I watched Kerry's speech and definitely was left with more questions than answers.
1.He said he will regain the world's respect for America. How? By giving in to the terrorists? Isn't it Bush's/America's refusal to do just that that has garnered this alleged worldwide disrespect? Personally, I think too much time is spent worry about whether the terrorists like us. They never will...unless we befriend them.
2.Kerry said he "will never mislead us into war." We all hope the intelligence he would receive would be accurate. But, if he receives credible evidence of a imminent threat to America, should he sit back and make sure they really attack us before attacking them? The threat wasn't credible? It was in the eyes of every nation that was not in Saddam's pockets. Undeniably, we now have to improve our intelligence system. But, hindsight is always 20-20. Kerry promised to reform the intelligence system while offering no details of how he will do so.
3. He said he will convince more of our allies to assist us with the costs of war. Again, how will he do this. We cannot tax other nations or otherwise confiscate their money as he has so often voted to do here.
4. He will add 40,000 active-duty troops here in America, double special forces and provide our solidiers with the best available weapons and technology. Wonderful! I support that 100%. But, he had a chance to do this for our troops already in battle, facing danger head-on. He voted against the $87B for the troops, but reversed his vote after realizing that a "no" vote was political suicide.
5. Then, there is his economic plan. New incentives to revitalize manufacturing. What incentives? Investment in technology and innovation to create more jobs? Details, please? He will close tax loopholes that enable companies to seek less expensive labor overseas. Firstly, corporate tax should be illegal, although it never will. Stockholders own the corporations and pay taxes on both dividends and the sale of stock. Taxing corporations is a second bite at the apple. But, forcing them to overpay for labor that could be put to a more efficient and effective use here makes little economic sense.
5a. He will not raise taxes on the middle class. That's great. But, he will raise taxes on our employers. Large corporations aside, many small-business owners earn over $200K annually, the income at which tax rates will rise. Often, both spouses/partners work in order to retain health insurance. This often pushes taxable income into the "rich" range. When those employers are hit with additional taxes, they cannot expand their businesses. Bye-bye jobs. *Small businesses have created 60-80% of all new jobs in America over the last decade (900K-1.2M since August '03) and pay 44.3% of the private-sector payroll, per the Small-Business Admin. Finally, as Edwards said the night before, they plan to raise the minimum wage. It is a noble idea to force employers to pay more. But, as labor costs rise, jobs are sure to fall. Only so much money can be allocated to payroll without affecting jobs.
6. I am all for educating our nation's children. They are, indeed, our future. But, the federal government should have little, if any, part in it. What happened to the 10th Amendment to the Constitution? Education is best left to the states, IMO.
7. Kerry promises to save American families $1000 per year on health insurance premiums. He took the first step in that plan when he named John Edwards, a former personal-injury lawyer who got rich suing insurance companies, as his VP. I would love to see insurance portability, so we don't lose our coverage when we change jobs. I also would like insurers to be required to cover pre-existing conditions, such as my Spina Bifida, on more of a case-by-case basis. Typically, there is a 1-year waiting period. I realize I might pay higher premiums. That's fine with me.
John Kerry undoubtably wants to see America continue to grow and prosper. George W. Bush does, also. But, looking at Kerry's plan and his Senatorial record, I see little reason to hire him. I'm sorry this was so long. If you're still reading this, thanks, whether you agree with me or not.
You notice, that all the efforts from the right are going towards Discrediting Kerry, and not running on the record of The Bush Administration.
This follows the company line of: Hannity, Limbaugh, Bush/Cheney spokespersons and most importantly, the Bush/Cheney campaign itself.
Hey: Stop running your mouths and start running the country. Then maybe you can cut into that 60% of those polled who say the country's headed in the wrong direction.
It's disheartening to see people who call themselves "The Right" spend all their time placing Kerry under a microscope and examining every nuance of expression, every intonation of word (his reaction to Ballons - give me a break) judging him as he tries to find a better path - yet incredibly failing to step back and take a good, hard look at the mess Bush has created during his less than one term- isn't there anyone on the right who is objective? Anyone who can see that this man is simply not up to the job - his judgemnets are faulty at best and his diplomatic skills resemble those of a petulant third grader - his reliance on his vice-president would be comic if the situation weren't so serious. The republican party has many good leaders, how about spending some time for looking for a quality person who could make the whole country proud?
But, I do understand one thing: This is the MO of all campaigns who are in trouble. When one Republican is campaigning against another one, they love to point the FLIP/FLOP thing on them as well.
I suppose it's all they can do, especially the Bush Administration who has nothing of a record to run on.
As I said: Quit running your mouths and run the country!
More than their glaring record of failure, The Bush Administration has lost the TRUST of the American people. One thing you can say about Americans, is when they're screwed over, the react fast and forcefully.
Kerry promises to save American families $1000 per year on health insurance premiums. He took the first step in that plan when he named John Edwards, a former personal-injury lawyer who got rich suing insurance companies, as his VP."
Wonder how that is going to save me $1000 per year....I'm curious, as I will need this thousand to help pay his proposed gasolin tax. Though I don't know if he is still proposing that one:).
BUSH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS' PROFITS SURGE: The record energy prices – and the White House's refusal to do anything to curb them – has meant a huge increase in profits for large oil companies, many of which are big Bush campaign donors. Earlier this week, "ConocoPhillips said second-quarter profits surged nearly 75%, to $2.1 billion." ConocoPhillips's CEO is Archie Dunham, a Bush Pioneer (aka. someone who has raised the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $100,000). Since 2000, Conoco executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $200,000, and the company has given the RNC more than $350,000 in soft money. AP reports, "Shell saw its earnings rise 54%, thanks to higher prices for oil and natural gas." The company pocketed an additional $3.7 billion in profits. Shell's CEO is Jack Little, another Bush Pioneer and the company's executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $22,000. British Petroleum posted record-setting second quarter profits of $3.9 billion – a 23 percent jump from just one year ago. Since 2000, BP's executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $24,000 and the RNC more than $800,000 in soft money. And ExxonMobil "posted its highest quarterly profit ever yesterday as the company continues to benefit from the long run-up in energy prices." The company posted second-quarter profit growth of 39 percent to $5.79 billion. Since 2000, ExxonMobil executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $75,000 and the RNC more than $700,000 in soft money.
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He even had a little emotion going on (which is a big step for him).
He did drone on and one a few times, but all in all I thought it better than I had expected.
1.He said he will regain the world's respect for America. How? By giving in to the terrorists? Isn't it Bush's/America's refusal to do just that that has garnered this alleged worldwide disrespect? Personally, I think too much time is spent worry about whether the terrorists like us. They never will...unless we befriend them.
2.Kerry said he "will never mislead us into war." We all hope the intelligence he would receive would be accurate. But, if he receives credible evidence of a imminent threat to America, should he sit back and make sure they really attack us before attacking them? The threat wasn't credible? It was in the eyes of every nation that was not in Saddam's pockets. Undeniably, we now have to improve our intelligence system. But, hindsight is always 20-20. Kerry promised to reform the intelligence system while offering no details of how he will do so.
3. He said he will convince more of our allies to assist us with the costs of war. Again, how will he do this. We cannot tax other nations or otherwise confiscate their money as he has so often voted to do here.
4. He will add 40,000 active-duty troops here in America, double special forces and provide our solidiers with the best available weapons and technology. Wonderful! I support that 100%. But, he had a chance to do this for our troops already in battle, facing danger head-on. He voted against the $87B for the troops, but reversed his vote after realizing that a "no" vote was political suicide.
5. Then, there is his economic plan. New incentives to revitalize manufacturing. What incentives? Investment in technology and innovation to create more jobs? Details, please? He will close tax loopholes that enable companies to seek less expensive labor overseas. Firstly, corporate tax should be illegal, although it never will. Stockholders own the corporations and pay taxes on both dividends and the sale of stock. Taxing corporations is a second bite at the apple. But, forcing them to overpay for labor that could be put to a more efficient and effective use here makes little economic sense.
5a. He will not raise taxes on the middle class. That's great. But, he will raise taxes on our employers. Large corporations aside, many small-business owners earn over $200K annually, the income at which tax rates will rise. Often, both spouses/partners work in order to retain health insurance. This often pushes taxable income into the "rich" range. When those employers are hit with additional taxes, they cannot expand their businesses. Bye-bye jobs. *Small businesses have created 60-80% of all new jobs in America over the last decade (900K-1.2M since August '03) and pay 44.3% of the private-sector payroll, per the Small-Business Admin. Finally, as Edwards said the night before, they plan to raise the minimum wage. It is a noble idea to force employers to pay more. But, as labor costs rise, jobs are sure to fall. Only so much money can be allocated to payroll without affecting jobs.
6. I am all for educating our nation's children. They are, indeed, our future. But, the federal government should have little, if any, part in it. What happened to the 10th Amendment to the Constitution? Education is best left to the states, IMO.
7. Kerry promises to save American families $1000 per year on health insurance premiums. He took the first step in that plan when he named John Edwards, a former personal-injury lawyer who got rich suing insurance companies, as his VP. I would love to see insurance portability, so we don't lose our coverage when we change jobs. I also would like insurers to be required to cover pre-existing conditions, such as my Spina Bifida, on more of a case-by-case basis. Typically, there is a 1-year waiting period. I realize I might pay higher premiums. That's fine with me.
John Kerry undoubtably wants to see America continue to grow and prosper. George W. Bush does, also. But, looking at Kerry's plan and his Senatorial record, I see little reason to hire him. I'm sorry this was so long. If you're still reading this, thanks, whether you agree with me or not.
Just my $.02+tax,
Jon
..missing info in speech?...How about his "short" career as a Senator? Think he gave that a couple seconds.
This follows the company line of: Hannity, Limbaugh, Bush/Cheney spokespersons and most importantly, the Bush/Cheney campaign itself.
Hey: Stop running your mouths and start running the country. Then maybe you can cut into that 60% of those polled who say the country's headed in the wrong direction.
It's disheartening to see people who call themselves "The Right" spend all their time placing Kerry under a microscope and examining every nuance of expression, every intonation of word (his reaction to Ballons - give me a break) judging him as he tries to find a better path - yet incredibly failing to step back and take a good, hard look at the mess Bush has created during his less than one term- isn't there anyone on the right who is objective? Anyone who can see that this man is simply not up to the job - his judgemnets are faulty at best and his diplomatic skills resemble those of a petulant third grader - his reliance on his vice-president would be comic if the situation weren't so serious. The republican party has many good leaders, how about spending some time for looking for a quality person who could make the whole country proud?
I suppose it's all they can do, especially the Bush Administration who has nothing of a record to run on.
As I said: Quit running your mouths and run the country!
More than their glaring record of failure, The Bush Administration has lost the TRUST of the American people. One thing you can say about Americans, is when they're screwed over, the react fast and forcefully.
It will never be more evident than on 11/2/2004.
Renee ~~~
Renee ~~~
Wonder how that is going to save me $1000 per year....I'm curious, as I will need this thousand to help pay his proposed gasolin tax. Though I don't know if he is still proposing that one:).
BUSH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS' PROFITS SURGE: The record energy prices – and the White House's refusal to do anything to curb them – has meant a huge increase in profits for large oil companies, many of which are big Bush campaign donors. Earlier this week, "ConocoPhillips said second-quarter profits surged nearly 75%, to $2.1 billion." ConocoPhillips's CEO is Archie Dunham, a Bush Pioneer (aka. someone who has raised the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $100,000). Since 2000, Conoco executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $200,000, and the company has given the RNC more than $350,000 in soft money. AP reports, "Shell saw its earnings rise 54%, thanks to higher prices for oil and natural gas." The company pocketed an additional $3.7 billion in profits. Shell's CEO is Jack Little, another Bush Pioneer and the company's executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $22,000. British Petroleum posted record-setting second quarter profits of $3.9 billion – a 23 percent jump from just one year ago. Since 2000, BP's executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $24,000 and the RNC more than $800,000 in soft money. And ExxonMobil "posted its highest quarterly profit ever yesterday as the company continues to benefit from the long run-up in energy prices." The company posted second-quarter profit growth of 39 percent to $5.79 billion. Since 2000, ExxonMobil executives have given the Bush-Cheney campaign more than $75,000 and the RNC more than $700,000 in soft money.
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