Posted on 09/30/2004 12:59:29 PM PDT by nikos1121
TRAPPE, Md. — John Eisenhower, son of Republican President Eisenhower (search), said in a newspaper column this week that he will vote for Democratic Sen. John Kerry (search) for president on Nov. 2.
In a rare public announcement, Eisenhower said he switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent after 50 years after losing confidence in his former party. He said Kerry has demonstrated courage, competence and a concern for tackling the "widening socio-economic gap in this country."
"There are times when we must break with the past, and I believe this is one of them," Eisenhower wrote in the opinion column published Tuesday in The Union Leader of Manchester, N.H.
The column assails President Bush and the GOP for federal budget deficits, for "unilaterally" invading Iraq and for infringing on personal liberties.
The Bush campaign had no immediate comment.
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This is another vote "against Bush" rather than "for Kerry."
nick
Hmm but who is Hiram Fong's granddaughter voting for??
This is kind of ironic, when you consider that some of the current problems in the Middle East can really be laid at the feet of the Eisenhower administration.
Note to Eisenhower, the country cared what your father thought. It does not care what you think. Something to keep in mind going forward.
This does it. Kerry will win now!
Just shows genetics does not guatantee intelligence. His father would be very disappointed.
I apply the same rational to Ron Reagan
Well doggie, I rate that right up there with how much importance who Ronny (tutu) Reagan votes for.
You could have Donald Duck on the Dem ticket and he'd still get a ton of votes because this is an election of popularity for a sitting president, as all incumbents will have to face. The people voting for Kerry hate the fact that he's an imbicel, but it's the lesser of two evils in their eyes.
How sad. I didn't know John Eisenhower was senile.
Well I guess being 'fiscally responsible' really would have helped those victims of 9/11,,right?
Where are this guy's priorities?
And he thinks the Democrats are more fiscally conservative than Bush? me thinks he has sipped to long on a wine bottle. I guess I would rather stand by Zell Miller than Eisenhower in a fight. He sounds like a pacifist.
Soon there will be reports that the mother of a woman that worked for Nixon, knew a guy that watched a TV show with a person on it that said she heard that Bob Hope's grand daughter was voting for Kerry.
Post my thoughts again, I'll have you arrested on Thought crimes! :)
Just another reason that some animals eat their young.
First Ron Reagan, now John Eisenhower... If Gerald Ford's kid abandons us, we'll know McAuliffe is playing hardball! :-)
Who cares. One of Reagan's sons is voting for Kerry, too. Spoiled rich kids. Who cares.
Yah, who gives a rats a$$ who that Eisenhower grandson is voting for. He is lucky his grandfather gave him the right to be a dork.
Why don't they just change the name from the Democratic Party to the "WAH Party!"
WAH, WAH, WAH...!!!
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