My daughter invited me Tuesday evening to watch the election returns from Super Tuesday. She is Democrat and she voted for Edwards. There were about 10 couples in the group of which majority were for Kerry.
I am always interested in finding out why one votes for a certain candidate. When I asked those who voted for Kerry, all of them replied because they hated Bush. Some of the reasons they gave me were – the normal liberal playbook answers. He is taking the country to an opposite direction. He invaded Iraq to retaliate when Saddam Hussein tried to assassinate his father. There is a lot of people without jobs. Tax rebate for the rich. He is not funding the “No Kid Left Behind”.
I did not try to argue with these answers, because I know it could only come from somebody higher. These were not caused by their own research or knowledge of current events. It came from a playbook. And what amazed me is – they are all professional people with the ability to think.
But if one analyzes their answer – Because they hate Bush, I suddenly realized that their hatred to Pres Bush has more weight that what Kerry or Edwards had offered them as a reason for voting. If this is not case, their answer should have been because Kerry or Edwards will do this or this or this or this.
During the lengthy campaign, Kerry had promised a lot of things – that he will tax the rich; that he will place the US Armed Forces under the UN, the preparedness gap, and many more.
So as I was driving home, I question why those who voted for him are not vocal about what he will do for the country or for them. Are they not proud of what Kerry will do for them? For the country? If they would have asked me why I am voting for Bush, I would have discussed a whole list of his accomplishments and they are many. Liberals may question the veracity of this statement, because in their eyes if what Bush did does not include money flowing for the benefit of unions and lawyers, then it is not an accomplishment.
To me this President does not flip and then flop. He knows the meaning of consistency!
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