Love Him, Hate Him President (a long, but good read)

[Tony]

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031201-548789-1,00.html


There is an axiom in American politics that says whenever a sitting President is running for a second term, the election is more a referendum on him than a judgment on his opponent. President George W. Bush has taken this truism to a new level. With just under a year to go before Nov. 2, 2004, Americans are already finding ways to show how passionately they feel about their President.

My vote is up the in the air right now, I am liking Dean, but my vote for him depends on his stances on gun control and taxes. If Dean doesn’t come through, I will vote for Bush. I don’t think it really matters, I am in Texas and I'd be surprised if Bush doesn’t get our crucial 32 electoral votes.

[Frank Newgent]

Originally posted by Tony
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031201-548789-1,00.html

I don’t think it really matters, I am in Texas and I'd be surprised if Bush doesn’t get our crucial 32 electoral votes.
Think that's bad? Left my Texas absentee ballot to be mailed at the front desk of the Philadelphia hotel where I was just before the 2000 election. In Texas these ballots have to be in come election day, not just postmarked in time. So when I noticed it was still in the outgoing mail pile Monday morning (day before the election) I committed an absurdity. Fedexed the damn thing overnight and, no, I wasn't voting for the ex-governor.