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June 3, 2004 I am voting for John Kerry. I am not totally enamored of him, but I also think I don't know him very well. But I intensely dislike Bush's far right wing beliefs. Many of the things he stands for, I find repulsive. The U.S. is supposed to be a free country. But it doesn't seem that way anymore. For one thing, the Supreme Court CHOSE him as the President. That doesn't even seem legal, and/or fair. So, Bush was appointed, not elected. Secondly, Mr. Bush is very conservative in regards to religion and what people can and cannot do in their personal lives. The government doesn't belong in anyone's personal life, which, to me, includes abortion, medical research and education. He's been pushing his religion around in every aspect of American life. Mr. Bush, like every other American, should have the right to practice any type of religion they so choose. But Bush is just pushing HIS version of what he thinks religion should be; not all of us practice his form of religion; some of us don't practice religion at all. I thought, as Americans, this is our freedom. This is what makes the U.S. such a great country. Mr. Bush doesn't care that everyone can carry guns and kill anyone they want. He doesn't care that tobacco companies kill people every year. Yes, people choose, on their own, to use guns and to smoke cigarettes. But he's only concerned with the PROFITS made by the companies involved, not about the safety and welfare of individuals. He has the right. But he wants to impose his close-minded beliefs on all of America. And that's the problem. Mr. Kerry is being berated for changing his ideas and/or opinions on different issues. Well, serving in the government, one does have to learn to compromise to some extent, so that a legislation can pass or fail. If someone remains 'closed' on every single issue, nothing would ever get done. Many of us protested against the Vietnam War, because it was a war we had no chance of winning. And we didn't win. We lost. Mr. Kerry did his duty, but he has the right to be against the war, as others had the right to be FOR it. I don't think anyone would be for war if problems could be solved with just talking. But that would be amongst people with open minds. I was originally FOR the sending of troops into Iraq, if only to send a message to the militant Muslim world. The message would be that radical behavior will not be tolerated. But we should have pulled out as soon as we captured Saddam, and then we should have tried harder to pursue Osama bin Laden, the reason we need to fight! I hope the pollsters are wrong. I hope that the election won't be as close as is predicted. Because this will cause a similar situation as we had in the last election. And I hope we don't see that happen again in my lifetime. The rightful president was Al Gore, though I can't begin to guess what he'd have done after September 11. Can you? ------------ About the author Gail Fonda: I have a 42-page ebook about my emotional traumas and how I used exercise to get through it. Email: gdvoref@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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