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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: coug who wrote (1532)2/10/2004 10:38:51 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
I don't think there are many anti Bush people who are only anti Bush because of jobs. Like me, I post mostly about jobs but that is because I know Bush will lose over jobs. War is different. Although I am vehemently against this made up war, and the destruction of our system of allies that has served us well for 50 years, the fact is that Bush won in 2000 with ONLY states that are less likely to see Iraq my way. The carolinas and virginia MIGHT vote with me against Bush on Iraq, but they might not. We don't know. The problem is that in those areas you have many families with soldiers stationed in Iraq, and it is very hard to blame these people for supporting the war no matter how miscast the concept of war at the presidential level is. This is just politics.

In the case of jobs though, here is an issue that red states cannot deny. They might think that Bush is the most honorable man in the world but job loss will overcome that likeability. The combination of jobs PLUS Iraq will mean Bush loses. Personally if I had to list my largest issues with Bush, in terms of real concern for *me* as a citizen, I would probably put environmental issues above jobs, because I think the jobs crisis will work itself out in all honesty. The economy will collapse and whoever is in office will have to deal with it. The environment doesn't have that safety net of getting solved no matter who is in charge. But the environmental issues will not win the presidency either. Jobs and the economy will. We already know this anyway.

BTW I just read on the Kerry website that somebody who lost their job in 01 has not been able to find work and is now homeless. So I find your lack of concern for these people a little insensitive frankly. Which is not to say that jobs are worse than war, don't get me wrong.
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