"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> 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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