Originally Posted by
MorbidMolly
Yes, I am well aware of that. My husband has done 2 tours, I am not a imbecile. And who appointed Colin Powell ??? Am I to truly believe that Bush was not informed of everything that transpired ??? Bush admits NOTHING. About ANYTHING . I`ve seen more of Cheney in the last 2 months then in the last 8 years. Even the Republicans want him to go away. If you believe Bush did a good job, and the truth was told about everything, that is your right. No culpabilty, that seems to be the catch phrase, and even though they are out of office, they STILL insist they made NO mistakes. I don`t know about you, but the last time I looked no poilitician was Jesus . The banner meant exactly what it was intended to mean. Even the crew members have stated that. Just another " mistake " that no one wants to own up to. You see, I don`t expect perfection in any President, what I do expect is a decorum of respect for the American people, and the troops that fight for this country. And I saw none of that. All I saw was the rich get richer, and Haliburton stock go through the roof, at the expense of 4,000 lives. I have stated this MANY times, I am neither hard core left, nor hard core right. I DO believe in things that the Republican party USED to stand for, and I also believe in many things the Democratic party stand for. What I DON`T believe is being treated like some 5 year old child that can`t think for themselves. And that`s how I`ve felt for the last 8 years. I am registered Independent, and I will be til the day I die, in more ways than one. I can think for myself, do research, and try and seperate the crap from the truth. Many Independents are just like me. We have made, and broke more than one presidental campaign. We, for the most part, vote for our beliefs, not by some doctrine put down by a party that has no true interest in REALLY changing anything. I believe it`s something my mother used to call, the lesser of 2 evils. And if I`m not mistaken the Congress was Republican in 2003 when the vote was taken to take us to war.
My husband is Republican, and believe me we have had many discussions on many things political, sometimes heated, but never disrespectful.....here`s a clue as to why Obama won, and why my husband didn`t vote Republican, as many Republicans didn`t....from an article published in 2006
The Gallup polling organization recorded a 13-percentage-point drop in Republican support for Bush in the past couple of weeks. These usually reliable voters are telling pollsters and lawmakers they are fed up with what they see as out-of-control spending by Washington and, more generally, an abandonment of core conservative principles.