Acidus wrote:
] ] ``I've ordered this level of cooperation because I
] ] consider it necessary to gaining a complete picture of
] ] the months and years that preceded the murder of our
] ] fellow citizens on Sept. 11, 2001,'' Bush said.
]
] You considered it necessary? Or you consider it necessary only
] after getting your ass handed to you by the media during the
] last week?
]
] Seriously this man so transparent. Why would any vote for him
] in Nov?

If I vote for him (and I haven't made up my mind yet), it would be because I agree with many of his policies and goals, and I trust that what he says he wants to do, is what he really wants to do.

So far, I have not seen anything from Kerry that makes me trust anything he says. He'll say one thing one day, and then flop around and say something completely different the next. When Bush says something, even if I disagree with it, I at least get the sense that he's speaking from his core beliefs. Some of those beliefs (protecting the country, fighting terrorism, being proactive against gathering threats) I strongly agree with. Others (especially his views on marriage, and a woman's right to choose) I strongly *disagree* with. So, I'm still undecided. The worst-case scenario for me if he were elected, would be fear of what he'd do during the next four years to the upper ranks of judgeships around the country, including the Supreme Court. I don't want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, and abortions made illegal.

As for the flap about Rice testifying, I see both sides of it. I *don't* think that the National Security Advisor should be required to testify before Congress as a matter of course. Then again, this was a special case.

And what I really hate, is the idea that a 9/11 investigation is being used like this during an election year. I agree that it's worthwhile to find out the truth, but I see many other motivations here than truth-finding. I see Democrats who are hungry to find anything that they can use to attack the current administration, just so that they can give their own candidate a boost. In other words, if it weren't an election year, I don't think they'd be all so hot and bothered about this investigation. I also really despise any insinuation that the White House knew about the impending attack but did nothing to stop it. That's just absurd.

Bush Agrees to Let Rice Testify Publicly