Come on, admit it...
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Come on, admit it...
How many of the conservatives in this forum would be placidly accepting it if Kerry had won? Would you seriously have come here, said "good job liberals" and left it at that? Or wouldn't you have said that, in your opinion, we're all screwed? go on, tell me you wouldn't have been upset...
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I would not. If the American public would have voted him in, I would have gone on with my life and deal with it
unlike yourself.. that is now posting all these threads to make yourself feel better
unlike yourself.. that is now posting all these threads to make yourself feel better
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Originally Posted by Scott@S-Squared
unlike yourself.. that is now posting all these threads to make yourself feel better
Honestly, Scott is right. Now matter how soulless, corrupt and evil GWB is, he still can't kill America. He will most certainly try, but America is stronger then his ineptitude.
Seriously though, in reality GWB or Kerry wouldn't have changed much. Sure, I think Kerry had a chance at being slightly better, but in the end it really doesn't matter too much. Neither candidate was honestly different enough to bring about any sort of revolution (no matter how much some people seemed to want it).
Bush won, yay for Bush. Now cut my taxes. If I gotta put up with a Repub in the White House, I at least want lower taxes.
Seriously though, in reality GWB or Kerry wouldn't have changed much. Sure, I think Kerry had a chance at being slightly better, but in the end it really doesn't matter too much. Neither candidate was honestly different enough to bring about any sort of revolution (no matter how much some people seemed to want it).
Bush won, yay for Bush. Now cut my taxes. If I gotta put up with a Repub in the White House, I at least want lower taxes.
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I would have accepted John Kerry in a heartbeat. Not because I liked him but because the people voted for him. This is the major difference between conservatives and liberals IMHO... Although I'm a moderate Republican by a long shot, I understand how the cookie crumbles and am not one to complain if I didn't get milk with that cookie.
Originally Posted by Salty
I would have accepted John Kerry in a heartbeat. Not because I liked him but because the people voted for him. This is the major difference between conservatives and liberals IMHO... Although I'm a moderate Republican by a long shot, I understand how the cookie crumbles and am not one to complain if I didn't get milk with that cookie.
I agree with nKoan when he says there isn't a major difference and that Kerry may not have done much different. But the difference to me is the attitude. I hate Bush's "I'm not wrong and have never been" attitude and his cowboy swagger. He doesn't listen to anybody except his advisors and doesn't do well when told that he is wrong, as is evidenced by the first debate.
This scares me. I liked Kerry for this exact reason. He is known in the Senate to be a thinker and an intellect. I feel that this is the way a president should be. I'm not whining, but I am truly scared for our country.
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Originally Posted by njc200
Thats a blanket statement that I don't think needs to be made. I'm a liberal, and while I'm not happy about Bush getting re-elected. I'm not whining. I'm just afraid for the country.
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Had Kerry won, I would have accepted him as the elected President of this country...right/wrong, good/bad, he's the Boss.
'Cause in the end, whoever is the president really doesn't affect my life.
'Cause in the end, whoever is the president really doesn't affect my life.
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C'mon Oaf and Salty... be honest. You would have accepted Kerry simply because you would know in your heart his win would likely keep Hillary out of office.
-Chris
p.s. I like Hillary no more than any conservative, so Bush's win was a double (bad) whammy for me.
-Chris
p.s. I like Hillary no more than any conservative, so Bush's win was a double (bad) whammy for me.
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Originally Posted by Oaf
Had Kerry won, I would have accepted him as the elected President of this country...right/wrong, good/bad, he's the Boss.
'Cause in the end, whoever is the president really doesn't affect my life.
'Cause in the end, whoever is the president really doesn't affect my life.
Think I'm wrong? The 50's american culture by today's standard is considered EXTREMISM!!! People are sick of liberals and their athiest agenda. Did you notice that Kerry got literally all of the athiest votes per exit polling? This stuff does affect your life. It's like boiling a frog to death.... it has no idea what is going on if you slowly raise the heat.
The mass media would make you think that Bush was the extremist, and that he represented a fringe minority regarding gay marriage. Now look what's happened. Even though BUSH is for civil unions, the outright ban of gay marriage and gay civil unions passed EASILY in 11 states.
Wake up, folks. Kerry didn't lose because he looks like Frankenstein.
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Originally Posted by bassplayrr
C'mon Oaf and Salty... be honest. You would have accepted Kerry simply because you would know in your heart his win would likely keep Hillary out of office.
-Chris
p.s. I like Hillary no more than any conservative, so Bush's win was a double (bad) whammy for me.
-Chris
p.s. I like Hillary no more than any conservative, so Bush's win was a double (bad) whammy for me.
I actually think Democrats are in for another rude awakening if they think Hillary will win in 2008. Some Democrats may think this country is ready for a woman in office but I'd put all my money on the donkey party getting slammed by the vast majority of Christian, Catholics, LDS's and those that are for a more traditional family. Hell, I bet half of the Democratic party's men will follow suit and vote against her too because they’ll be damned if a woman is bringing home the bacon.