Democrats for Bush

[honeychile]

I kept seeing the thread "Republicans for Kerry" and thought I'd see if there was an opposite site. Democrats for Bush This is the Comments page, the homepage is www.Democrats4Bush.com.

As a former Democrat, here's one comment (of many) that I found interesting:

"As a Democrat from the great state of Ohio, I can tell you that many midwestern Democrats like myself feel very alienated from our party right now. I supported Joe Lieberman in the primaries, but was appalled by the way our party's left wing turned on the one Democrat whose record on counter-terrorism was as strong as the president's. The Michael Moore / Howard Dean crowd knows so little about the middle America they are forever shedding aligator tears for.
Let me make clear: I am no Zell Miller, a Democrat in name only. Rather, like Mayor Ed Koch, many of my political beliefs are inconsistent with President Bush's or the G.O.P. platform. As a former social worker and future bankruptcy attorney, I yearn for the kind of social justice that most Republicans scoff at.
Yet I must admit that Bush is the only candidate fit to lead this country right now. I urge all liberal Democrats to consider Israel's history of dealing with terrorists. From this history, there can be only one lesson --- the future of freedom depends not just on counter-terrorism, but on taking this fight to the countries that nurture terror, including Iraq.
As a final note, let me add that Bush's record on health care and education is virtually liberal. The prescription drug plan and the "No Child Left Behind Act" were just the sorts of bills that President Clinton would have loved to pass, but could not. Bush's "big government" conservatism should win over the kind of "guns and butter" liberals one finds in the midwest and the south (not to mention the Catholic neighborhoods of the east coast). Who knows... the Republican party of the future may be one that is socially conservative and economically liberal. If so, count this Democrat in!"
Scott R. Belhorn, Columbus, Ohio

There are various other links, the vets4bush site includes over 79,000 signatures.

[Pike1483]

I talked to a man in his 30's a few days ago who told me he had never voted Republican in his life, but he was voting for Bush this election because the democratic party had become far too liberal for his liking. I like when people can be open minded enough to vote on issues, not on party lines.

[sairose]

Originally posted by Pike1483
I talked to a man in his 30's a few days ago who told me he had never voted Republican in his life, but he was voting for Bush this election because the democratic party had become far too liberal for his liking. I like when people can be open minded enough to vote on issues, not on party lines.

No joke...more people should be open minded. Seriously, if I thought a republican was a better candidate I would consider voting for them. It hasn't happened yet, but you see what I mean.

[AGDee]

I would have voted for McCain in 2000 if he had been the candidate.

Dee

[The1calledTKE]

Originally posted by AGDee
I would have voted for McCain in 2000 if he had been the candidate.

Dee

I agree. McCain is one of the few Republicans I would vote for.

[honeychile]

Kinda makes you wish we'd scrap the whole two-party system, doesn't it?

[AGDee]

Honestly, what I'd like to see scrapped is the whole "let's see how much dirt we can dig up on the candidates" that is so prevalent. I think there are probably some good people out there who don't run only because they don't want to be held to such scrutiny. I really don't care what people did 20 or 30 years ago, who they've slept with, etc. I want to know how they stand on the issues that are important to me. PERIOD. Who doesn't have a skeleton in his/her closet?

Dee

[damasa]

Originally posted by Pike1483
I talked to a man in his 30's a few days ago who told me he had never voted Republican in his life, but he was voting for Bush this election because the democratic party had become far too liberal for his liking. I like when people can be open minded enough to vote on issues, not on party lines.

You mean more open-minded than yourself right mate?

Just making an observation but with some of the stuff I've seen you spew on GC, you should be one of the last to utter the phrase "open-minded."

[honeychile]

Originally posted by AGDee
Honestly, what I'd like to see scrapped is the whole "let's see how much dirt we can dig up on the candidates" that is so prevalent. I think there are probably some good people out there who don't run only because they don't want to be held to such scrutiny. I really don't care what people did 20 or 30 years ago, who they've slept with, etc. I want to know how they stand on the issues that are important to me. PERIOD. Who doesn't have a skeleton in his/her closet?

Dee

Just the other day, my uncle said something to the effect that, isn't it a shame that our political system is such that we tear down the candidates so much, by the time one is elected, he is so tarnished that no one is happy?

[kappaloo]

Originally posted by honeychile
Just the other day, my uncle said something to the effect that, isn't it a shame that our political system is such that we tear down the candidates so much, by the time one is elected, he is so tarnished that no one is happy?

And to that affect: think of how many wonderful leaders choose not to go into politics because of this?

[Kimmie1913]

I've been to both sites (republicans for bush and democrats for kerry) and what was most interesting was the fact that many of the things the republicans cited as why they would not vote for bush were the things the democrats cited as why they would. They things mostly focused on social policy and economic policy, government spending and fiscal responsibility.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by kappaloo
And to that affect: think of how many wonderful leaders choose not to go into politics because of this?

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pike1483]

Originally posted by damasa
You mean more open-minded than yourself right mate?

Just making an observation but with some of the stuff I've seen you spew on GC, you should be one of the last to utter the phrase "open-minded."

The only reason you think I'm not "open-minded" is because I don't agree with you.

[damasa]

Originally posted by Pike1483
The only reason you think I'm not "open-minded" is because I don't agree with you.

That actually has nothing to do with it. I've paid attention to the way post on this board and it's pretty clear to see that the only reason you define such people as Democrats for Bush as "open-minded" is because they seem to agree with Bush which obviously agrees with you.