Well it’s official…

4 thoughts on “Well it’s official…”

1. What would it take?

   I cast my vote for Kerry. I was disappointed to see Utah support Bush over Kerry 78% to 20%. But that’s life.

   I cast my vote against Utah’s Proposition 3, the definition of marriage amendment. I think fewer laws are better than more laws, within reason. Explicitly denying homosexuals partner benefits if they work in government jobs doesn’t seem to be within reason.

   About the only victory I was excited to see was a local mayorial race. Peter Corroon, a local Democrat, was elected mayor. And that took the previous mayor getting booked and a court trial for improper use of funds to even have a shot for that guy.

   What do you think it would have taken for Kerry to have won? In my opinion, three things:

   1. Specifically outline his plan for how to win the war on terror while withdrawing troops from Iraq.
   2. Set a domestic agenda that included dramatic plans for reducing our national debt. I see our debt as this looming evil that will swamp our economy within the next few years.
   3. Send everybody in the nation a check for $1000.

   OK, maybe I’m kidding on that last point. But Bush made much of his $300 per child early tax credit (for those who don’t know, if you’d gotten a refund in the previous year’s taxes and had kids, in August of 2001 you got a nice big check from the U.S. government as an “early” refund).

   I am concerned, as are many others, with election fraud. However, I suspect it’s happening on both sides of the aisle, not exclusively Democrat or Republican. And I don’t think Diebold electronic voting machines are the answer. Give me the source code or I’ll stick with pencil-and-paper, thanks.

   —
   Matthew P. Barnson

   1. I was suprised

      I was suprised that West Virginia went to support Bush 56% to 43%. There were a tremendous amount of Kerry supporters and rallies around my area, but little to no Bush supporters. As you said though, such is life.

      The only other Amendment that I had to vote on was for the ability to sell state bonds to support Veterans Benefits for troops returning disabled or deceased from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo. I agreed with this amendment and voted for it.

      The local races I didn’t pay too much attention to. The infamous Marion Barry has started back in politics in the District. He won the district 8 vote at a landslide 95% of the vote. This should be interesting to see how his future there plays out.

      EDIT by matthew: Tpyos.

      1. Marion Barry

         The trouble with convicted-cocaine-addict Barry is that he relates extremely well to people. He’s corrupt, an ex-con, and all-around disreputable person, yet he’s incredibly likeable, speaks with conviction, and can motivate people to do things. He’s willing to flip the bird to the press and naysayers (literally), and much like the general public applauded when Dick Cheney told Sen. Patrick Leahy “—- you!”, people like men willing to speak their mind.

         That, and I think the D.C. community enjoys thumbing its’ collective nose at the mostly white, beaurocratic, obsessed-with-appearances elite in and around the area. It’s really a very tiny city in a really big metropolitan area, and appears to have a massive, collective Chihuahua complex.

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         Matthew P. Barnson

2. Green Bay

   So much for counting on a football team to get a new president elected, huh?

   politics and football. hmmm. I like banana cream pie!–

   Christy

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