American responsibility
In light of a most engaging conversation about politics, I've decided to dedicate a few posts to elections and politics. This town is comprised of four types of people: extreme liberal radicals, liberals who call themselves moderate (but in any other town would be considered solidly left), rebellious republicans (making up for the tiny right wing), and closet republicans (too afriad of the repercussions for sharing conservative views). In such a town a solidly independent like myself is always targeted but never liked. When wonder about that huge undecided population, who they are and if they really exist, I am proof of such existence. No matter how hard people try and how frustrated people get, I will not choose one side or the other. I find parties stifling. I prefer to agree with different parties on different matter and hated by almost everyone, than be boxed in by one sides platform.
This makes politics extremely complex around election time. I do not agree with a lot of things the current president has done, but I can not ignore some beneficial changes that have resulted from his decisions. As a candidate for re-election the president seeks every opportunity to share the achievements that he has made. However, what I don't hear about too much is what he plans to do over the next four years if re-elected. This is also a problem with the Kerry campaign. Mr. Kerry generally describes his hopes and goals, but fails to clearly communicate how he plans to achieve these goals and what exactly his stance is on some issues. All of this adds up to an interesting and difficult election, though probably not as difficult as 2000. So as an independent and currently undecided voter I will be doing quite a bit of research between now and the general elections. In an effort to fulfill my American responsibility I will also share any and all links I find or hear of. Please feel free to add your opinions, suggestions, and research over the next several months.
To start, the basics:
http://www.johnkerry.com/front/splash.html (very heartfelt all American looking with the same old generalized ideas)
http://www.georgewbush.com/ (newly updated, much softer American look, still lacking descriptions of his re-election plan)
This makes politics extremely complex around election time. I do not agree with a lot of things the current president has done, but I can not ignore some beneficial changes that have resulted from his decisions. As a candidate for re-election the president seeks every opportunity to share the achievements that he has made. However, what I don't hear about too much is what he plans to do over the next four years if re-elected. This is also a problem with the Kerry campaign. Mr. Kerry generally describes his hopes and goals, but fails to clearly communicate how he plans to achieve these goals and what exactly his stance is on some issues. All of this adds up to an interesting and difficult election, though probably not as difficult as 2000. So as an independent and currently undecided voter I will be doing quite a bit of research between now and the general elections. In an effort to fulfill my American responsibility I will also share any and all links I find or hear of. Please feel free to add your opinions, suggestions, and research over the next several months.
To start, the basics:
http://www.johnkerry.com/front/splash.html (very heartfelt all American looking with the same old generalized ideas)
http://www.georgewbush.com/ (newly updated, much softer American look, still lacking descriptions of his re-election plan)