Buff

Kerry: I cannot vote for him.
Character: He's a lowlife, spineless piece of shit who doesn't even have an opinion on any important issues.
Pros
-- He served his country in the military, putting his life on the line.
-- He doesn't have much conviction, therefore he probably wouldn't be persuasive enough to get his agenda passed.
-- Already has a personal fortune, so maybe, just maybe, he won't try to loot the treasury for personal gain as much as others might.
-- He won't be serving in the Senate if he gets elected as President.
-- He's not Bush.

Cons
-- Since he's spineless, it's doubtful he'll have enough conviction to protect Americans from our enemies, be they arab muslims overseas trying to kill us or politicians and bureaucrats here at home trying to strip us of our liberties.
-- He has no understanding of economics, and he'll raise my taxes and increase government spending on sinkhole, failed government programs. He'll also try to prevent outsourcing with failed, protectionist policies.

Bush: I cannot vote for him.
Character: He's an inept leader who rewards the loyalty of his fucked up advisors/cabinet when they should be fired. He means well but he's ineffectual because he's still a politician at heart and doesn't have the balls to make the really hard choices.

Cons
-- Fucking up the War on Terror.
-- Fucking up the economy. His spending increases are insane, his tax cut too small. Pouring money into Iraq is a sick joke.
-- Won't hold the Saudis and Pakistanis accountable for terrorism.
-- Is extending the assault weapon ban.
-- Protectionist Policies (tariffs).
-- Can't speak in public.
-- Won't fire Tenet or Rumsfield or Powell.
-- Refers to Islam as a religion of peace.
-- Creating an enormous debt for future generations to pay off.
-- Disasterous liberal economic spending -- Medicare/Medicaid prescription drug fiasco.
-- Cracking down on freedom (porn, expanded police powers, etc.)
-- Replacing Marines with Iraqi troops??? Putting one of Hussein's Generals in charge???????? What message does that send to Iraqis? Sure, he got fired, but still -- what a fucking idiot move.
-- So many more... too many to list.

Pros
-- Actually waging war on terrorism, even though he's running the war like a politician, not a warrior.
-- Sticking to the war in the face of huge international pressures.
-- Means well (I think).
-- That's all.

Nolan (Libertarian): I cannot vote for him (when he gets the nomination).

Cons
-- Hates our government so much he actually thinks other governments are more honest and less corrupt.
-- Would stop the war on terror.

Pros
-- Everything else (economics/liberties) are 100% completely perfect. (www.lp.org)

Conclusion: Not voting.

dig420

So putting your life on the line isn't enough to prove you have a spine?

if you're not voting, why do you care so much?

X37375787

He needs to justify to himself why he will be one of the 260 million American who won't go and vote.

Buff

This will be the first election I have not voted in (unless something drastic changes).

Buff

I didn't mean he is a physical coward -- he is a political coward. Why are you being so obtuse?

dig420

Kerry was one of only 14 Senators to oppose the 'Defense of Marriage' act.

Kerry doesn't take PAC money and mortgaged his own house to keep his campaign going when it looked like Dean was going to run him over.

Kerry's voting record is a mixed bag, just like all politicians. They don't make stands that can come back and bite them in the ass except on select issues they know very well and are prepared to defend in the minutest detail. If you're looking someone to state an off-the-cuff opinion and hold onto it thru thick and thin, no matter what, you want Bush. He's more afraid of being seen as weak than of being wrong, no matter who gets hurt.

RicardoB

Anything not Bush is an improvement.

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