eliminatedsprinter:
Catmando,
I'm curious. I can see you dislike Bush with a passion. Who in potitics do you like? What type of ideology do you favor?
Take the last pres election for example. Did you like the more authoritarian, less educated Al Gore, or the more libertarian Harry Brown, or perhaps you favor the hyperlitigious Ralph Nader?
I hope I'm not being to nosey, I'm just trying to understand your strong anti-Bush perspective.
You mentioned our freedoms as if they are something you value strongly. This would indicate that you dislike Dems and Greens even more, since their party platforms are far more authoritarian than Bush's. Are you a Libertarian? Politicians; John Kerry and former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean
Ideaology; Social Liberal and economic Centrist
Last election; Brown had good things to say, but the Libertarian Party in the foreseeable future can't crack the two-party system we have now.
"Less-educated Al Gore"??? His degree may have been in Journalism, but he has given himself a far better education, and has used it far more wisely, than Shrub Bush ever has. Reading books and discussing environmental and scientific problems is not GWB's strong suit. Can you imagine Bush writing a book, especially on the intellectual level Al Gore is capable of? I don't think so.
Nader makes some good points, and one has to be impressed with his environmental knowledge, but he goes too far. IMO he went too far in the last election and cost Al Gore the White House. Some of you will cheer at that I'm sure.
As to being anti-Bush, no question about it. We know about his business dealings here in Texas; he failed at all of them, but kept getting bailed out by Tree Bush and his cronies. His smarmy aquisition of the Texas Rangers baseball and the shady, underhanded way he aquired the land to build the new stadium on.
HOWEVER, all that pales in comparison to the fact that, during wartime(Vietnam), he did not report to a unit in Alabama he was ordered to. Bushdaddy got him into the Texas Air National Guard, so he didn't think he had to take orders. He was AWOL for more than 30 days, and under the UCMJ that is classified as DESERTION. Makes me want to PUKE every time I see him salute.
Bush has never had charges brought against him by any military court. Gee I wonder why? Could it be because his daddy was a high-ranking spook with the NSA? If any of US deserted his unit during wartime, what do you think they'd do to us? Especially since that charge carries the death penalty as ultimate punishment?
If you want to read the whole story, go to www.awolbush.com. That should open the eyes of a lot of veterans who think Bush is a warrior.