After watching the debate last Thursday, I have almost entirely thrown my vote to John Kerry. Not that I ever considered voting for George W. Bush, but I was thinking of not voting at all because I didn't like either candidate. John Kerry emerged from this debate as a man who knows what he is talking about, and while he still isn't the best possible candidate I have in mind, he is a 100% improvment over the man in charge now.
When I think of America and Americans I see their vote as one of the things that distinguishes them from the rest of the world. Now of course there are hundreds of other places in the world that are Democracies, and the citizens have the right to vote. But it almost seems to me that none of that would be possible without the strong stance of Americans the world over. Now having said that, I am very dissapointed to see that the citizens of this country who promote freedom, and liberty everywhere they go, were robbed of it in 2000. There is no way that the 2004 election should even be close, Bush should be at the percentage that Ralph Nader is hoovering around( 3%). How is it that a man was allowed to rob, steal, and cheat his way into the White House and the same people who call themselves free, sit and do nothing about it. "Hypocrite" is the best word I can use to describe anyone who supports George W. Bush's war in IRAQ, because how can you promote democracy in another land when it is not justly practiced in your own.   ¶ 1:01 PM