Out of curiosity, what was it that what made you vote for Bush (or not vote for Kerry)?
I thought about all the things that were important to me.
I thought about what could go wrong and what could go right.
I thought about what realistically could be achieved by my vote...if I got my way.
If Bush is who I hope he is, he's the best man to deal with the Islamic world...and to safeguard Israel. If he isn't then he'll take the blame for the mess which follows.
Kerry at his best was incoherent. At worst Neville Chamberlain.
I don't mind if Roe v Wade is overturned. I think it should be modified. I don't like the idea of gay marriage. If Bush fails I think a conservative court will be a good thing to check populist excesses. If Bush succeeds there's some risk of right-wing excess on the part of the Court but I'm not too worried about it.
I don't like Bush's economics but Kerry's were incoherent. So, once again, if Bush succeeds he gets the credit. If he fails he takes the blame.
I most fault Bush on his birth control and environmental policies. But I think on the former he'll only be able to restrict abortion and on the latter the best I could do was vote for Boxer. She, Arnold, and Feinstein are my best hope for preventing drilling off the California Coast.