RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Missouri Young Republicans?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, F Vernon Green wrote:

> I think for many people Bush was a vote against the Ivy League crowd 
> that have been in power for so long.

That's interesting.  Bush went to Yale and was a member of Skull and 
Bones.  Your blood can't get any bluer than that!!  Are people falling for 
his fake Texas accent?  (He didn't grow up in Texas.)


> There are always those people out there, dare I say a lot like Mike here,
> that no matter what, come hell or high water they are going to vote
> democratic.

I voted for a Republican once - Scott Klug in Madison, WI.  His opponent 
seemed extremely naive.  Scott did fairly well.  I would vote for more 
Republicans but I have to have good reasons.  If I don't know anything 
about the candidates, I usually don't vote.


> To me Kerry is like Clinton, he is taking a page from the Clinton 
> playbook, the difference is he does not have the looks and personality 
> to pull it off.

Well, Clinton was very good for our country, so I'd be happy to have a 
Clintonesque leader even if he isn't as good looking as Clinton.


> With Bush you might not like his stand on things, but it is pretty 
> certain that he is not going to flip flop on it because popular opinion 
> says that he should. In this case he is leading and not following. A 
> leader is not defined by always doing what the masses want, where is the 
> leadership in that? A leader is defined by making the tough choices that 
> on the surface might be unpopular, but at least he feels they are right. 
> I think in Bush you have this for good or bad and people actually 
> recognize it.

Of course, the problem is that Bush will 'lead' us into things we don't 
want.  I'll take a good follower over a bad leader any day!  ;-)

Mike
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