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Originally posted by soup sandwich
As a democratic swing voter in a battleground state, I agree. I can't stand Bush in regard to social issues. But my party's nomination sucks.
Now that Kerry's voting record has been attacked at the RNC, I'm curious to see how Kerry reacts to it. Has Kerry really voted against all of those military expenditures? I realize that each bill is not about only a single issue, and that ancillary issues can result in a "No" vote even though there are portions of a bill that a congressman favors. But that was an impressive list of negative votes that Miller rattled off. Now I just need to know if Miller was telling the truth.
The GOP contends that Kerry is an indecisive flip-flopper and that his indecisveness results in confusion. I must admit I'm confused by the way Kerry is running his campaign. I need to hear more about how he has voted for the last 20 years.
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You see very few Presidents coming from the Senate because it is so easy to attack someone's voting record. One example for Kerry has been discussed at length on this board. Kerry voted against a bill to fund troops in Iraq.
Why? There were more tax cuts hidden in the bill, and Bush threatened to veto the bill unless the tax cuts were kept in. The bill passed easily (with the tax cuts), but Kerry voted a symbolic "No." Rs spin this as Kerry failing to support the troops. I view it as tax cuts being more important to Bush than funding the troops.
