Bush's mention of crying with the widow made me angry. It was the exploitation of a dead person for his own political gain and that is stooping too low. It may have really happened for all I know, but to bring it up on national television cheapens it. Iraqi civilians are dying by the score, foreign workers are being kidnapped and mutilated on television, over 1,000 American military personnel are dead to go along with dozens of coalition troops, and I am supposed to believe that Bush is the best man to get us out this mess because he shed a few tears? If only life were so simple.
Kerry is not much of an answer either. He goes on and on about "traditional alliances" being shredded, when those alliances were dying long before Bush even took office. Also, as a Democrat, he just represents big government and all that goes with it. Just like Bush (a Republican in morals, a Democrat in economics and intrusiveness), spending without thought of where the money will come from, more concern for foreign policy than domestic issues, and more consideration for corporate interests than those of the citizenry.
My vote is going for Badnarik. He doesn't stand a snowball's chance in winning, but I like what the Libertarian party stands for. The Greens have too many members who are also Socialists, so Cobb gets nothing from me. I think Ralph Nader means well, but he just doesn't have the qualifications in my book. One commentator has said (somewhat tongue in cheek) that the Constitution needs to be changed so that foreign born citizens could run for President there should be no limits on Presidential terms. That way, there could be a Shwarzenegger vs. Bill Clinton presidential race in 2008 :wink:
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