I too have joined the crew of Bloggers on the road, first in LA for work and then on to New Mexico to help elect John Kerry as the next President of the United States.
As such, I’ve got precious little time to clean up the chaff my fellow bloggers have left on the site the last few days.
1. Hey Garrett. Fortunately, our blog offers us the opportunity to actually discuss issues that simply appear as sound bites from other outlets (I guess in this case, I mean you).
You’ve got an impressive list of weapons systems that Kerry has purportedly voted against. As Kerry himself has said, “Everyone knows you can play with these votes”, and lo and behold, (to borrow a phrase from one of your heroes) there you go again. Check out this article from Slate on the topic of Kerry’s voting record.
2. But more to the point, the “laundry list” of Kerry’s supposed votes against these weapons systems as THE reason for why we shouldn’t trust Kerry completely misses the mark and illuminates why the Bushies are the wrong choice to lead us in the war on terror…we don’t fight terrorists with Abrams tanks…we fight them with human intelligence, “drying out the swamps” of regimes who harbor terrorists (see my last post for why this is NOT Iraq ), and finally, lifting the standard of living or giving hope to people living where terrorists recruit.
An Abrams tank vote isn’t the issue. Applying pressure to Saudi Arabia to cut off terrorist funding and training centers, helping the reformers win in Iran, negotiating and disarming Kim Jong Il in North Korea, actually pursuing bin Laden in Afghanistan and Pakistan…the list of the things the Bushies have ignored that actually are the issue seems to have no end.
3. Finally, hey William? An electoral college lead of 10 points is not a “decided edge.” In fact, your confidence should actually be something more akin to panic.
Bush continues to be stuck at 47% to 48 % in the battleground state polls. I refer you to these stellar sites, Mystery Pollster , Princeton Professor Sam Wang, and the ever-informative Slate , where you can get a laundry list of recent polls.
Take particular note of Mystery Pollster’s Incumbent Rule which is enlightening for all, and terrifying for Bushies throughout the land.
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