The Dems and Repubs are near twins. Kerry might dot an i differently
in Iraq, he might add a program or two at home, but the country would
have seen very very little difference in day to day life if the election
swung the other way. In the debate, Kerry couldn't talk fast enough to
avoid speaking of his wife. A marriage of convience doesn't enthrall me,
doesn't impassion me. I'm sure he cares deeply for Tereza, but his lack
of passion for her was a Thunderclap. Surely a man who exhibits so
little regard for his wife, cannot bring much more enthusiasm to my
behalf.
yup...I chose a man vs trophy husband. Taxes wouldn't have changed
much, Iraq wouldn't have altered in any great degree, Kerry told us this.
The old Demo causes have been cast off, I have been a long time and big
time cash supporter of Green Peace, World Wildlife Fund, Jaques Cousteau
Society and more. Did the dems stand up for the Enviroment?
Did the replublicans pour arsenic in my sewers? No to both. Our junior
Democratic senator from Washington State got started in Congress and was
known as "Microsoft's Congresswoman." Forgive me, but in my youth, no
self respecting Dem would have had any public ties to such a huge corp.
It's even stranger since her personal fortune came from Real Networks who
at various times have sued MS for anti competition practices. Those are
the Dems of today, not when I was young. Our Republican Congressman
unseated the Democratic Speaker of the House, a man with near 30 years in
Congress, by campaigning for term limits..when his self appointed day
came...he 'forgot' the 3 terms and out promise. Donkey or Elephant,
politicians just ain't what they used to be.
So I didn't vote for cause, I didn't vote for or against the war. I
didn't give credence to either side's slander adds. I certainly didn't
give creedence to such fine Americans as Michael Moore, whose conviction
to the truth is only as deep as his next edited film clip. I didn't vote
for or against a God I have no ties to. I have no Party and I have no
desire for one, they take care of themselves, not me.
But I did see a man UNAFRAID to profess his innermost feeling. And
next to that man I saw a boy clinging to his mother's apron strings..
Neither can assure me our friends under Allah's banner won't burn me
alive tomorrow, neither can make the French do our bidding, our interests
are no longer theirs. So when I said who cares about the world, I guess
I was stating obliquely that the world cares very little about the USA
and I don't have enough reason to care about them either. I have great
interaction with many thoughtful reasoned international folks via the
net. But in the end, we are just men playing with toys. My obsession
with simming keeps me from engaging the world, keeps me from realizing my
wife's failing health, my son's relative immaturity. No, as long as I
worry about who's driving from the***pit and who's not, then all the
other stuff is just so minute.
So yeah...I am not afraid to say. I voted for the President because he
loves. I don't have that passion, I envy him. If you can give me a
better reason why you voted for, I'm assuming Kerry, then feel free to
enlighten me.
Dave Henrie