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To: LindyBill who wrote (81906)	10/29/2004 10:59:33 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

YOURISH BLOG - Another liberal for Bush Another 9/11 Democrat I will be breaking a lifelong streak of voting for Democratic Presidential candidates on Tuesday: I'm voting for George W. Bush. This will come as no surprise to regular readers of my blog. It comes as a great surprise to liberal friends and relatives. They can't see beyond the Democrat-Republican label. Though I've never been a one-issue voter in the past, to me, this election boils down to one issue: The war on terror. I don't believe John Kerry can fight that war. I think Kerry is a liar and a poseur. You cannot have a career of pacifism and voting against military issues and suddenly turn around and declare yourself a fit commander-in-chief. It takes more than a campy salute and a "reporting for duty" at the DNC to make me believe Kerry is fit for command. I believe he is more unfit for command than any other candidate who ran against him, with the possible exception of Howard Dean. And may I say that the Democratic party may lose me forever if they can't give me a candidate I can respect and believe in. The Democrats have forced my hand. I was praying for a candidate I could vote for with the confidence that he would continue the war against the fascists who would change our world into one of uncompromising totalitarianism. In the past, I would have voted Democratic regardless—hell, I voted for Walter Mondale—but not today. Today, I think our safety, and the future of our way of life, is in danger. And I don't think John Kerry gets that. These were the nails in the coffin for me, when Kerry told the DNC: "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response." That's not good enough. We are at war now; I don't want a president who will wait until we are attacked in order to respond. I want the targeted assassinations of terrorists. I want the continued isolation of terrorist nations like Syria and Iran. I want dictators like Muammar Ghadafy to be sweating for their lives and careers. I want someone who is committed to trying to plant the seed of democracy in the Middle East, not someone who thinks that is an impossibility. Kerry has indicated that his Middle East policy will be more of the same, using Clinton's failed tactics and Clinton's failed negotiators. That's not good enough. I disagree with nearly every single part of George Bush's domestic policies. I am pro-gay rights, pro-choice, pro-stem cell research, against huge tax cuts for big business, not a strict constructionist regarding Supreme Court Justices. I am in favor of unions (or at least, what unions were supposed to be), affirmative action, and most of the rest of the liberal agenda. But the war trumps everything. I lived twelve miles west of the World Trade Center on 9/11. I could see the smoke rising from a lookout point at a nearby park. I could smell the smoke of the burning towers every time the wind was in the east. On November 15th of 2001, I came out of a steakhouse to find the air permeated not with the odor of the steakhouse's grill, but once again, with the smell of the towers burning. Three thousand innocents died on 9/11. We are at war, and we need a president who will recognize that, and act accordingly. "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response." That's not good enough. Neither is a record of pacifism and anti-war activities. I don't trust John Kerry to ensure my safety, and the safety of my country. Congress can take care of the domestic issues. I'm voting for Bush for President on Tuesday. yourish.com