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twotimesadingo · 11-06-2003, 06:13 PM

I'm not even sure where to begin...

I can understand personally liking the guy. I just read Al Franken's Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and even he agrees that Dubya exudes a tremendous charisma. So on that point, I can understand being swayed by his personal appeal. Though, as a side note, Bush's adherence to the Good Book deserves a large amount of speculation. When interviewed, he couldn't name the passage of the Bible he had read that morning (sadly, the source for this I do not have on hand, though the episode was recalled in the Franken book).

Otherwise, I'd just have to say that Zell Miller doesn't really strike me as an average Democrat. He complains about candidates who will raise taxes (though the primary source of the increased taxes will come from a revived Estate Tax, which Bush destroyed), most of which will not affect the bottom 70% of Americans (if the tax increases prove to be only a revived Estate Tax, an increased Capitol Gains tax, and a reinstatement of previous Income Tax brackets), as proposed by Dean.

Furthermore, it may be a lapse in my CNN.com perusal, but no candidate has said "We need to get out of Iraq!" Some - if not all - have mentioned that the reconstruction process should be multilateral, which certainly bears merit given that the record surplus of three years ago has become a record deficit.

Honestly, it seems to me to be Republican propoganda. If a flawed view of two issues has swayed a "lifetime democrat" to vote for one of the most heinous presidents in recent memory (he's lied as much about his tax reform as Nixon did about his dirty tricks), then he deserves not the seat of a Senator, but rather a shovel to the back of his head.

11-06-2003, 06:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
twotimesadingo Psycho Location: that place with the thing	I'm not even sure where to begin... I can understand personally liking the guy. I just read Al Franken's Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and even he agrees that Dubya exudes a tremendous charisma. So on that point, I can understand being swayed by his personal appeal. Though, as a side note, Bush's adherence to the Good Book deserves a large amount of speculation. When interviewed, he couldn't name the passage of the Bible he had read that morning (sadly, the source for this I do not have on hand, though the episode was recalled in the Franken book). Otherwise, I'd just have to say that Zell Miller doesn't really strike me as an average Democrat. He complains about candidates who will raise taxes (though the primary source of the increased taxes will come from a revived Estate Tax, which Bush destroyed), most of which will not affect the bottom 70% of Americans (if the tax increases prove to be only a revived Estate Tax, an increased Capitol Gains tax, and a reinstatement of previous Income Tax brackets), as proposed by Dean. Furthermore, it may be a lapse in my CNN.com perusal, but no candidate has said "We need to get out of Iraq!" Some - if not all - have mentioned that the reconstruction process should be multilateral, which certainly bears merit given that the record surplus of three years ago has become a record deficit. Honestly, it seems to me to be Republican propoganda. If a flawed view of two issues has swayed a "lifetime democrat" to vote for one of the most heinous presidents in recent memory (he's lied as much about his tax reform as Nixon did about his dirty tricks), then he deserves not the seat of a Senator, but rather a shovel to the back of his head. __________________ I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons. I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and voice of reason. I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son. They're one and the same I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself." - A Perfect Circle