The Official US President Election Thread

[Dúnedain]

Originally posted by Baby-K
BTW Dùnedain - just as a point of interest, did you vote for Bush in the last election? If not, what has changed your mind about the man, after all he is fundamentally still the same as he was then and I cannot believe that you'd think waging of a war could suddenly change the principles that made you not vote for him the last time? I can understand that, having lived in NY most of your life (if not all) you were probably more directly affected by 9/11 and thus the way he handled it (if you were as impressed with it as JD) could impress you, but to the extent where it'd sway your vote? Just interested in knowing.

Nope, I actually voted for Gore last election. I think the big thing that changed things and the reason why I am voting for Bush is due to 9/11 for the most part. I was greatly affected by it, as I grew up about 45 minutes from the World Trade Centers. I knew about 5 people who died, directly and indirectly (as in knowing of them, but not friends with them). 1 person I knew lived 4 houses away from me, he was a Firefighter Chief for one of the company's.

Outside of that though, I've been in agreement with Bush on a number of other issues as well, such as Iraq, the War on Terror, the improvements in national security (and continual improvement). Overall, I think our country is much more aware and safer than it was and has been for a long time. Of course there is room for improvement, but even in the best situation there is always room for improvement. Now, there are some things I disagree with Bush on, but for the most part I like and agree with everything he's done. I also don't think Gore would have been as effective in the same situation Bush was put in with 9/11. I mean it's one thing to have something like this happen as a President, but to have it happen in the first year on the job would normally have bigger disaster written all over it, but thankfully it didn't come to that.

I also think it would be bad for the country to change directions in leadership in such an important time in American and World history. The next 5-10 years are going to probably be the most important time for all of us and for our kids and their kids, compared to comparable times in history.

I know I didn't go into great detail here, but does that answer it better for you?