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Re: Kerry or Bush and why?

Politics, even though I can't vote, are still one of my favorite things to discuss. For example, when Bush attacked Kerry's voting history, he claimed that Kerry had voted down bills that would have given our troops better body armor. Fortunately, most Americans understand the legislative voting procedeure. For those who don't, however, let me give you a crash-course. When a bill comes into the Senate, it is announced and voted on in one of three ways. A flaw in this system is that either the entire bill is passed, or the entire bill heads back to committee. The bills that Kerry voted down might have been for armor, but attached to the end of that bill may have been something like, "...Oh, yeah, and give Haliburton A TRILLION DOLLARS!!" Which, morally, Kerry couldn't vote for. So, he was stuck between a rock and a hard spot. Furthermore, if the bill was voted down, that means that Kerry was not the only person to vote against it, but he voted along with the majority of senators. So, does that mean that the Senate wants to see our troops die? Of course not; the mere idea is proposterous.

Another thing is Bush's national defence policy. You know, the one about "Preemptive Strikes". This idea rocks me to my core. To me, there is just something so wrong about attacking somebody who has not attacked you. For the effort we have exerted, and all the money we've spent, we are so far behind in Iraq, I just cannot believe it. Bush says we hand over control in...let's see...5 days. I do not believe this is going to happen. Like Kerry, Bush is now between "Iraq and a hard spot". By the way, the hard spot is the rest of the world. Daddy must be so proud.

Needless to say, I suppose: I'd vote for Kerry.


P.S. Michael Moore is the man.
P.S.S. Everyone needs to watch "Bowling for Columbine" and Farenheit 9/11.
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