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Gandalf Parker said:
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Oh, and I voted Kerry (absentee ballot) because all of Bush's positions are immoral and I disagree with all of his positions.
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Im happy to say that I have listened to most of the presidential candidates, particularly Bush and Kerry of course. I have been swayed most by things said by Bush. (not to vote for him)
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The "debates" were ok, mostly ridiculous. They're both career politicians, and I severely dislike those things.
I should clarify why Bush's positions are immoral and wrong:
Science - His conservative staff and such are impeding science, something most abhorrent to me. Not just stem cells, mind you. Several federal studies that conservative Groups hated have been dropped from federal funding. Consider the study of disease vectors: a study done on how truck stops play roles in the transmission of diseases. The research was done on all aspects of how a truck stop and truckers spread disease: drugs, prostitutes, truck chasers, etc.. Conservative "Christian" Groups hated it and had Bush and Co. stop it.
Stem Cells - see above. Science ought not be so impeded.
Abortion - Bush is wrong again, see Judith Jarvis Thompson's "A Defense of Abortion," no one has yet countered it in my mind.
International relations - Bush is a joke here.
Gay Marriage - Bush is wrong again. Society will not crumble if we give equal rights to everyone, we can look overseas at different countries to see this.
Missile Defense - Needs to be rethought and redesigned. I am for a solution that works, however, the current one is iffy at best.
Tax Cuts - They are good when you have spare cash, but we don't! National debt is dangerously high.