The debate totally surprised me. Both candidates directly answered most of the questions. There was a fair amount of substance.
I think Bush started a bit fuzzy, but ended up quite strong. There were a few factual contradictions that I suppose the press will short out tomorrow (did Bush decrease or increase Police in the [...]
Entries from September 2004
Surprised by the Debate
September 30, 2004
Three good things about George Bush
September 30, 2004
Ok, this is a serious question. Here’s your opportunity to help raise my opinion of George W Bush. List three things George W. Bush has done that you think are good and noteworthy.
Just so that you don’t waste time writing things that wouldn’t impress me, I include the following criteria:
It has to be something George [...]
Bush attack against the unborn
September 28, 2004
Bush is against abortion, but generally his policies are an attack on the unborn. Here are the issues that will be important to our children.
Nuclear Proliferation. Probably one of the greatest threats to the next generation is nuclear proliferation. Rather than trying to relieve the desperation and injustice in the world that creates terrorists [...]
New Political Realignment
September 27, 2004
I suggest a new political alignment in the US, and perhaps the Bush branch of the Republican Party is already trying to do this.
Rather than having Conservatives vs Liberals, how about the “moderates” vs the “Yahoos”?
Over the last 30 years, we’ve seen a remarkable shift from a “solid south” for the Democrats to [...]
Compassionate whatever
September 27, 2004
The results are in. George W gave a higher percentage of his income to charity than I did. Neither of us tithe. Bush and I both gave the majority of our contributions to churches, while Kerry gave a lot to homeless shelters and veterans groups. Maybe I’ll do better next year.
Percentage of Adjusted Gross [...]