Did George W. Bush get preferential treatment in the Texas National Guard? Yes, every step of the way–we didn’t need questionable new memos to prove it.
Dan Rather isn’t running for president, George Bush is.
I’m amazed to see people suggesting that, because these memos could
turn out to be faked, George Bush is magically more worthy of your
vote.
Funny, by the same reasoning, you should be voting for Kerry to
protest the “Swift Boat Vets” fakery.
Or how about this fake claim? “Kerry voted to kill
every military appropriation for the development and deployment of
every weapons systems since 1988.” That one came straight from
the Republican National Committee, so we don’t have to theorize about
who to blame for it–for the background on why it’s misleading and false, see Snopes.com.)
I’m voting for Kerry because I’m more impressed by his record as a Senator than I am by Bush’s record as President.
I
think Kerry’s team will do a better job on defending the US against
terrorists without getting sidetracked into unnecessary wars and
without using “War on Terror” as an excuse for more government
surveillance. Bush’s team gave huge tax cuts to the rich, claiming this
would create jobs in the US–this policy has been more successful in
creating donations to the Republicans and a huge deficit for the US
itself.
I don’t think Kerry is perfect, but I think he’ll be better than Bush
at remembering he’s working for the US and for the world, not just for the short-term goals of one partisan party.
3 responses so far ↓
1 mcdtracy@y... // Sep 15, 2004 at 10:07 am
Betsy,
In this tortous political climate, you post is
divine. Remember “The Selling of the President”
and all the controversy about politics as manipulation? Well, is this is democracy in action… Iraq will probably need a “strongman” like we’ve got to hold it together. I’m probably going to vote for Kerry but I sincerely wish for the democrats to find some new leadership… and soon.
Obama looks promising. He can commmunicate a sense of values and not seem like it’s a con job. He’s got enough “centrist” in him to get elected. – McD
2 Brother K // Sep 16, 2004 at 4:57 pm
I agree wholeheartedly with your comments, Betsy. It is shameful that the remaining media members have failed to touch the real issue. It seems that the major media outlets have all been purchased by those who profit most from Bush economic policy. So sad for America. Brother K
3 Betsy Devine // Sep 16, 2004 at 8:23 pm
Hi McD–I like Obama too, for the future. This November election offers us a real choice between two very different people, both of them with clear track records to judge by. Brother K, just as long as those big media outlets don’t buy up the blogs, we’ll keep talking back! You should get a blog too, c’mon, you know you want to…