OCCOM BILL wrote:Einherjar wrote: Actually I just found your rant about how Bin Laden should not determine anyones vote amusing given my understanding that he did in fact determine yours.
You're understanding is faulty... Bin Ladin is nothing more than a figurehead for terrorism. I don't believe that pursuit would have been significantly altered had Kerry been elected. I wanted to give Bush a mandate to put the leaders in Pyongyang, Tehran, Damascus, etc. on notice.
Alright then. Bush isn't all that treathening though given that the US military is overstretched as it is. I doubt the US will be up for another invasion in the next four years.
Quote:Einherjar wrote: 'Clear possitions on no important issues' is a party line, which I thought you considered yourself above.
You thought wrong. I no more refuse to agree with a "party line" than I'd buy one without cause. In this case my own assessment mirrors that of the Republican Party... and anyone else able to form an objective opinion. Karl Rove didn't have to create the image of flip flopper for John Kerry... he merely provided examples, of which there were a plenty.
Well, Kerry did have a consistent position on the cultural issues (gay rights, abortion), and he did not "flip flop" on any aspect of the economy(SS, taxes, mm). Actually I think his 'plan' for foreign policy, to the extent he had one, was pretty consistent as well (diplomacy, accountability, credibility).
The only 'flip flopping' he did was trying to capitalize on Bush administration actions, which turned out to be mistakes, despite having supported them at the time. In the case of Iraq he could easily claim to have been mislead, but in the case of say tora bora that doesn't apply.
So, in the immortal words of Frank Apisa he is guilty of being a career politician running for office.
Quote:Einherjar wrote:I can understand that it would be comforting to belive that foreign policy was the only issue on the ballot given how you voted, but living in denial doesn't suit you, and neither does pretending to.
Foreign Policy was the most important issue in this election to me, yes. There's no denial. There's no pretending. Quit with the idiotic insinuations. They don't suit you.
I guess you really thought Kerry didn't have any position on gay marriage, abortion, SS, fiscal responsibility, education, stem cell research and so on. He actually did have clear positions on all those issues and more, but I guess you didn't catch that.
I don't really see this going anywhere though since we are not really debating any issues. I thought your vote was decided by terrorism, not nuclear proliferation, and so I found your rant about Bin Ladens (terrorisms) insignificance amusing.
BILL 
