Let me just say this.... If Edwards had of been running for President and Kerry VP... I would have voted democratic.
I really didn't care for EITHER candidate (it was like voting for dumb vs. dumb). But my decision was not going to vote for Kerry just because he was a Democrat and it was a change from Bush. Or to vote for Bush because nothing he did changed my situation yada yada. My choice was on facts purely (I might have voted Independent). I read over both candidates agendas and websites and truthfully nothing was all that different.
But as someone said before... its over. We have a president and now we need to move on.
After all how do we know Kerry would have been better than Bush??? The man more than 50% of the time voted YES to everything Bush wanted passed in Congress, including going to War.
We don't know if things with Bush will be better or worse. It could be worst, but before we make ourselves crazy we need to stop the negatve remarks and give him a chance. The negativity is not going to get us anywhere. After all he can't run again and Kerry can.
I think in all honesty (my opinion) its more important to really think about who you are chosing for congress. These are the people who need to president's approval to get anything passed (although yes he can Veto, but there is still that 2/3 vote). These are also the people who bargain with him. Therefore, a dem. might not like a bill, but as long as the pres is willing to give him a lil something something that the dem wants, the dem may still vote yes to what the pres wants. Takes two to tango and politics is nothing but a BIG business negoitiation.
I'm not trying to be on a high horse, but what I am saying is you just can't blame one side when truthfully they all work together (and then turn on each other). As someone said BOTH parties need to change. Question is what have ANY of them done for us lately??
Last, we especially in the black community need to become more involved in political process. Remember the Hip Hop (Ages 18 - 26)vote was suppose to be everything. Unfortunately no matter how Diddy tried to get it out, it didnt work. While more people registered than ever, those who actually did it stayed the same. A mere 17%. That could have been your difference right there.