The Holtonian

This Voting stuff is hard, We Need a System of Gentry to Vote for Me

This year I'm sort of torn. I think Edwards is kinda of cool since he's a southerner he's not as bad as Kerry. I find it funny that so many people like AFL CIO and all those Union groups endorce Kerry a man who's never had to work a day in his life. And if you want to brag about your service in Vietnam then lets vote in a real vet who lost a limb or something, at least they'd have some perspective. Plus Kerry is frankly the ugliest politician I've ever seen, i don't want him representing america to the world because frankly he is one ugly dude.
Though Bush isn't really helping himself appeal to the working class. This whole odd thing with the new overtime rules, that seems to me to be a way to screw people out of their overtime pay, what i've heard of it i don't like. Then there's the whole dumb immigration thing, that idea was dead from the get go though so its pretty much a moot point. Iraq war??? Well Ok bush here's the deal, plant some massive destructive weapons in Hussein's beard and call it a day, or put them in that spider hole, i mean just frame the guy we'd buy it. No child left behind hasn't been a great idea though I admire the courage of bush to get somethign going no other president has really gotten anything done as far as education is concerned, granted this plan has failed and screwed up a lot of great public schools.
I don't know what to say about the Bush Presidency' its been a weird ride. I'd like to think he's better than the other guy but really I haven't been too convinced on anything or impressed by much. I go 50/50 with the Iraq war so I don't hold that against him. I like the tax cuts I think that was a great idea and fear a democrat merely for the threat of more taxes. HOwever I don't agree with all the spending, Nasa to me is a boondoggle thats not necessary, the Military has so much wasted money but thats not bush's fault thats just the way it is. I mean you think of how many things are taxed in this country insurance tax, sales tax, income tax, land tax, property tax, inheritance tax, and I'm blown away with the lack of ability to take all this money and create not only a balanced budget but a budget that is decreasing. Thats the odd thing here with Bush is Republicans have tried to become the small federal government that doesn't spend much however Bush has thrown that all up for grabs making most of the world going WHAT THE??? That leaves democrats a perfect position to come in and go, "Look he's spending more money than we did, and at least we spent money on domestic stuff not wars." Which is what they'll argue and it will be very convincing to much of the American public. Granted teh economy is not related to the President in the office, most people know this. Thats why I don't give the great economy of the 90's to either Bush/Regan, or Clinton because I think it was all a matter of timing and things working out right. I think the tax cuts Regan had in place did maybe help but frankly it was the tech boom that made the 90s boom not the tax cuts. Now if the economy gets going again it will be because large companies have cut the jobs, trimmed teh fat, and now they've been working on their infrastructure and once thats secure they'll go on and expand again. Its a cycle of expanding and contracting.
So who am i gonna vote for this year? I have no clue. I'd be tempted to maybe vote Edwards but he's got an uphill battle. Kerry's too ugly, and Bush I think is sometimes a little too out of left field for me to handle. Maybe Nader will do?