I know that electing our next President is a BIG DEAL, but some people blow it way out of proportion! It's one thing to judge the presidential candidates based on what they stand for, but it's another thing to start judging each other based on who each of thinks should be voted in as President. It's almost as if we are choosing the people we make friends with based on their political views. OMG! What is our world comming to?!?!?! There's a lot more to a person than who they think should be President!! A lot of people talk badly about Bush and the way he handled the War on Terrorism, but you have to take a step back and look at the situation from other points of view. I have respect for anyone who would even attempt to handle a situation like that!! And you also have to keep in mind that he's not making all the decisions he makes alone. There are other people helping him ya know!! It seems to me as if the President always has to take the blame whether it was really their doing or not. Who knows, maybe he himself is against a lot of this war stuff, but the other people helping with this stuff are all for it. Where does that put him? He's not going to walk into a press conference and say, "I'm against all this war stuff,... but the people who tell me what to do are all for it,... so I guess I'll say I'm for it, too!"
As for who should be voted in as President,... We see all kinds of commercials on TV in which Bush and Kerry basicaly bash each other. I'm not sure if I want someone running the nation who is just going to bash other people to get what they want.
Posted by whitc031 at September 15, 2004 08:33 PM | TrackBackWhy all the fuss??? Because this election is going to effect every aspect of our life as we transition from students to working adults. Most males in our age bracket are going to be the first to go to the front lines if the War on Terrorism (a.k.a.-President Bush's attempt to finish what his daddy started) continues. Our country is in a huge deficit at this time. How can you explain the need to spend billions of tax dollars on a war that isn't going anywhere. Maybe we need to concentrate on our own country instead of trying to conquer the world. Have we actually seen any good come out of this war? I know that I can really tell that the citizens of Iraq really appreciate all the "help" we are giving them. It is so apparent by the way that they continue to kill our troops everyday. The death toll is well over 1,000 now and most of the deaths happened after Hussein fell from power. We need to admit our error in trying to be the ultimate peace makers and let them decide the ultimate fate of their country. It is after all THEIR country.
Posted by: Meryl Larson at September 15, 2004 08:54 PM>>I have respect for anyone who would even attempt to handle a situation like that!!
I don't understand what you mean here. Are you implying that a lesser man would have just gave up and quit? It seems like people are giving Bush credit simply for being president during terrorist attacks and not completely melting down. Hurrah! Now give us our jobs back.
Posted by: Tim at September 19, 2004 12:35 AM