Pharmer, even you and any American with one eye open knows that Kerry's hunt is an election stunt. Give us a break! And since you brought it up how does voting republican go against my political interests since I'm not a high level executive. HUH?? How does that even make sense? The Republican view is my political interest. My economic interests have not been effected one way or another accept I have recieved more tax credits and a couple of refunds in the mail that I wasn't counting on. Is our place in the world stronger? Were the most powerfull nation in the world!! Have we balanced the budget??? It hasn't been balanced since Vietnam or longer! I heard a Kerry add the other day that said Bush took over a surplus and turned it into the biggest deficit in history. You can't tell me you believe we had a surplus four years ago. That was the big topic back then. "We have to balance the budget" both sides said they had a plan, remember. Bush takes over a deficit, leads through the biggest attack in the history of our home land, goes to war, endures what, 4 major hurricanes. And now you expect him to be the first one in how many years to balance the budget!!! Are we more secure?? When was the last time we were attacked?? How long had it been before 9-11? Oh yeah that was only a nuisance the first time at the trade center, and those soldiers on the U.S.S. Cole only 30 or so died there! Could it be that punching a bully in the nose will make him think twice? Do you think that if we hadn't attacked Iraq that we would not have been attacked or threatened again. How long should we have waited for them to comply with inspection teams? 10 years? Oh wait it had been longer then that! What if we wouldn't have gone to Afghanistan. Do you think maybe everyone would like Americans? Sorry to burst your bubble but it just aint so! And it hasn't been so since WW 2. I finished my second term of enlistment 6 years ago. Coming from small town Iowa I was shocked to find that not everyone liked us or wanted us around. We were given many briefings on groups who wanted to do us ill will. I remember one of these guys was named Osama something or other and this was under dear old Bill. I wonder if a pre-emptive strike then would of changed anything now?? This country has went through more in the last 4 years then at any 4 year period in the last 50. And NOW we are to think that one man is responsible for any of the problems we have. I paid a 1.85 for gas under Clinton and the economy was slipping I was sent into "conflicts" three times I watched thirteen friends leave one evening on a mission and only 5 came back. Why wasn't everyone on Clinton's case??
Now you are calling Republicans, sound bite terrorists. That's right I haven't heard one false, misleading or scare tactic add from the liberals.
The conservative side is not perfect and never will be. And maybe all of these so called "hot button topics" won't get changed. But as long as there's hope I will to. And as long as I can do my part to keep the liberal "hot button" issues from becoming reallity I will.
That may be OUR, only chance to survive!!!!!!!!!!!