| OK, I've been posting and touting people who are democratic candidates, but today is a HUGE straw for me...this camel is on the verge of breaking with their lack of spine. How on earth can I vote for any of the candidates who have made promises to end the war, and to force Bush's hand until he takes the bill as the only way to get money to the troops, and then they cave like this? They have all let me down. I will accept no excuse. I don't care if Bush wouldn't pass the bill. I truly don't accept any reason they have; they can not convince me they are different than any other politician, who breaks promises. They were all voted in based on their campaign promises, and the hope of their convictions, but nope, they blew it in a very big way. Bush gets to approve these "markers" and we know he'll continue to be self-serving, and, of course, there has been no realistic proposal from any politician yet as to how to pull out of Iraq. So, if the Dems get in, which methinks is getting less and less likely, they start from a hugely negative place. A debt that is beyond words, unrest at home, a mistrust of politicians, a global dislike if not hatred from the world, and our kids in Iraq. They will prolly end up, if Bush keeps stalling, having to create a draft so our boys and girls can get a respite. Now we know that isn't gonna make the public happy. And, they'll have to raise taxes to deal with the health care, the social security benefits, and our debt. That will make everyone unhappy as well. And, with the global warming, there will be "fire" after "fire" needing money and people-power to get them aid. That will create more inroads of unhappiness yet again. It's a lousy election facin the winners of '08. And, if Hillary gets in, they'll blame the incompentency on "women", and if Obama gets in, people will pull out the "he's black" card, and the republicans will spin spin spin it so that sexism and racism finds a resurgance. That will be unbearable. I don't know what to do, I'm not smart enough to have a plan. But, I know that inaction, and not sticking up for one's principles, is not a way to achieve or inspire any resolutions. This is the first year that I'm really thinking that if someone from a different party appears viable, they may be getting my vote, and it won't be a "throw-away" vote -- as of now, either of the 2 parties getting my vote will be a known factor, and that is an honest to goodness throw away vote for sure. I hope someone bites the bullet and proves to me they are truly dedicated and worthy. Right now, I'm just scared and nervous about what has not been accomplished with the country behind them in 2004. And, yes, to date, the Reps are worse, but that has never been a surprise, especially with dubya - he's either insane, dim-witted, narcissistic, evil, ignorant, psychotic, pathological liar [aka mythomania], or any combination of the afore mentioned adjectives. Dang!
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