My roommate is from NH where one of those polls is located, I forget which, but he said that they hire the lowest wage callers who just make up what ever they want.
46Driver said:Take some time off, analyze the issues fully, and then decide who you are going to vote for.
46Driver said:Hate to burst y'alls bubble but there are a lot of staff officers (O-4, O-5 level) here on the bubble about who they are going to vote for - and these are guys who have done their time in the trenches, gotten their advanced degrees, and do International Relations full time. Likewise, former CENTCOM commander, Marine General Anthony Zinni has been very critical. And you can say this about Kerry, he wants to increase the number of troops on active duty - good news to a lot of reservists who have been involuntarily called up for a year +, and those on active duty who have been extended time and time again.
Take some time off, analyze the issues fully, and then decide who you are going to vote for.
American_Ace said:Everyone I know who is voting for Kerry is supporting him just because they don't like Bush.
Aviator4000 said:46Driver, since you sound like you are going to vote for Kerry, what issues of his are you in favor of.
By the way Kerry said he wants to increase the size of the ARMY by like 10,000 or some idiotic number like that. What on gods green earth are 10,000 more troops going to for the U.S. army any way? Also how does Kerry plan on acquiring more troops, oh I get it re institute the draft??? He sure is hell isn't going to give any pay increases, because he has to pay for his economy killing EXTREMELY expensive universal healthcare system (U.S.'s first step toward socialism). Hell if Kerry got in by the time he left office it wouldn't suprise me if 2 or 3 current U.S. CVN's were scrap metal. Look up his voting record. Like Duke Cunningham said do you really want someone who is gonna vote like Jane fonda (for military spending, and in case you don't know who the hell that is, he is the first Ace of the Vietnam War and retired Naval Aviator and current congressman), do you really want someone who is gonna vote (for military spending) like Jane Fonda? What the Army needs is modernization, they need to become a force that can be ready to respond quick like the Marines.
46Driver do you remember how great Jimmy Carter was with our economy? History will repeat if Kerry gets elected. Don't get me wrong I don't love everything Bush does. But I like him A LOT more than John Kerry. The guy just takes stances to sound good and oppose Bush. Bush does what he believes in (sometimes I dont agree with him, but respect his decisions). In my book that makes Bush a MUCH stronger leader, and my 2 biggest issues 1. National defense & security, and 2. The Economy. Who is the better candidate for those two issues, BUSH!
As for the amount of officers that are going to vote for Kerry, sure there are officers who will no doubt vote for Kerry. Those officers are a small minority (about 20% of all officers). Maybe you just happened to meet a high concentration of officers who like Kerry.