RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Kerry: No Time for Terror Briefing

["F Vernon Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

My main beef with Kerry,

 

I watched Good Morning America (Or something similar, don't remember the
morning show for sure, they are all the same format) the other morning,
Kerry's kids and Edwards' kids were on the show. One of Kerry's daughters
were asked what she thought of the criticism that Kerry got about
flip-flopping on the issues. Her answer told me more ab out John Kerry than
I had even known on the issue. She said that her father analyzes the issues,
he researches it from all angles and once he fully understands the problem,
only then does he act. This really made me think. If this is how he makes
his decisions, then how on earth can he possibly change his mind so often?
It is possible for someone to change their minds, but on so many issues? I
want someone that knows what they are doing, what they think is right, I
might not like it, but for me it means a lot when someone does what they
think is right and deals with the ramifications.

 

So someone with real credibility to me would stand up and say, "Yes, I did
make that decision, and I stand behind that decision."  Instead with Kerry
it seems like it is more like "Yeah I made that decision, but I know you
didn't like it, so I will change my mind and say it was wrong."

 

Despite anything you might want to say about Bush, he is not flip-flopping
on his decisions. On the contrary he is riding them all the way to the
bottom of the ocean. There is no political double talk and redefining of
words with Bush, well at least when he uses the words correctly. This double
talk and redefining of words seems to be the standard operating procedure
for democrats.

 

Kerry is very critical of Bush, saying he would do this and that. For
instance, he says he wants to lesson the tax load on the working middle
class, he wants to deliver universal health care to all, he wants eliminate
the moving of jobs overseas, and protect the environment. He says he is the
best choice for the security of the United States as well, and he says that
100 or some odd number of other countries leaders want him to be President.


Now how does he plan to do this if elected? Does anyone know? What is his
plan?

What happens when he is elected and he has to make the tough decisions?

Does he make these decisions based on whatever breeze is blowing through the
land? 

What happens when he goes to Nike, or some other large company sending jobs
overseas and asks them to stop and they say no? 

How does he force them to stop? 

Impose some kind of tax on them? 

How can someone lower the tax burden on the working middle class, the
largest tax base in the country and still offer universal health care, the
largest private industry in the US? 

Why is he coming out on a Hispanic radio station saying how he thinks that
an American Drivers license is something that should be reserved for legal
American citizens and then have his PR person come out not 2 hours later and
say that he believes it is really a state issue?



These are all questions that have to be answered by Kerry and he has not
answered them sufficiently for me.

 

So there it is. If you have read my other responses then you should know
what I feel about leadership. I am concerned about Kerry's abilities to do
this. If you can find information on specifics of Kerry's plan, then I would
be interested in seeing them, but I have had no luck and I doubt they even
exist.

 

 

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http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040719
<http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040719&s=aaj071904> &s=aaj071904

 

This might be the July Surprise that the administration is using to tempt
Kerry.  It makes me sick to see something like that played out politically,
but so many former presidents, both Democratic and Republican, have done it
before.  It's all politics to them, and it makes me sick...  What's that old
saying about anyone who aspires to be the president has no business doing
so?

 

Vernon, what's your main beef with Kerry?  I know I probably can't win you
over to the dark (blue) side, but I'd like to know why you don't like him
just for reference.  And you have to vote!  It's your civil duty!  :)

 

  ryan woodsmall
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From: EMAIL:PROTECTED on behalf of F Vernon Green
Sent: Sat 7/10/2004 11:38 AM
To: 'MLUG Off-Topic Discussion'
Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Kerry: No Time for Terror Briefing

Mike,

I have to agree with you on this one. That is a first eh? I also think it
was a mistake for Bush to even make the offer. If it wasn't for Kerry being
the democratic candidate, Bush would never have offered it. This shows
weakness on the side of Bush and is another mistake in a long string of
mistakes for Bush.

The only thing that remotely could be happening here is some kind of bluff
on Bush's part. Perhaps Bush has some intelligence that is going to prove
very difficult for Kerry if he wins based on Kerry's current anti-war
stance. Bush might think that if Kerry knew this information he would be
forced to change his stand on the subject. This could then be used to cement
Kerry as a flip-flopper on the issues. If Kerry did not change his stand
then he would have to change it when he became President.

Either way it is a gamble by Bush and is a huge mistake.

I am honest here when I say I am sick of Bush right now, and since I cannot
support Kerry, I think I am going to have to rely on the rest of America to
make this decision for me.

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