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"Jeremy \"UncleHoot\" Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftware cmo> wrote:
> 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.
I must admit this is the best argumented post I have read in a long
time about politics. I can't object to anything (especially because I'm
not American).
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- Warp
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