On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:31:02 GMT, "Frank Ketchum"
wrote:

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|"mp" wrote in message
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| And how would you know? Something you read on the internet?
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|There's this thing called the United States Senate where Kerry has been for
|the last couple of decades or so and has cast hundreds of votes on a variety
|of topics. This is a pretty good indication of what his belief system is.
|It's odd that his campaign will talk about ANY subject before his voting
|record.

First let me say that I am a life-long registered Republican and cast
my first vote for president for Barry Goldwater (who must be turning
over in his grave watching this campaign). I have (forgive me) voted
for every Republican candidate for president since then, including the
current one.

That said; in defense of Senator Kerry's voting record let me point
out that if any senator's record were examined under a microscope
there would appear to be gross inconsistencies. Unrelated riders are
attached to bills all of the time, most of them as attempts to get
something passed that would fail to pass on its own merits. A yes
vote today and a nay vote tomorrow may not be inconsistent at all.

Furthermore, remember that we live in a country with a
"representative" form of government. Senator Kerry is supposed to
"represent" his constituents and they are the citizens of the
ultra-liberal Massachusetts. How else would you expect him to vote if
he wanted to be reelected?

My senator, John McCain, is about the only one I know of who can speak
his mind and still get reelected, although it pains me to see him
campaigning for GWB, after what Bush said about him in the past. I
thought McCain had more integrity than that, but it just further
proves my point, these guys will do and say anything to get elected.

Wes Stewart