Thread: Why Eisenhower's son will vote Kerry.

Sen. Kerry, in whom I am willing to place my trust, has demonstrated that he is courageous, sober, competent, and concerned with fighting the dangers associated with the widening socio-economic gap in this country. I will vote for him enthusiastically. I celebrate, along with other Americans, the diversity of opinion in this country. But let it be based on careful thought. I urge everyone, Republicans and Democrats alike, to avoid voting for a ticket merely because it carries the label of the party of one’s parents or of our own ingrained habits.

It's really a shame his voting record doesn't support your reasons.

See, I disagree with your views on Kerry.

He is not what I would call courageous.
He has not proven to be competent. (What bills has he authored?)
He says he is concerned with the socio-economic gap, but his voting record doesn't reflect that.

He says one thing, votes another way. He IS inconsistent. You don't have to believe me, just actually take the time to look at his voting record over the last 20 years. Pick one subject, and count the yes and no's.

We could be at this all night.. I just found the motherload of kerry pics

I know. I need to break for refreshments

Originally Posted by redspy

Just want to point out that the 17% increase was done under the Clinton administration. Not Bush. One of those things that didn't go into effect for a few years.

Originally Posted by Stickboy

It's really a shame his voting record doesn't support your reasons.

See, I disagree with your views on Kerry.

He is not what I would call courageous.
He has not proven to be competent. (What bills has he authored?)
He says he is concerned with the socio-economic gap, but his voting record doesn't reflect that.

He says one thing, votes another way. He IS inconsistent. You don't have to believe me, just actually take the time to look at his voting record over the last 20 years. Pick one subject, and count the yes and no's.

His voting record reflects that he didn't trust the republican responsibilties to the country. He didn't vote against specific weapons, they were nested in Pentagon appropriations and spending authorizations. He felt the money would be better spent or was pork. Starting in 1997 Kerry voted for every regular Department of Defense appropriations bill and for every authorization bill as well when they became more reponsible in his view.

What bills did he author? 1985 he introduced a "nuclear freeze" resolution calling on the President to negotiate a "verifiable" halt to testing, production and deployment of nuclear weapons. It attracted no co-sponsors and died without a hearing in committee. Wow, to think he actually sees the U.S as leading the world in ending Nuclear Proliferation, what a nut.

His tax cuts and raises votes are not even an issue since those 98 times have been argued that most were against insane cuts by Republicans that went against the "balanced budget" plans. I mean some were against things like the Republicans trying to end the "Gas Tax".

The most irresponsible Tax Cut ever was when George Bush gave millionaires tax cut's and sent our budget into the hole. His administration has been giving inflated deficit estimates so that when the actual numbers come in it appears that their policies are working.

Is the Administration Being Straightforward with its Deficit Forecasts?

Finally, the new CBO figures raise fresh concerns about how straightforward the Administration is being with its budget estimates. The Administration appears to have massaged its deficit estimates. Last February, the Administration produced an overstated deficit estimate of $521 billion for the current fiscal year. When the Administration issued its most recent estimate on July 30 — an estimate of a $445 billion deficit for 2004 — the Administration claimed that the drop from $521 billion to $445 billion was good news that showed its policies were working. As noted, however, economic growth has not exceeded earlier expectations. Moreover, the long-term budget picture has failed to improve. The change in the projected level of the deficit in 2004 only indicates that short-term deficits were overestimated to begin with.

Moreover, the Administration’s current official estimate — that the deficit will be $445 billion in the current fiscal year — itself appears to be overstated. Only three days after OMB issued the $445 billion estimate, the Treasury quietly issued an estimate that the deficit would be $418 billion this year, about the same level CBO is projecting. When the actual deficit is announced at about $422 billion shortly before the election, the Administration may contend that the $422 is “good news” that shows further progress has been made since July, because the 2004 deficit has been “reduced” further from $445 billion to $422 billion.

The fact is that today’s “Republican” Party is one with which I am totally unfamiliar.

The GOP has been hi-jacked by Neo-conservatives.

Originally Posted by busyLivin

this is the only i honestly dont understand....how did he betray anyone...he just wanted the war to end...i truely dont see why conservatives are hitting on this one at all

Originally Posted by tomas101

this is the only i honestly dont understand....how did he betray anyone...he just wanted the war to end...i truely dont see why conservatives are hitting on this one at all

"John Kerry, as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, ordered the destruction of committee documents, blocked avenues of investigation, and misrepresented progress on the POW/MIA issue to justify lifting of the trade embargo against Vietnam."

http://www.powmiafamiliesagainstjohnkerry.com/

This site obviously has an agenda, but read up: you'll get the idea of where the "Kerry betrayal" apsect comes from.

(Remember, this is just answering your question)