On Tue, 23 May 2006 08:34:15 -0400, DSK wrote:

I did not vote for either Bush or Kerry.

Yeah I bet.



Calif Bill wrote:
Since it is a secret ballot, I can not prove it, so you get to keep your
money.


Well, why have you been a charter member of the Bush-Cheney
Cheerleaders then? Why do you go so far out of your way to
defend President Bush? Why do you so blatantly despise the
few relatively successful moderate Democrats? Doesn't add up!


... Kerry was far behind in the polls and primaries until the DNC put
all their resources behind Kerry.

???

No, Kerry won almost all the primaries with fairly large margins. Edwards
came in second a number of times, Dean won a single early primary.

Where do you get this loony-toons stuff?



... Is part of Democracy to have a party leadership committee, but this
DNC seemed to deem Kerry their person. Just like the RNC blessed Dole a
few years prior. Both unelectable.


Why was Dole "unelectable?"

DSK



http://www.boston.com/news/politics/..._kerry_debate/

Sort of explains Kerry selection.

By ignoring the facts and concentrating on a lot of negative
blather?

That's not an explanation, that's spin. Kerry won the
primaries. He was also the top fund-raiser, a sad comment on
our current political system, but he certainly was not
selected by some secret cabal of Democrat elitists.



Dole was unelectable as he had no charisma, no real platform and no
leadership showing.

Actually Dole had a lot of leadership and probably the most
real practical political experience of any recent candidate.
He also had a pretty strong sense of morals, something
lacking in almost all other Republicans and many Democrats.

The biggest problem with Dole is that he was a throwback to
a kinder, gentler, slower paced, more bipartisan era. A
Republican Party which was turning to total amorality,
win-at-all-costs, cut-throat partisanship, and a total
abdication from any responsibility for national leadership,
rejected him.



... Sort of like Sen., Kerry. Senators make a poor choice
for President.

Shucks, by now almost everybody except you and NOBBY agree
that Kerry would have made a much better President than
Bush. But then, why would a moderate centrist Democrat
fellow like you see it that way?

DSK

Doug, you seem to consider anyone who disagrees with what you call 'an
argument' is a 'Bush-Cheney Cheerleader'. That's nonsense. I'm sure as hell
not a 'Bush-Cheney Cheerleader', yet we disagree often. One does not have
to like Bush to have voted for him. For God's sake, look at what the
alternative would have been!

The important thing is this: I've not yet been out fishing because I've
been subbing too damn much. Luckily, school is over soon, and my last sub
job will be on the 14th of June. Then I'll have a chance to get the rods
rigged and do a little trolling. Or maybe I'll just get some shrimp and do
a little drift fishing. It's much more relaxing.

Have you done any boating yet?
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'Til next time,

John H

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