this thread is falling apart faster than an olsen twin at baskin robbins... please bring back some responses related to the title... i want to get beyond terrorism and national security. so what else can bush do for this country? if i'm not scared shitless and thoughtless why should i vote for him?
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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Jinx I think the fundamental problem with this thread is that your question by nature leaves little room for objective fact, coming from both sides of the aisle. Here's one man's attempt....
....Here's a subjective one. Bush isn't a pollster. Right or wrong (we are clearly divided here, I'm not going to argue it), I personally for the most part feel right, Bushs' conviction for sticking out the tough decisions is a good quality. Being the president is the most lonely job in the whole world, and being a leader doesn't always mean doing what's popular, it's doing what is right for this country. I'm glad Bush realizes this, and isn't constantly swayed by the public opinion and lack of resolve held by a great number Americans.
Also I like how Bush is a God fearing fundie, so sue me.
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thank you mojo for being the only person to respond with something substantial to my question. while i might not agree with the reasons you're behind bush, at least there is some logical motivation behind it.
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Originally Posted by high_jinx
...1) it's my opinion that ANY- body in office would make national security and fighting/suppressing terrorism a top priority. quite simply it's a no-brainer obvious issue.
2) no matter how much money we spend or how many terrorist rings we squash, there ARE going to be more terrorist attacks. we're only a suitcase getting through our borders away from something really nasty happening to an entire city. and with all the illegal things being sneaked into our country each year from drugs to weapons to anything you want to name, it's obvious our border security can't prevent that. so, while anti terrorism is and should be a top priority, it's possible to overdo it and have the entire country suffer as a result. i see this happening with the deficit we've racked up, the jobs we've lost, and the health care so many of us (including me) don't have anymore.
3) when speaking of bush and his record, i can't help but think that his invasion of iraq has actually hurt our ability to go after terrorists. it's a siev that all of our resources are leaking into while other countries are much more likely to pose a threat.
that article says that bush has kept us focused for 3 years on our national security, and thats the big reason he should be re-elected. i'm not so sure about that. i think the president is an office that has more than one dimension to it. thats why i started this thread. i was looking for anything i hadn't heard about bush that showed him to be competent at leading this country. it doesn't seem like bush is even thinking about so many things that are so important to our country's future. if national security is all he knows, then he should be our national security advisor, not our president.
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any responses to these conclusions i came up with on the end of page 1? i haven't seen any. thanks again to all who've made this an informative thread. i'm learning a lot.