To: American Spirit who wrote (386512 ) 4/6/2003 10:45:26 AM From: J.B.C. Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670 >>And next Bush versus Kerry probably. War versus peace. Middleclass versus rich corporate interests. Clean energy versus oil. Progressive optimists versus pessimistic hawks (which is more realistic?) and the deficits versus the cost of the huge military machine. Could be a very close race. Three or four things will decide it. << Hmm, I believe Bush believes in peace through strength, which works every time, Kerry down one. Middle class vs. rich corporate interest, you're right, compared to Kerry, Bush is middle class, he has no where near Kerry's wealth so he does look middle class, Kerry down two. I guess you guy's believe it to be real intelligent to be against business at this point in time, that should put Kerry down three, but you might call that double-dipping, so I'll leave it down two. Clean energy vs oil... in reality unless they ever discover they key to fusion, clean energy as defined by the environmentalist wackos is a myth, Kerry ties, still down two. >>Progressive optimists versus pessimistic hawks (which is more realistic?)<< A liberal optimist doesn't exist, it's an oxymoron, just look at the rest of your discriminators: Class warfare, hyped by liberals using fear; environmentalism, hyped by liberals using fear and so it goes, Kerry down three. >>deficits versus the cost of the huge military machine. Could be a very close race. Three or four things will<< The kings of spending, the liberals, will try to paint Bush as a deficit creator: Fact Defense spending is now a relatively small portion of the annual budgets, more liberal hype and fear, Kerry down four. Kerry ducks vote in March on banning partial birth abortion, although his stand is well known, he's against banning murder and is trying to distance himself going into the political season, Kerry down five. Yea, it will be REAL close <g>! Jim