[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

"Ummm...only if you don't go out and vote for him. The result today actually helps us out vis-a-vis the Democrats. Nevertheless, there was no reason to sign that law."

There is no reason for me to vote for Bush in 2004. I voted for Reagan in 1980 and Republicans ever since. I'm done with the Republican Party. When Dean gets in, remember that Dubya stabbed us in the back. By the way, who the hell is "us"? The Constitution got screwed today and you're rearanging the proverbial chairs on the deck of the Titanic. Have fun. I'm gone.

[No Blue States]

"I'm done with the Republican Party."

So what is your alternative? You joining DU and the Dems? Or just dropping out of politics?

Not trying to be a smarta$$, i just dont understand your end game.

[MJY1288]

Maybe MoveOn.org has room for you, Howard Dean appreciates your support

[My2Cents]

There is no reason for me to vote for Bush in 2004.

To borrow your own screen name, "you've got to be kidding me." No reason to vote for Bush next year? How about keeping Howard Dean out of the White House? How about continued prosecution of the war on terror? How about control over judicial nominations (which I would think you'd care about since it was the court which approved the CFR)? The final straw for you is the approval of the Campaign Finance Reform law? You've got to be kidding me.

[Wolfstar]

There is no reason for me to vote for Bush in 2004.

Hmmmm...let's do a quick tally sheet:

• President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, the first significant roll-back of abortion rights on demand since Roe v. Wade.
• President Bush gave us a significant roll-back in the tax increases signed into law by his own father and Clinton.
• He has provided bold, courageous foreign policy leadership in this post 9/11 era. He overthrew the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.
• He is the first U. S. president to essentially tell the United Nations to go pound sand.
• He withdrew Clinton's signature on the International Criminal Court Treaty.
• He pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto global warming accords.
• He has told our make-believe "allies," France, Russia, Germany, and Canada to go pound sand as regards Iraq.
• He has put the safety and security of the American people above all other issues on the too-crowded presidential plate. Although most experts say it is a matter of when, not if we will be hit again here at home, thanks to this president's leadership, we have not experienced another 9/11 or anthrax attack.
• Although not well-reported, his administration has made some significant improvements regarding immigration in areas where he doesn't need to go hat-in-hand to Congress. Among the improvements is a very large cut in H1B visas. (Yes, I am among those who would essentially like to see the border sealed and would even like a moritorium on legal immigration. Nevertheless, this administration has toughened immigration regs where it could under current law.)
• Despite all the Leftist caterwauling about the economy, and despite the terrible hit we all took on 9/11/01, this president has held steady in his economic policies. As a result, the economy looks on the verge of roaring back in '04.

Are there issues where I disagree with the Bush administration? Of course. No two human beings on the planet agree 100% of the time. Am I disappointed by today's campaign finance ruling and the fact that the president signed that bill into law. You bet.

But on balance, this is a terrific president. And there isn't a Leftist/Dem out there who is fit to shine his shoes, in my opinion. "No reason to vote for Bush in '04?!" Anyone who genuinely counts themselves on the Right side of the political spectrum could not possibly look at this president's overall record and still say there is no reason to vote for him.

[akbaines]

You're going to stop voting then?