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To: sauropod
I disagree with your premise. Having voted third party twice and holding my nose and voting for W in '04, I take a back seat to NO ONE when it comes to supporting our troops.

In fact, my job, that I have performed for the last 18 years, supports them directly (and no, I will not tell you precisely where I work).

Your premise, by voting 3rd party you hurt the troops, is offensive on its face. 'Pod.

Thank you for disagreeing with me so politely. I never meant to be offensive when I stated that I felt voting 3rd party would hurt our troops. I look at it this way. Votes that could have gone to the Republican candidate would be given to a 3rd party candidate. If the election is a close one, those votes could actually determine the outcome of the election. That outcome could possible put a Democrat in the White House. I feel that the Democrats do not have our military's best interests at heart, do not understand or care enough about the WOT, and in fact they have and continue to hurt our military men and women and their missions. We're seeing that playing out right before our eyes. In my honest opinion, that is a fact, not a guess. That's where I'm coming from....and it is just my opinion for what it's worth. :)

17,564 posted on 05/01/2007 5:46:05 PM PDT by Chena (Why settle for less when you could have the best! Fred Thompson for President!)
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To: Chena
Votes that could have gone to the Republican candidate would be given to a 3rd party candidate. If the election is a close one, those votes could actually determine the outcome of the election. That outcome could possible put a Democrat in the White House.

Quite true. The Arlen Spectors of the world should take notice. It should not be assumed by the Country Club Republicans that our votes should be taken for granted. They tried that with bobdole and look where that got us. The Country Club Republicans should not assume that it is conservatives that need to move to their position on the issues. On the contrary, w/o us, they would have no swank parties in Dee Cee to attend b/c they would be farther on the fringe than Kookcinich.

I feel that the Democrats do not have our military's best interests at heart, do not understand or care enough about the WOT, and in fact they have and continue to hurt our military men and women and their missions.

Agree 1000%

Thank you for disagreeing with me so politely.

De nada. ;-)

17,572 posted on 05/01/2007 5:59:47 PM PDT by sauropod ("An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." Ernest Hemingway)
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