Ok, I just spent a good 30+minutes reading this entire thread from post #1 until now, and I just could NOT move on without saying a few things.
1. Think what you may of Bush, or Kerry, or whoever...just don't whine & B***h of you do NOT vote. (I personally loathe when people complain, but don't do anything BUT complain)
2. Kerry's voting record seems more important that his recent speeches, when it comes to military spending. It takes more than just SAYING he supports the military to get MY vote. One too many lines of BS have been said by many candidates just to get in office.
3. Welfare....I get sick when I think about this. Yes, we should help people who can NOT help themselves. I think that time on welfare should be LIMITED and those receiving should be working to get more education, working on getting a new job, or at least taking orders at a fast-food restaurant rather than sitting pretty in their subsidized luxury apartments. I have worked my a** off to get my education, and I have not taken a $0.01 from my parents. I worked hard in HS to get scholarships for all of undergrad, and then I took out loans for grad school. But, I will get a job, and I will pay the loans back. But, if I have to pay for someone to sit on a couch and not even TRY to make their lives better, and live off my (& everyone who works) hard earned dollar...that is just BULLS***! (Yes, college is expensive, but work hard & you will get a job...yes, student loans suck, and I dread paying them off, but because I worked for what I will have (a good job), I will appreciate it a whole lot more & be a much more productive member of this country.) Sorry for my tangent there...I did warn that welfare (and tangents from that topic) really, really get me going!
4. Liberal, Conservative....seriously, who really fits into these "categories"?? I agree with views from each side. Lets all be adults, examine what the candidates have to say about what WE think is MOST important, and pick the lesser of the two evils based FIRST on their actions, and then secondly on what they say. Besides...who can please everyone?? Just be educated in your decisions & votes...and influence those around you to do the same.
5. Abortion...not the place to discuss this, but I'll just say that this topic has a huge GRAY area, and is NOT black & white. I have had countless embryology, biology, anatomy & physiology classes to understand that NO ONE PERSON or GROUP can say when like really begins....it's all value based, just as whether or not you believe in abortion. Unfortunately, when this became a political area, it becam CHOICE or NO CHOICE...and not anything in between. This country was founded on freedom of choice, freedom of speech, etc. People should be free to make choices....even if they are what some may percieve as WRONG or STUPID! That's what makes this a great place to live!!!
6. Gay marriage...same concepts apply as in #5, its about choices...no one wants people making decisions for them. You don't have to agree with someone's decision to respect that they'll deal with the consequences that come with whatever decision it is that they make. (i.e. I don't agree with the lifestyle of gays/lesbians, but I can respect & not agree with them...and based on my lifestyle & my votes, I'll give my $0.02)
Thanks for the great previously posted debates....and for the record, yes, my title is SNFO fiance, so if you don't agree with me, lets disagree on issues & not make personal attacks.
~Megan