[Moneyguy1]

Demoncrat..once again the lowest common denominator.

When was the last time you gave a really straight answer?

And, if I do have some "leftist" leanings, which seems to be a "bad thing", I am also a fiscal conservative.

Is liberal thinking about specific issues a "bad thing"? What social change would happen if those fearing change made all the decisions? My mind is open enough to accept the fact that change is sometimes necessary for progress, and the continual use of fear to control the public is not the way this country should be run.

Once again, attack the arguer, not the argument.

And, you are correct. I have pretty well made up my mind. Given that neither side has a top notch candidate, and given the lousy state of federal finances, I can do nothing but conclude that four more years of this could do to America what the "Cold War" did to the Soviet Union. I would rather take a chance that new thinking just might turn things around than the certainty that we cannot continue like we are.

My expertise is in finance, both public and private. There are enough armchair experts out there who think they know how it works and most of them are dead wrong.

Sorry, I started out really trying to be fair to both sides. The past few months have changed me. AZ is one of those states where the negative ads were pounded over and over and over. If a party cannot trot out the positives on occasion and has to resort to character assasination continually, it can poison one's thinking.Kerry waffles....his priorities are different than yours.. he is a liberal (gasp!!) and his wife is a liability.....Edwards is a trial lawyer (horrible!!) and unqualified to be vice president....Democrats are tax and spend.....Kerry is weak on defense.....and the beat goes on....even the release of the Kennedy space Center picture with snide captions.....That is why I said in another thread I would love to see an unbiased listing of negativity by both parties placed side by side.

Let's try sticking to the issues. They are what's important.

Demoncrat..right up there with Hitlery....cute.....