[VioletlightHeron]

Nader is running again, but he's not on all the ballots; one thing that amuses me is the lengths the Democrats are willing to go to keep Ralph off the ballot. I disagree alot with what Ralph and his believers advocate for America, butthey have the fundemental right to get on the ballot and not get kicked off by the dirty tricks of the scared Democrats. Let's not forget one thing: Kerry has pledged both in the last debate and in this debate thatt he's not going to raise taxes or make any changes in Social Security; either he is deluded about how he is going to finance his promises or he's pandering to voters in the hopes that he'll get tea and sympathy when he has to break those promises when he gets elected. What's he going to do to end the insurgency in Iraq? I get the feeling that he will either turn the whole thing over to the UN and keep the troops there, so that when the UN screws things up like it normally does he can have a scapegoat to blame for increased American casualities or he will pull out unilaterally and wash his hands of the problem. How Nixonian of him. :roll:

[jen]

Did anyone catch the Bush comment last week when he was talking about the internet?? He called it the internetS with an S ...... :what

[thipfan73]

Nader is running again, but he's not on all the ballots; one thing that amuses me is the lengths the Democrats are willing to go to keep Ralph off the ballot. I disagree alot with what Ralph and his believers advocate for America, butthey have the fundemental right to get on the ballot and not get kicked off by the dirty tricks of the scared Democrats. Let's not forget one thing: Kerry has pledged both in the last debate and in this debate thatt he's not going to raise taxes or make any changes in Social Security; either he is deluded about how he is going to finance his promises or he's pandering to voters in the hopes that he'll get tea and sympathy when he has to break those promises when he gets elected. What's he going to do to end the insurgency in Iraq? I get the feeling that he will either turn the whole thing over to the UN and keep the troops there, so that when the UN screws things up like it normally does he can have a scapegoat to blame for increased American casualities or he will pull out unilaterally and wash his hands of the problem. How Nixonian of him. :roll:

Actually Kerry said he is going to double the forces! I don't like that idea but hell, I'm sure not going to vote for Bush.

I think if Nader isn't on all of the ballots he can't legally run.

PS: I don't want to make this a policital debate

[grooveless touque]

Looks like the first public instant poll gave Bush the boot...Kerry won it 52-39 which makes it 3-0..and when boosted to be out of 100%, it's darn close to my 60-40 call...I guess that means Kerry won his very own ALCS, which his beloved Red Sox won't be doing. No tears from me, however, I know which I care more about.

[VioletlightHeron]

actually, Nader can legally run, even with not being on all the ballots, you see minor candidates like the Libertarian and Constitutional Party candidates on some ballots, generally those are protest measures or attempts to qualify for federal funding (5% of the public vote). Kerry said he was going to double the forces stationed in Iraq? Wow, interesting promise. I have to wonder how he's going to pull that off given that 9 out of the 10 active Army divisions are serving or have rotated through Iraq, according to the Washington Post and without instituting a draft or drawing down committements from other bases around the world.

[thipfan73]

actually, Nader can legally run, even with not being on all the ballots, you see minor candidates like the Libertarian and Constitutional Party candidates on some ballots, generally those are protest measures or attempts to qualify for federal funding (5% of the public vote). Kerry said he was going to double the forces stationed in Iraq? Wow, interesting promise. I have to wonder how he's going to pull that off given that 9 out of the 10 active Army divisions are serving or have rotated through Iraq, according to the Washington Post and without instituting a draft or drawing down committements from other bases around the world.

I didn't know Nader could run if he wasn't on all of the ballots, that's interesting!

The whole thing with iraq and all, I just don't get it, it's weird but like I said, would rather not vote for Bush. I did the first time and I'm now regretting it and I'm getting back to my liberal democrat roots I was raised with.

[Stephen Dame]

My lines of the night:

Dubbya: "Because of your record, Ted Kennedy is now the Conservative Senator from Massachusetts"

Kerry: "Having the President lecture me about fiscal responsability is like having Tony Soprano lecture me about law and order in this country."

Kerry's going to win the popular vote, he'll get most of the swing voters, but Bush's core is too committed. Bush takes the college and keeps his job.