"Jeremy \"UncleHoot\" Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecmo> 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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