the presidential debates

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Pam


Lastly, for your Popcornbird, I know that you can't support Kerry's views on abortions. How about that lovely practice called Partial Birth Abortions which he voted against banning. There is more than one issue here. It is a package that you get. I personally don't care for Kerry's entire package. To you others, go right ahead. I can assure you in four years if, God forbid he should win, you will be typing anti-Kerry comments here in 2008. Go ahead and vote but vote wisely.

You're right Pam, and I must say....even though I know everyone around here would kill me for saying this, I also agree with Bush's stand on the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman only. These are two things I agree with him on, and for me.....yes I have a religious basis to cause me to feel this way about these issues. These are my own beliefs about these issues and I'm not going to impose them on anyone.

That being said, I know its a package deal. There ARE things I definitely disagree with Kerry on, but if I'm going to look at religious/moral issues only, and ignore the things that are greatly impacting our nation and the world in a negative way, I don't think there's a point for me to vote. If my voting will have no affect on what I wish to see in the coming years, then why vote at all?

I'm voting for Kerry, NOT only because I'm against BUSH, but because I'm against the entire administration and would like to see the whole *package* out of office. I would like to say goodbye to Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Rice, Cheney, and all of those people, along with Bush. I don't only dislike Bush........I dislike his entire administration. I would like to see a change.......a positive change for our country. I would like to see Americans get their jobs back, for the economy to improve, for the troops to come back home, and for there to be peace (eventually), on this planet. I can't see any of this happening if Bush returns to office. I can only see things getting worse.

With Kerry, I do believe things will be better than with Bush. I may not agree with his abortion/etc. policies, but then, those issues don't affect ME as a person........nor do they affect anyone I know personally. People will live how they want to live whether you make laws against their actions or not. Abortions are WRONG, definitely, but I just have other priorities now, which I'm basing my vote on. While I do like Bush's beliefs on those issues, and those issues ONLY, those issues are not my priority right now. I think there are a lot of other problems that need to be dealt with first.

I just want to see things improve...really, things that I KNOW are not going to improve with Bush as a president. God knows I don't like Kerry either, but at least he's an intelligent/open-minded person who, as far as I can see, will hopefully be better for our nation than Bush has ever been.

This is the first time I am old enough to legally vote, and what a difficult choice ahead of me. I wish we had more candidates. Sadly, with these two, you can't get everything you'd like.