[A Quiet Boom]

I've been reading and posting here a lot on the political stuff as well as doing my own research on the issues and I find a few things rather interesting.

First, the libs complain about our involvement in Iraq now that no stockpiles of WMD has been found yet they forget about the hundreds of thousands of people Saddam and his Baathists murdered while at the same time they criticize that we aren't doing enough for the problem in the Sudan. Forget the WMD justification, wasn't the mass murder of Iraqis enough of a reason? And if not then why should we go into the Sudan?

Second, Bush gets criticized for "taking his eye off the ball" by "diverting" troops to Iraq instead of finding Bin Laden, saying we can't fight a multi-theater war or that Iraq is not part of the war on terror. These same libs however suggest we need to do more about Iran and N. Korea. Do they want us to attack those countries? Have they considered that the effort in Iraq might become a deterent to state-sponsored terror? It worked for Libya.

Third, Kerry's brilliant idea of sending MORE troops to Iraq for the "wrong war at the wrong place and the wrong time", yeah that's certain to get the recruitment rate up.

Fourth, They accused Bush of potentially reinstating the draft in a second term (something a President cannot do) while the bill to do just that was SPONSORED by two democrats in the house and was recently voted down.

I could go on for hours with more of this but I think I've made my point. They'll say or do whatever they have to to get there guy elected.

My liberal friend asked me tonight if I am better of now than I was four years ago, he knows I am not. My wife lost her job due to calling off and tardiness, we learned later that she has some serious psychatric issues to deal with that caused the job loss. Certainly not Bush's fault. The fact is four years ago my salary couldn't have covered our bills, let alone toys. In four years my income has gone up dramtically, to the point that if my wife still had her job we'd be way better off. Things are so much better for me that I bought my first new vehicle ever (the Ranger) and we are planning for a new house once my wife is ready to work again. He tells me how bad the economy is on the same day I found out that my companies growth this fiscal year was 20%, many others in my industry report similar gains. He tells me the tax cuts were a ruse and fiscally irreponsible when he runs an under the table business and pays next to nothing in the way of income tax, if tax cuts are so bad why doesn't he write the government a nice fat check? He brings me every liberal book on the planet yet won't even consider reading even a moderate conservative book for balance. His thought process seems to be "anybody but Bush" and he doesn't believe anything I tell him about his boy Kerry yet he calls me ignorant for supporting Bush? Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things I don't like about Bush and I might have considered a strong moderate to conservative Democrat for President but none of the candidates where even close.

I'm afraid my friend's fanaticism is going to destroy a 16 year friendship because I'm sick of hearing all his far left BS about how bad Bush is when he can't give me ONE good reason to vote for Kerry other than the fact that he's not Bush.

I can't wait for November 3rd....