I feel the last seven years has brought my country to its knees in many ways--I'll spare you the details as they are too numerous to list
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First, I'm a registered Republican but that's never stopped me from voting for who I want. You know, I never voted for Bill Clinton, and I thought he'd be horrible but after he was out of office, I had to admit the country did well under him. BTW, I voted for Perot. *g
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I'm a registered Democrat, but the only time I've ever voted straight ticket was when the Republican hypocrites in Congress tried to impeach Clinton. I was so disgusted, I refused to give any Republicans a vote -- and I never voted for Clinton, either. *g* I do think he did a good job, though, and in 2000 when all the election shit was dragging out, I wanted him to stay in office an extra term because I didn't want either Gore or the Shrub. *snort*
I don't know what's happened with Obama. I've liked him since before the election and he's always seemed to be able to keep his head above the political muck. But then, with the way the Clintons have been attacking him, I'm surprised he's waited so long to go on the offensive.
I'd still rather have had Bayh as Presidential candidate with Obama as his VP so he could get some more experience under his belt, but unfortunately as it currently stands, if I want to vote Democrat, it needs to be Obama, because I will NOT vote for Hillary Clinton. *sigh*
I agree with you on this one. I wish I could have said it so eloquently. The primary in my state isn't until May, apparently.
Now all I hear in the Obama commercials are the words change and hope. Without putting forth any messy details that individuals might disagree with, he just lets us supply what we want changed, what we hope for. This is pure emotionalism.
Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to explain to someone, but couldn't explain in a way that anyone else understood.
I loved this post and totally agree with just about all of it.
One of the things that brought me to despair in 2004 was people reelecting Bush because they believed in the man mostly because he mouthed a fundy pov, nevermind how immoral he turned out to be (again, too numerous to list.)I had many friends who told me that it made them ecstatic to hear him talk about God and Jesus, and they didn't think beyond that. I had friends who truly believe we (humans) can't really affect what's happening on earth, because God is in control, so whoever God wants as
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"I was also horrified that I also knew many, many people who disliked Bush, hated what he was doing, didn't support the war or any of his policies, but voted for him anyway because they felt we shouldn't "change horses midstream" or something like that."
I can't tell you how many times people said that to me four years ago, that EXACT phrase. It was like they felt they could put their responsibility on the shelf. Very, very frustrating.
Well, I thought I'd get tarred and feathered so I'm relieved to see one person who understands what I'm saying. Thanks. :)
I like the idea of having an experience politician in office and my vote is still with Clinton. though truly in 8 years with more experience Obama would be more reasonable to me. I'm still flabbergasted that anyone voted for Bush in the first place. The governor of Texas has less power than the lt. governor. Also he said he wanted to run the country like a business but all his business's went bankrupt last I heard. Don't get me wrong if we wanted a country run like a business we should have elected Bill Gates.
At this point I want our country back on track and in democratic hands. Clinton seems like the best choice to me.
Well, I think he has bankrupted the country. He's batting a thousand.
Romney was saying he was gonna run the country like a business. I felt he was gonna lay off all the old people, the sick people, and the poor people. I'm so glad he's out of it.
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I don't know what's happened with Obama. I've liked him since before the election and he's always seemed to be able to keep his head above the political muck. But then, with the way the Clintons have been attacking him, I'm surprised he's waited so long to go on the offensive.
I'd still rather have had Bayh as Presidential candidate with Obama as his VP so he could get some more experience under his belt, but unfortunately as it currently stands, if I want to vote Democrat, it needs to be Obama, because I will NOT vote for Hillary Clinton. *sigh*
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Now all I hear in the Obama commercials are the words change and hope. Without putting forth any messy details that individuals might disagree with, he just lets us supply what we want changed, what we hope for. This is pure emotionalism.
Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to explain to someone, but couldn't explain in a way that anyone else understood.
I loved this post and totally agree with just about all of it.
One of the things that brought me to despair in 2004 was people reelecting Bush because they believed in the man mostly because he mouthed a fundy pov, nevermind how immoral he turned out to be (again, too numerous to list.)I had many friends who told me that it made them ecstatic to hear him talk about God and Jesus, and they didn't think beyond that. I had friends who truly believe we (humans) can't really affect what's happening on earth, because God is in control, so whoever God wants as ( ... )
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I can't tell you how many times people said that to me four years ago, that EXACT phrase. It was like they felt they could put their responsibility on the shelf. Very, very frustrating.
Well, I thought I'd get tarred and feathered so I'm relieved to see one person who understands what I'm saying. Thanks. :)
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At this point I want our country back on track and in democratic hands. Clinton seems like the best choice to me.
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Romney was saying he was gonna run the country like a business. I felt he was gonna lay off all the old people, the sick people, and the poor people. I'm so glad he's out of it.
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