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To: trek
Don't get me wrong. I will vote for Bush.

Glad to hear it, but why on earth would you do that, if you think he "governs like a liberal" and you say the argument that Kerry would be worse "is not sufficient"?

I think you generalize too much. In some ways, yes, he has governed to the left - but in other very important, very significant ways, he has governed to the right. Give him credit for that, okay?

33 posted on 02/01/2004 5:12:26 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Four hours is too long for a Democrat to sit in the Oval Office, let alone four years. Vote W '04)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
As I said. I am supporting the President because of his conduct of the war. I made that point in my first post.

But please indicate the "very important, very significant ways" you see President Bush governing to the right. (We are agreed on tax cuts, PBA and the war so please don't rehash these). I don't see it. I see occasional rhetoric to the right and significant policy moves to the left.

We are likely to see the high water mark of Republican control of the Federal Government in the next year or two. As it stands now, domestically the country will end up worse for it in absolute terms.

Please don't throw me the canard "that it would have been worse under the Democrats." By that logic the Republicans can never fail. Not even if they gut the First Amendment, enact massive expansions of the welfare state, open the borders, put milk-toast judges on the bench (or worse), institutionalize 1/2 trillion dollar annual deficits, etc.

35 posted on 02/01/2004 5:50:55 PM PST by trek
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