Kerry or Bush?

KERRY......or any viable candidate that can beat Bush. Why? Because of the following policies and actions of the current administration:

1) Lead an unsuccesful war in Afganistan. Remember that war. That was the one that was supposed to capture the top terrorist and break-up the cells. None of which was achieved. Lack of planning and manpower has hampered the operation. A trend that we would see in the next war.

2) Lied to us about WMD, lead us into a pointless war (unless you happen to be a contractor and friend of the Vice President's) with Iraq. Yes, pointless.

3) 3,000,000 jobs lost.

4) Has created a deficeit even Reagan couldn't accomplish in eight years of bungled economics.

5) Doesn't see a problem with the current health care system. (Which I understand because he doesn't have to deal with an HMO, does he?)

6) Thinks rich people pay too much in taxes. (Since I'm not rich, I don't see it that way.)

7) Has allowed a few corporations to control damn near every major broadcast market in the country.

8) Has allowed the FCC to become the national censors.

9) Gas is over $2.00/Gal.

10) Watched with a grin as Enron raped California.

11) Has a Vice President who refuses to disclose back room energy deals, and works out Supreme Court rulings in hunting lodges.

12) Refuses to cooperate in the 9/11 investigation. I find this particularly disturbing.

13) Thinks moving US companies to third world countries for cheap labor is a great idea.

I could go on, but at this point I think it would be easier to say, I can't find a reason to vote for Bush.

 

You better look harder.....I know John Kerry as my junior Senator, and he is basically a taller Mike Dukakis with a better hair-do.

 

The Democrats call Florida the "scene of the 2000 recount crime." That's great rhetoric that plays well in the mainstream leftist press .. but not so well with anyone with even a modest knowledge of the facts. Facts, however, don't matter to Democrats. The economy is growing, they say it's in the tank. Unemployment is down, Democrats say the jobs picture is a disaster. Facts mean nothing ... rhetoric is king.

So, there he was ... John Kerry in West Palm Beach Florida pulling one of the oldest Democratic stunts on the books. He was telling Florida's wizened citizens that George Bush wants to cut their Social Security benefits. Nothing is quite so effective at getting the wrinkled class into a complete panic than telling them that their Social Security benefits are going to be cut. Democrats know this, and this is why Democrats have used this very same tactic in every single presidential election since the end of World War II. Funny thing though ... whenever the Republicans win, Social Security benefits do not get cut. Odd how that happens, isn't it?

But, year after year, the tactic continues. Democrats try to frighten old people. Old people vote for Democrats. An absolutely dependable cycle.

Now ... just what could happen to mess up this quadrennial Democrat scare game? One thing. If the senior citizens knew that the Republicans could NOT reduce their benefits they would be less likely to run frightened to the polls to keep their Democrat protectors in office. And just what would it take to protect these benefits from being cut by politicians? Why, if those Social Security accounts were privately owned, that's what!

That, my friends, is why John Kerry was down there in Florida yesterday promising that no matter what, he would never permit Social Security to be privatized. You see, it's not about preserving the meager retirement benefits that Social Security provides --- if, that is, you live long enough to collect them. It's about preserving your ability to frighten old folks about losing those benefits ... and the only way you can do that is if Social Security is not privatized.

Here's something else for you to remember. A few years ago Republicans proposed a bill in Congress that would guarantee Social Security benefits to retirees. Oh! What's that? You say that you thought those benefits were guaranteed anyway? Not so! There is no law on the books which guarantees your right to benefits. They can be take away by the congress at any time. So ... the Republicans said why not just pass a law saying that those benefits are guaranteed and can not be taken away? Well ... guess who blocked this legislation. The Democrats, of course. The very same politicians who are always warning old folks that Republicans are going to take away their Social Security objected to a federal law that would guarantee them. You do understand why, don't you? It's simple. Because if those benefits were guaranteed, the Democrats could no longer frighten old folks by saying that they were going to be taken away!

 

KERRY RECORD UNDER SCRUTINY

President Bush had it right yesterday when he said during a speech that "my opponent clearly has strong beliefs - they just don't last very long." Not only do they not last very long, they constantly change. Let's just take a look at a few of Senator Kerry's greatest hits, shall we?

Turns out the Senator likes to write books. In his out of print 1997 tome "The New War," Kerry called Islamic terrorist Yasser Arafat a "role model" and a "statesman." Just eight days ago in a speech to Jewish leaders, he flip-flopped, saying he agreed with President Bush that Arafat was not a partner for peace - much less a statesman. That is one thing that is remarkably consistent about John Kerry: his position shifts with the audience.

Here's another example from the man who wants to direct the nation's foreign policy. Speaking to the Arab American Institute in July, he said that Israel's security fence was "provocative" and a barrier to peace. Then a week ago, he told Jewish leaders that the same fence was necessary to the security of Israel. So what is his position? Who knows...surely he doesn't.

And then we have the body armor issue. Kerry has accused the president of not supplying enough body armor to the troops in Iraq. However, it turns out that in 2002, Kerry voted against supplying the troops with more body armor.

Wow...8 more months to go until election day. Will there be debates between Kerry and himself?

 

Some of Kerry's harshest critics have been other Democrats. Read the Newsmax article to see what his "brothers in arms" have accused him of.....

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