What went trough the minds of people who re-voted bush?

Question

I can understand the mistake the first time....but two times? I would really like to know how he managed to convince people to vote for him again after all the crap he has done

Answer 1

I was wondering the same thing.And every time I see a person with the bumpersticker in support of Bush I always have this absolute compulsion to ask "Do you feel stupid yet?".
People may think that AL Gore and Kerry were bad candidates but in hindsight they couldn't possibly have been worse than Bush.I mean the woulda coulda shoulda thoughts play such a big factor when you look at where we are now as a nation at war for everyone else but ourselves.I think we hold the one and only WMD and damn if he isn't sittin pretty with Daddy on his ranch now feasting on Bambi...

M.G

Answer 2

It was real simple SIMPLETON! You had 1 of 2 choices. bush won solely on his terrorist stance, and we haven't been hit. Kerry had no specifics in his speeches. Kerry couldn't be specific or honest, because Bush would have won by a landslide! You Simpleton's need to come up with a candidate fast!! Cause what you have to pick from in 2008 looks bleak. And i can bet you right now, your boy John Edwards will be the pick, and he'll get stomped by a republican, either being Giuliani, McCain, or Romney. They clean his clock in the debates, and he'll lose big!

Answer 3

Primmo ... You said "crap"? Can you mention some of this "crap" you're referring to and explain how the President is responsible?

Unfortunately, you seem to be listening only to the rhetoric of the political left ... the FAR left. Have you noticed that unemployment is extremely low? Interest rates and mortgages are more affordable than they've been in a long time. Did you know the stock market has been moving steadily upward and has repeatedly reached new all-time highs? Consumer confidence is also at a peak.

Therefore, I have to presume that you're basing your opposition to the President on the progress of the war and perhaps things said by the likes of Keith Olbermann. Let's discuss Keith for a moment. The O'Reilly Factor's 11:00 P.M. showing beats Keith's 8:00 P.M. showing; in fact, the O'Reilly Factor's 8:00 P.M. airing is seen by SIX TIMES as many viewers as Keith's 8:00 P.M. airing. There's a reason for that and if you listened up and evaluated the news intelligently and objectively, you might be able to realize the reason why.

And how about Al Franken and his Air America crowd? No one wants to listen to or sponsor their far left-leaning nonsense, either; they had to file for bankruptcy ... and there's a reason for that too. This trend should indicate something to you.

Yes, our country is not on a perfect footing, but simply criticizing only expresses one's opposition. ANYone can criticize, but where are their solutions??? Do they have any serious/viable solutions? Do they expect to win favor with the public simply by opposing the current administration and demanding a change? Sure, I'd like things to change for the better too. But you have to look before you leap. Translation: You've got to show me how you're going to make things better before you can earn MY vote.

Lastly, a brief comment about the war in Iraq. If the Middle East is not stabilized, here are some of the things that are likely to happen:

1 - Iran has been making very threatening statements against other countries in the region as well as promising to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth. Did you know that? Did you care?

2 - Iran and North Korea are good buddies. North Korea has been making millions of dollars worth of counterfeit $100 bills. But I guess you won't care until you get one or more of those bills that will be confiscated by your bank. And, no, they don't give you real money in exchange; the money is forfeited and your loss is merely tax deductible.

3 - You may be too young to have known about the Arab oil embargo in 1973 (see my link below). Ask your parents how they're going to get to work if gas stations have to close or if fuel is rationed as it was at that time. Read about the embargo and learn what happened to our fuel supplies. An economy with no fuel goes nowhere.

4 - A disruption to the flow of oil would have an immensely adverse impact to the economies of the world's nations. My link bears out this point as well. That happened in 1973 and affected many countries for years beyond the initial shock, but you probably didn't know that either.

5 - I suspect you oppose an effort by any president to take pre-emptive military actions to help avoid a catastrophe. Well, by that logic, you might be content to watch Iran and North Korea help one another to develop nuclear weapons. And exactly which cities are you willing to sacrifice to a strike by Iran or North Korea before YOU decide to take appropriate action AFTER the fact. I guess your excuse will sound something like this: "Sorry, NYC ... Sorry, Washington, D.C. ... Sorry, San Francisco ... I didn't really know they were close to developing an atomic weapon and had no idea they really meant to hurt us."

So, before you jump on the band wagon to condemn someone for doing fairly well, please read the facts and have a more serious and objective opinion. While you might know a few of the points, I believe you're badly misinformed about many others.

P.S.: I apologize for my sarcastic tone. However, I've had my fill of "Libs" and others who've been very hasty to condemn the President without having any realistic ideas of their own. I'm glad these types weren't around during World War II or else Japan and the Nazis would have split us in two just as Berlin was split for more than four decades after the war ended; everyone west of the Mississippi would have had to learn Japanese to accommodate the "Japanese-Owned Zone" and everyone east of the Mississippi would have to learn German.

Oh? You don't think this is how things could possibly turn out? Perhaps you've not read my last link which explains about Japan's colonization of Korea and how the Koreans were forced to take Japanese names and forbidden to speak Korean. Within this link, scroll down to the section headed, "Forced Name Changes."

These references I've provided are not from some weirdo blog I found that supports my points. These are well-known facts as reported by CNN, the Washington Times, and from Wikipedia articles.

Please read this information, take a little time to "digest it," and then see if you feel the same way you felt before.

I hated being "rough," but your question was quite rough as well and offered no evidence of the claims you make.

Good luck, Primmo, and thanks for the question.

Answer 4

Before the Iraq War everyone was like, "Lets go to Iraq!" and then after fighting for 2 weeks, people were like, "George Bush is the bane of the nation." No one seems to understand that we cannot just leave Iraq. It was the people's decision to go to Iraq and now we have to pay for the consequences... It really wasn't George Bush's fault. Everyone just wants to blame him.

Answer 5

The same thing went through their mind the second time as went through their mind the first time. Nothing. Absolutely nothing since there's nothing up there in the first place.

Answer 6

There was an empty 8 lane highway running threw my mind. I liked kerry, but I voted for bish.

Answer 7

Two things account for W's election. 1) Party loyalty. 2) His views are more aligned with those of the voters.

Answer 8

Nothing went through their minds
I think they voted for Bush to annoy Dems.

Answer 9

Didn;t neeed convincing.. If the dems would have run someone who was worthwhile in 04 you may not be complaining now, between Kerry's double talk and his ##### of a wife he blew it himself

Answer 10

You mean we arn't allowed to vote for the the best candidate anymore