I too voted for Gore. When asked the question of who I was voting for prior to election time, I said consistently "Gore, the lesser of the two evils!" I feel that Bush is as dumb as a rock and is simply a poster boy for the GOP.

MN, you have some very relevant points and it truly saddens me that as blacks we're often prostituted around election time on issues that are close to our hearts. Not surprisingly, we're really an under valued and neglected whore for the remainder of the term. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

With that reality, I don't feel that I necessarily toted the party line. I cast my one lone brown penny for the one that is aligned with my concerns. (Well, as close as possible anyway) http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif



[This message has been edited by jazbri (edited November 17, 2000).]

I have to agree with jazbri, we should always vote issues which means voting for the indiviual who "appears" to have those issues at heart. Even though that concern is often feigned and disappears as soon as they get into office.

Frankly, George Bush did not strike me as a man who even has a grasp of the issues, let alone the capacity to take a stand on either side, which is why I would not cast my vote for him. Pat Buchanan, I am not even going to talk about. And Nader, who seems to be pretty aligned with the democratic party--if perhaps a bit more extreme--I would not vote for him in an election so close, where a vote for him could mean letting someone like Bush get into office.

But the next step, after the election, is holding folks accountable once they get into office. We have to let them know that they can not make all of these random promises to get our votes and then forget all about it until they need our vote again. We as a people need to be on our representatives' respective a**e* (if you will pardon my foul language) to make sure that our concerns are not forgotten and unfortunately not enough of us do that. It is all well and good to talk about it and discuss what should be done, but the next step is action.

Most Americans sleep on the political system, but we can't afford to do so. We stand to lose the most if we stay asleep.

Well let me get off my stump for now. (I think that I am relatively safe in here. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif ) I look forward to hearing your comments

[This message has been edited by Little32 (edited November 17, 2000).]

This whole Florida recount thing seems mighty fishy to me...