Oh Yeah, One More Thing

Before I go cozy up in bed and try to go to sleep before the little people, I also wanted to set one thing straight.

Over the last month or two, I've been talking a lot about the Democratic Primaries and the quest to find a candidate with half a chance against Bush.

There was only ever one Democratic candidate I would have even considered voting for: Joe Lieberman. When he dropped out of the race, I was at that point watching for fun.

For what it's worth, I think that John Kerry's service in Vietnam was commendable - and his actions after coming home, contemptible. His record surrounding Vietnam does not answer any questions regarding John Kerry and national defense, but I think that his voting record since he was elected to Congress does. I think that he is far left of the mainstream in general and is a utopian pacifist in military matters. Which is not a good combination for the country.

John Edwards, despite having listened to him in the debates, I don't think that I know enough about him to make an informed decision. Maybe he's a good choice, maybe not. I simply don't know.

Kucinich and Sharpton are like the comic relief of the campaign. They are so far out of the mainstream as to be a joke. Never could I imagine a set of circumstances that might make me even consider voting for either of them.

So where does this leave me? Actually in the same position I've been in all along. Barring some kind of monumental unforseen calamity, I will be voting for George W. Bush come November. Overall, Bush has done a fairly good job in office, in my opinion. There are certainly some things that he's done that I disagree with, immigration "reform" and the Medicare bill being two notable examples, but it's not enough to make me vote any differently.

Just so everyone knows.