Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I wonder if I'm the only one out there who just sees the Republicans making ALL the wrong moves here two weeks out before the election. Instead of focusing on "their" successes, such as getting that ugly little gargoyle in North Korea to appoligize to the world for ( supposively ) testing a nuclear bomb. This years Republican campagn seems to be focusing around; 1) We're not Democrats. 3) We will protect this country. 3 ) We won't raise taxes. OK, thats all fine and dandy, BUT what about Federal income tax reform? Wasn't it President Bush that made a big deal about reforming our Federal Income Tax? Didn't he create TWO commissions to study this very subject? Didn't President Bush say "we are a nation addicted to oil". Those are very strong words especially from someone with no plan on a solution. I guess we are expected to relect Republicans to find out just what their plan for a solution they have in mind. Thousands and thousands of American jobs continue to be "off shored". But the Republicans continue to ignore this reality completely. OK, the Republicans are fighting a war in Iraq and Afganistan. But what about securing our nations borders? That topic certainly has grown stagnant. Does granting amenesty to 20 million "trespassers" qualify as actions to protect this country? "Read my lips, no new taxes". We have heard those words before. President Bush HAS cut taxes. While not vetoing a single spending bill before his desk. Somewhere along the line we ARE going to have to pay for all this spending the Federal Government is doing.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I would prefer if the Democrats and Republicans BOTH lost the election.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <This years Republican campagn seems to be focusing around; 1) We're not Democrats. 3) We will protect this country. 3 ) We won't raise taxes. but opposed to that is the Dem pitch 1) We're not Republicans ( or substitute, we're not Bush) 2) We can protect you too ! 3) We will repeal the tax cuts so tell me how this motivates me any more than the first set, not even disputing the first set here.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I would prefer if the Democrats and Republicans BOTH lost the election.>> I'd originally planned to vote for the Republican candidate for governor even though I typically vote Democratic. Then he started slinging mud so I decided I don't like him either. So I will be voting for the Independent candidate. I don't think he has any chance of winning, but at least it will record my vote for "none of the above".
Originally Posted By DAR I don't think we have a vital independent candidate here, so I'll be leaning towards the Republican. But like I said earlier it's case between the lesser of two evils.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I don't think we have a vital independent candidate here, so I'll be leaning towards the Republican.>> We have a very good Independent candidate, Peter Hutchinson. Unfortunately, I think he has absolutely no chance of winning; but I'm voting for him anyway. <<Peter has worked in the private sector as an executive with the Dayton Hudson Corporation and as Chair of the Dayton Hudson Foundation. He served the State of Minnesota as its Finance Commissioner - so he understands the state budget and how to fix it. He co-founded a successful small business - The Public Strategies Group - where he has spent the last 15 years working with governors, legislators, and local officials around the country to deliver better results for citizens at the price they are willing to pay. One such client was the Minneapolis Public Schools where Peter served as Superintendent - turning around a district suffering both financial disarray and declining student achievement. By the end of Peter's tenure, the district's finances were back on solid ground, and most importantly student test scores were on the rise.>> Source: <a href="http://www.teammn.com/peterHutchinson.php" target="_blank">http://www.teammn.com/peterHut chinson.php</a>
