Will  some of you who have characterized bush as the lesser of two evils vs. kerry, please explain to me how?
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If you read some of the misinformation that still is out there, I guess it's obvious why some think Bush is the lesser of two evils. Kerry the flip-flopper versus Bush the straight shooter???\nHardly. Bush said he did not favor nation-building (flip). He now favors nation-building (flop).\nBush is against a department of homeland security (flip). He subsequently favored a department of homeland security (flop). \nOr, the reason for invading Iraq is because of the threat of WMDs (flip). Now the reason is because we want to help them build a democracy (side-flop). Tomorrow it will be because....\nHow about this--"we do not do any wiretapping without warrants." (flip) "We are wiretapping without warrants." (flop)\nFrankly, the concern about flip-flopping is foolishness and I for one am tired of the lame rhetoric that defends Bush at all costs. \nWould you really rather have someone who makes a decision based on little or no evidence, and then stubbornly refuses to change it? Do you really want someone who lets his staff decide to sell the ports to Dubai, and then stubbornly refuses to consider that the decision might be a security threat?\nGive me a thoughtful and honest person in the white house any time, whether republican, democratic, or independent.
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abso-fukkin-lutely not!!!  i am not a democrat, but did vote for Kerry because he was (as we already know) the far better choice. so if Kerry had been elected and had fukked up as many things as bush -- well, let's be fair, it is mostly cheney and rove and rumsfeld and others around bush, then i ABSOLUTELY WOULD HAVE TURNED ON HIM. I would be asking for his impeachment just as i am asking for the Team B impeachment now.
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Everything was rolling that way, and i think it still is. Kerry's comment the other day I think hampered it a little, although I do see where it was aimed at Bush and not the troops. I swear if Kerry causes the Dems to lose like he caused 2004, we need him out of the party. Least of which apologize EVEN THOUGH you shouldnt have to, you know as well as anyone how the Republican hate machine winds up and wins over crap like that!
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Geez, what a question.  That's like choosing between having end stage cancer and AIDS. LOL  Dick Cheney is just plain evil (like George H.W. Bush), but definitely intelligent.  Dubya is easily led and a complete imbecile.  I think George W. Bush is worse because of his stupidity.
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You know, I'm not a republican by nature, but during the 2000 elections I thought that Bush would be the lesser of the two evils. How wrong. I did not vote for him in 2004, but in 2000 I liked him better than Kerry, and now I'm ashamed for even considering the thought. I believe in gay marriage, stem cell research. And he has completely ignored any environmental concerns, not to mention that whole Iraq War thing (written with as much contempt as all the other examples of Bush's negligence and narrow mindedness).
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For many of the same reasons people percieve Bush as evil, it just depends on your point of view. Most people would rather retreat to stronger rhetoric, and less action when presented with somone they don't like. It is childlike to say the least, I wouldn't say bush is evil, though if you were were to read my opinions on other questions, you would see that I clearly have a great degree of contempt for him, but I give clear reasons why. Some people are only capable of namecalling, and one-liners, and in many cases they have no explanation for thier opinions.\n\nI DO NOT want hillary in 08 BUT... I DAMN SURE DO NOT WAN'T ANOTHER BUSHITE
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There's an article in the Washington Post (or CNN - not sure) that talk about how Kerry is a bigger pariah in his own party than Bush allegedly is in his.  Apparently, his schedule was freed up by these latest comments.  Nobody wants him campaigning for them.
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I don't understand this question. John Kerry is a man like any other man.We're all made of good and bad. Why the hatred towards a man whose only crime ( in some eyes) is that he ran against Bush? How many strikes have you( the person asking this question) had with God???
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This is a very good analogy, and I tend to agree with you. Back in the days when political necessity required me to take a hard anti-Bush approach, I summed it up this way "Bush may be a jerk, but he is our jerk, so back off. We will deal with him." We have. We now have a Democratically controlled Congress. That will help everyone. As to the outsiders, it is the same thing, we are in control. We have, and are, addressing the extremes, so, again, back off.
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Your entire argument is valid and common among most young adults my age all over the country.  I really just do not want to see the Election to be a circus, with the Democratsz thinking they have found the key to their salvation after all this time by putting Hillary Clinton into office.  That would be the largest scale mistake EVER made in Elections History.  It really is choosing the lessor or two equals, and it's so hard to see the difference in the 2 candidates you are choosing from becuase they all sound the same.  Pray, I do, Pray for a smarter Nation to get its head out of the hole in the ground and pay attention to whats going on  out there.  I think the most important thing is to Vote, and clearly educate yourself on the people running before you rush to push a button come November 2008.
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Neither.  The whole reason I didn't vote is because I didn't like either of them.... The lesser of two evils is still evil, if you ask me.\n\nBush is either an idiot and doesn't know what he's doing, or he knows what he's doing and is a liar.\n\nKerry doesn't know what he believes in and flip flops on real issues.\n\nOne is a horrible president...  and the other would have been a horrible president.
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Yeah, back when the office of President meant something and not getting every nation to hate USA. Bush will go down as the most hated person in the world...his job approval rating is now only 29%...lets see how LOW he can go! \n(Clinton still has a HIGH approval rating!) \n\nCheney has 19% rating...\nBush is competitive...\nwill he beat Cheney \nand go even lower???
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Good point. Are we supposed to read between the lines with a politician of one party but not the other? Let's see...Kerry's statement could have been misconstrued as an arrogant belief about the intellect of soldiers, if you are looking for it. And the president's statement could be taken to mean that the masses need to be controlled by the government. Hmm. I'd say look at the big picture.
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I concur, and sadly I don't think we've seen the worst of the wanna be emperor. Bush and the republicans are acting like the azz kicking they got  a month ago at thte polls was an aberration. Bipartisanship and Bush is an oxymoron. He will go down kicking and screaming like the spoiled child that he is.
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The lesser of two evils is STILL evil.\n\nWhere is the good, OK?
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Wow, that is hard.  On one hand you have a totally selfish lier willing to go at any length to please himself.  On the other you have a total moron willing to go to any length to please the selfish liers controlling him.  I guess I would go with Bush because he is so cute when he forgets what he's talking about.
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I'd have to agree with you. I keep hearing the loony lefties making remarks about how stupid they think George Bush is but they conveniently forget to mention that John Kerry went to exactly the same school (Yale), also was a member of Skull & Bones, and academically got lower marks that the President. So, by their way of thinking, Kerry has to be dumber, and I couldn't agree more. Other than being a professional traitor (The Winter Warrior) and a trophy husband, what has he ever done? He's never earned a buck in the real world.