of the Republicans currently
in office.
I consider myself a religious person to some extent, and I've certainly made
posts here which coincide with that. But the "Religious Right" has
completely ruined the Republican party that I used to believe in.
Certainly, some issues (abortion) can have moral overtones, but it's almost
as if the entire party chose that single issue, and any time they needed
votes, they just beat the religious drums. That sickens me. Religion
should have no place in politics. In fact, I wrote to my Congressman
concerning legislation that was passed in 2006 which attemped to (and
partially succeeded) ban Internet poker. As someone who plays frequently,
and enjoys the game, I wrote a well-thought out letter. His response said
things like Internet poker funnels money to terrorists, causes gambling
addiction, and more to the point, was already illegal. (Yet no one was ever
convicted. Why is that?) The terrorist argument infuriated me. That's
like claiming that drinking beer supports Al Qaeda. The other arguments had
some merit, but gee, smoking and drinking and a whole host of other
activities are also bad for a few.
Poor John McCain got associated with Bush, and yet he was the one Republican
to actually stand up against the President and the rest of his party when he
felt it was necessary. No, he wasn't 180 degrees different, but perhaps 30.
LOL.
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