Presidential Election 2004

[Yoshi]

And so increased tax income due to slightly lower taxes results in the largest deficit this nation has ever seen? Makes perfect sense.

You can use bold font, but that won't change the fact that this is only "the largest deficit this nation has ever seen" because of inflation. On a percentage basis, this deficit is not that large and is frankly not the armageddon scenario that the minority party would like to fool people into thinking it is.

I'll be moving to Iraq soon.

I hear Faluja is lovely this time of the year.

[Prince Planet]

heh, you are probably right, but
check this out.....http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2004/10/29/10950 This is just the tip of the iceberg that is already plowing through this country. Remember this day folks, it is a black day indeed......

I'm not following the real point of this. At all.

First, Bush has never even hinted that he will reinstate the draft.

Second, what is the supposedly dark ulterior motive behind reinstituting a draft? The enslavement of our youth to the industrial military complex? All part of Bush's master plan for world domination, no doubt, unlike every president for the last 50 years who never questioned the necessity of having our troops deployed all over the planet. Does everyone remember that we had a draft in this country for decades -- even under presidents like, say, Kennedy, who was virulently anti-communist and thought our armed forces were needed all over the world, including, but not limited to, Viet Nam. Oh yeah, Kennedy actually sent those draftees all over the world, too. I've heard that some of them even died.

Also, I noticed that Kerry kept saying how he would increase troop levels by significant amounts. All without having a draft, I suppose, right? (Not that I think for a minute that Kerry was EVER going to increase troop levels).

What would any president do in the wake of another significant attack on our soil? I'm not saying that a draft is an natural consequence of another attack, but don't you think the notion would (and should) at least cross the collective minds of our elected officials? What would you do? Would another significant attack prompt you to make sweeping military cuts? Or maybe you believe that a REAL president (say, one who won the popular vote, right?) would easily be able to make nice with all of the "freedom fighters" out there, thereby eliminating any threat of attack on our soil, and keeping our sons and daughers free from the military's hellish grip.

[usagi]

Less talk about morons and hicks and more talk about the subject at hand. Thanks.

It's sorta hard to avoid when Bush is in the subject.

[Yoshi]

It's sorta hard to avoid when Bush is in the subject.

With clever people like this guy on his side, I can't fathom how Kerry could not close that three and a half million vote gap.

[haohmaru]

heh, you are probably right, but
check this out.....

http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2004/10/29/10950

This is just the tip of the iceberg that is already plowing through this country.

Remember this day folks, it is a black day indeed......

Oh, horseshit. Another Democratic scare tactic that is now a post-election ruse. Bush doesn't need a draft and has emphatically denied that it's part of the future.

[dave is ok]

With clever people like this guy on his side, I can't fathom how Kerry could not close that three and a half million vote gap.

Or the current 1 electoral vote gap, you know, the only gap that counts.

[SoldatoJ]

Only time will tell eh?

[MarsKitten]

Lets stop with the morons this and that please. It does not reflect well on anyone. This is a republic, you vote, your rep goes into power. Having people make choices on who represents them means they have a choice and are free to make the "wrong" one. Don't assume your choice is always the correct one, alot of people can and will disagree.

If you don't like who's elected either leave, or put yourself to work to change public opinion.

[Yoshi]

One interesting piece of information I haven't seen in this thread is that this is the first time since 1988 that the winner received the majority of the vote, i.e. over 50%. It is also the most votes received by any candidate in American history.

Or the current 1 electoral vote gap, you know, the only gap that counts.

269-242=1? I guess that math backs up my earlier statements.

[MarsKitten]

I'm wondering how that happened myself. How perverse, perhaps he does represent what most Americans want in a president.

Again how perverse.