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I think he had some [censored]-ass ideas, but others voted them into law so, if I had any 'beef', it'd be with them. His successor (his LtGov) has better ideas -- but they tend to be a bit... unattainable.
My only criticism (that could be directly attributed to him) is that, to me, he isn't very good at that figurehead role -- and that's about all the Governeor of Texas does.
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however, we do know that kerry's current qualifications to be president are more than what bush had at the time he was elected.
I dunno, I think being governor of a state that has an economy larger than many nations is a pretty good qualification.
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Originally posted by Davo:
What's more annoying is how Kerry thinks his service in Vietnam alone qualifies him to be president.
i'll bet you can't show me where he says that.
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Why should they have to?
and why do kerry haters keep bringing up this vietnam thing. it gets pretty tired when people keep picking on irrelevant issues doesn't it.
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BS If that's true, then we can't take Bush's record as president as any indication of decisions he would make, because "there are so many other battles being fought". 
i'm sure he would like us all to forget how well the US has done in the past 4 years under bush.
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And what qualifications would those be?
i'll give you that his two terms as governor would seem to look good on his resume, but the biggest plus for him was his daddy being president and his brother being governor of florida. to me bush has looked like nothing more than a puppet with cheney's hand up his a$$ for the past 4 years. kerry has more political experience than bush did when he got elected simple and plain. bush's job as TX gov was about as demanding as kerry's job as senator lol. even though that alone isn't an overwhelming plus by itself he's definitely come off as more capable than bush in his speeches alone. can't wait for the RNC address to see how many times bush stumbles over his own feet.
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The significance of these accusations, however, is that Kerry is using his Vietnam service as a backbone of his campaign. If he talks himself up to be some great hero whose fellows soldiers adored him, then evidence to the contrary should be considered. He's the one that has brought his Vietnam service into the campaign, so he should accept the positive and the negative of doing so.
just as the bush backers should take the positive and negative of his RESERVE duty into consideration. as i've said before, i have much more respect for a man sending me into a situation that he has experience with in comparison to a man that weaseled his way out of the same situation he's trying to send me into.
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Originally posted by mbTDI:
Or how about the fact that the NUMBER ONE taker of special interest money in the Senate criticizes Bush for "being in bed with Enron, Halliburton, etc."
touché. but it's still hard to throw a blind eye at halliburton's contributions to the bush campaign and how that corporation was once headed by the VP and now they've been awarded much of the post war contracts for rebuilding iraq.
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I, for one, would prefer an outsider.
lol @ bush being an outsider.
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BP, I'm disappointed. I was hoping you would address the contradictions I pointed out that you and the Kerry campaign are knee-deep in.
Also, your post doesn't make much sense.
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Originally posted by BP:
Originally posted by mbTDI:
Or how about the fact that the NUMBER ONE taker of special interest money in the Senate criticizes Bush for "being in bed with Enron, Halliburton, etc."
touché. but it's still hard to throw a blind eye at halliburton's contributions to the bush campaign and how that corporation was once headed by the VP and now they've been awarded much of the post war contracts for rebuilding iraq.
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I, for one, would prefer an outsider.
lol @ bush being an outsider.
You are correct. Halliburton did contribute money to the Republican campaign. Show me where this is illegal.
You are also correct in that Cheney used to have business ties with them. Show me that they still exist.
You are also correct that HB is getting a fair amount of contracts. But show me how they are not qualified to do the work, or that there is another company that could do the job as good or better at a cheaper price. I really want to see your evidence on this one.
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maybe you can be more specific in pointing out these contradictions. let me guess...you're taking debating lessons from dubya. 
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lol @ you asking me to respond to claims i didn't make.
but since you put it out there...you're trying to sell the idea that the one time CEO of haliburton all of sudden severed all ties in the blink of an eye after they've contributed a great amount to the campaign? and there were no favors insinuated in return?
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Contradictions:
1. Kerry's experience in the Senate qualifies him to be President BUT you should not consider his votes in the Senate as indications of policy.
2. Kerry's experience in Vietnam shows his great leadership and dedication to his country BUT you should forget he came back and accused the United States of engaging in war crimes.
3. Support coming from Kerry's former shipmates shows he is respected by all soldiers BUT you should ignore the soldiers who accuse him of war crimes and using self-inflicted wounds to get Purple Hearts.
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Originally posted by BP:
touché. but it's still hard to throw a blind eye at halliburton's contributions to the bush campaign and how that corporation was once headed by the VP and now they've been awarded much of the post war contracts for rebuilding iraq.
Haliburton is the most-qualified company in the world to rebuild Iraq. Why should the contract go to anyone else?
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