Tuesday, July 27, 2004

the need for better leadership in our world

been reading up on John Kerry and John Edwards a lot in the papers, on the net and in TIME magazine these past few weeks. since the start i've been keeping tabs on the reports and speeches of the various speakers at the Democratic Convention 2004. there are those who may call Kerry, "stiff and halting" or simply uncharismatic. but from what I know, Kerry is the one who has the vision, foresight and character to pull America out of her current crisis.

we all know the Republicans are wealthy, influential and powerful. well, they form the majority of the American aristocracy so its hardly suprising. During Bush's reign, a 5.3 trillion budget surplus that could pay for the baby boomers retirement was squandered into a deficit funded by cutting funds for Social Security and Clinton's "Leave No Child behind," as well as by borrowing from foreign governments. Being some of the richest people in the country, the Republicans sure as hell have no concern for the rest of the country. they cut college financial aid and school funding, reducing opportunities and by doing so, restricting the freedom of the American people. going against the very principles set down by the founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence.take a case in point, President George W Bush himself. Yale graduate who was probably allowed to, just because his father was influential and wealthy. I bet he paid someone to do his SATs for him. More importantly he is a spoilt brat with no sense of civic duty, joining the Texas National Guard to escape the draft to Vietnam. Its hardly surprising that today he is willing to risk America's men and women in uniform, because he has never experienced first hand the devastation of war.

Unlike Bush, Kerry, also a Yale graduate values the importance of having the majority on his side because despite his privileaged status his family was never really as rich as Bush's so he ain't a spoilt brat like Bush.He graduated from Yale by his own merit and volunteered for service in Vietnam.

John Kerry is a New England patriot, in the mold of John Adams and John Kennedy.With Kerry at the helm, America will BE a better place. Clearly America has been on the wane ever since Bush was elected President,and the world HAS become a more dangerous place to live in. Come november for the sake of all, i just hope Bush loses his job. and that ends today's ranting by someone who hates spoilt brats who have no sense of others around them.

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