Key Lime Lee wrote:TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote:
Lee,
Respectfully, I don't believe he lied. He may have said things that many people did not agree with and/or did not want to hear.
Assume I give you the benefit of the doubt on Iraq... which is tough considering that there was a vocal majority that didn't agree with what the president said at the time - hard to claim you're mislead when a good portion of the world is telling you at the time that you're wrong.
But, in just one example, I watched him say that John Kerry would entrust the defense our country to foreign governments. That was a lie.
I watched him say that Kerry would be "sensitive to terrorists." That was a lie.
Those were just during the campaign.... but there were numerous instances where what he said wasn't true.
Maybe most folks don't care or think it's okay... I'm not sure.
Lee- it's not that we don't care. It's that we don't have the degree of cynicism that you do. I believe he jumped prematurely on sketchy intelligence that he and his advisors believed was legitimate and credible. He was wrong. But I still find a lot of merit and international value in ending Saddam Hussein's reign in Iraq.
And with regard to his statements about Kerry and how he would lead this country... yes, most of it was a bunch of campaign baloney, none of which that was all that different than all of Kerry's campaign baloney.
I still believe that President Bush would be the fiercer leader in the face of international terrorism. I believe his economic policies are better in stimulating the economy and that his administration was not responsible for it going into the tank... that was due to the terrorist attacks, plain and simple. And, as you know, I am partial to the issue of healthcare reform and medical liability reform. I believe the Bush administration addresses both of those issues more appropriately and realistically... whereas the Kerry campaign ignored medical liability reform altogether.
I care very much about similar issues that you do. I know I would feel the same kind of exasperation if Kerry/Edwards were to have been elected.

But, more than anything... those that chose to vote for the President are not all foolish... our values and conscience told us that John Kerry was not the best alternative.