Election 2004

I watched the George Bush and John Kerry debate last night and was glad I did. The debate crystallized for me why I think Bush is dangerous. Bush repeatedly stated that a leader had to stay the course and couldn't be seen as weak by changing direction.

This is dangerous thinking. When presented with evidence that the current direction isn't working, the competent leader stands up and says, "What we are doing isn't working. However, I have a new plan that will take us where we want to go."

Bush has a dangerous one-track mind and an unwillingness to see or admit that we aren't winning the peace in Iraq. More importantly, he can't think on his feet. Nothing demonstrates this more than knowing that he kept on reading to children for 7 minutes after being informed of the 911 attack. He said he didn't want to frighten the children, but I can think of dozens of excuses that would have gotten me out of the room instantly and wouldn't have frighten the children. This is the same mentality that sent our soldiers to fight without the necessary supplies and equipment. We have destroyed a country that didn't attack us and now it is our responsibility to repair the damage we have done.

We could have used those billions of dollars at home on health care, education and feeding the hungry.

Bush said that it was hard to send the soldiers into "harm's way." I hate that phrase. It is just a euphemism for saying that we put them in a position to die.

Why is it so important for Iraq to have a democratic election (1 person = 1 vote.) We don't. If we did, George W. Bush wouldn't be president. He didn't win the popular vote.

If we are foolish enough to leave this man in office, we are just going to have more deaths. We don't know for sure if Kerry can fix it, but we do know that Bush can't.