And history will repeat itself - A unified left combined with a fractured right will put a liberal in the WH. In 2000 it was a unified right and a fractured left that put GWB in the WH. In 92, it was a unified left and a fractured right that put a liberal in the WH. So on and so forth.
Those conservatives who are aren't satisfied with Bush and choose to vote third party, will be offset by independent voters, who view George W.Bush as an honest and trustworthy leader.
Bush41 and Gore told themselves the same things I'm sure.
There is a little song that Bush should be listening to. If the democrats are able to field somebody that can pull in the Nader votes, then all of the independents together won't be enough to re-elect him.
LITTLE TEXAS LYRICS
Dance (Porter Howell/Dwayne O'Brien)
Take your time and watch your step
You'd better get it right
Or you'll get left behind
The way you're dancin' I can tell
That someone else is on your mind
You'd better dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better hold on to the one that loves you
You'd better turn around before we're through
And dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better dance
And that sparkle in your wanderin' eye
Has struck you blind as far as I can see
Take one step back and look again
You're gonna leave with him
Or stay with me
You'd better dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better hold on to the one that loves you
You'd better turn around before we're through
And dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better dance
Well now we've gone this long
Don't let it slip through your hands
Dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better hold on to the one that loves you
You'd better turn around before we're through
And dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better hold on to the one that loves you
You'd better turn around before we're through
And dance with the one that brung ya
You'd better dance
Yeah
I voted for him because I believed he could do good things and was the best man for the job. After 9/11 when he began tilting to the left (way more than any "compromise" excuse can account for), he lost my faith and confidence. When his administration began to constantly try and scare the crap out of us with unsubstantiated alerts and the like, I knew they were grasping for straws, to try and keep a "wartime" feel about things (and his approval ratings up). When they act like Saudi Arabia doesn't exist and ignore the Saudi's ties to 9/11 and to the suicide bombers and instead tell us it's our local potheads and crackheads that are funding the terrorists, I know that they are no better than Clinton was when it came to his scandals and the like that he tried to cover up or pretend didn't exist. He won't be getting my vote in the next election.
You're dreaming. Are you sure your not a liberal disruptor?
There will be no fractured right in 2004. The fringe rightwing will waste their votes, as usual, on a candidate from the list of perpetual losers. President Bush will get the usual Republican vote, along with the vast majority of conservatives. Throw in the mix, a majority of independents and some Democrat crossovers and you have a solid victory for Bush.
... his administration began to constantly try and scare the crap out of us with unsubstantiated alerts and the like...
You sure scare easy. Stop being a wimp and stop whining! Show some courage and cojones!
All in all, you don't know what you're talking about. The US and Saudi Arabia, have had a good relationship for 80 years, that has been beneficial to both countries. We get cheap oil, they get big bucks. OTOH, if you're ingesting an illicit drug, like cocaine or heroin, there is a good chance, some of the money you paid for it, is going to a rouge state that supports terrorism. And finally, there have been NO scandals in the Bush administration. If you don't want to vote for Bush, that's fine. But don't expect your scurillous allegations, rumor and innuendo, to go unchallenged.
President Bushes support among all American's, remains at historically high levels. If you look at the entire record on Bush, you would see a pretty good record, so far. The Bush administartion, has promoted a fairly conservative agenda. Kyoto is dead, the ABM treaty is history, a NMDS is reality, Bush said NO ICC for the USA, Bush says RKBA is constitutional, Bush told Cuba/Castro the embargo stays and Bush has given working American's, two tax cuts. The list goes on. Along with winning the war on terrorism, Bush is doing a great job for America and the American people.