I am neither a devout Republican or Democrat. Political parties have never riveted me, at all. My parents voted for Bill Clinton in 1992, and my mother voted for him in 1996, my dad voting for Bob Dole (he is a Republican). I thought Bill Clinton was a fine president who's personal life was blown out of porportion. Honestly, times were good under him. However, he wasn't the victim of unfortunate circumstances. Lucky, some might say (not saying I am included in that some). In 2000, the first election I voted on, I looked over the pros and cons of both candidates, and I didn't think Al Gore had what it took. I voted for George W. Bush, who is now elected and has been the President through September 11, 2001, the War in Afghanistan, the Iraqi War, and the War on Terror. I've never quite seen something like the presidency under George W. Bush. Never has the nation been so partisan in their political views. My Mom is the Anti-Bush. She would vote for a piece of steak rather than re-elect George W. Bush. My father worked at the Republican National Convention this year, driving people to and from the convention. He is voting for George W. Bush. Myself, I don't think I will be voting for anyone.
See, I don't particularly like the policies or leadership of George W. Bush. I think he is a nice guy but is incompetent to run the country. His four years are over, so do we kick him out? If only it were that easy. John Kerry has not shown me what he is going to do with the country. Basically, if Bush does something, Kerry is against it. He hasn't revealed any detailed policies or shown me why I, as a voter, should elect him. In fact, I think the Democrats made a big mistake. John Kerry is the wrong man for the job. He is the wrong face, the wrong speaker; he is the wrong guy. So is Howard Dean. So is John Edwards. None of these guys, in my opinion, could or can compete with George W. Bush.
Kerry himself has gotten into a quagmire of sorts. After the Republican National Convention, Bush's rating in the polls went up. Not that the polls mean anything significant as far as 'the big picture' is concerned (I've never participated in any of these polls), but they do give a message for tens of thousands of Americans who log onto CNN.com or NBC.com or what-not to vote. In the Presidential Debate, George W. Bush is expected to get destroyed. Bush isn't a good public speaker, he really doesn't give the best of speeches, if he doesn't know something he usually can't get himself out of it, and he isn't a very good debater. I, for one, was very suprised by his speech.
However, the quagmire is if that Bush does a little bit better than expected, it is going to seem like that much more. Everyone expects Kerry to win, so Kerry has the weight of the world on his shoulder. Bush however, just has to do fairly, and it will seem like he really has his stuff together. Personally, if Kerry gets his act together, I will vote for him. If he doesn't, I will consider voting for George W. Bush again. I am not going to jump on this anti-Bush Kerry bandwagon because personally, a lot of people talk about what they don't know extensively. Politics must not be impulsive, but reserved.
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