Since the posting referencing "one issue voters" also referenced Nazi Germany, I suppose most of that was directed at me. *That it missed it's mark is not surprising.
Yes, it is true that I am gay. *Yes, I find the current presidential office holder's views on gay marriage deplorable. *But then I find so much about him deplorable. *Maybe some people see nothing wrong with discrimination as long as it isn't directed toward them. *Some people rarely bother to worry about injustice that doesn't affect them personally. *
It is, however, hardly the only reason I detest "The Shrub". *Let's see...
*He lied about his reasons for invading Iraq. *He said there were WMD and an Al-Qaeda connection- both of which have been proven untrue. *Clinton lied about getting a bj and the Republicans had a fit and impeached him. *Shouldn't there be a worse punishment for lying and getting people killed? *979 dead American soldiers to date... all based on a lie.
*He has failed and continues to fail at any reasonable institution of the suggestions by the 9/11 Commission. *We are now on something like day 50 since the suggestions have been made... with nothing to show for it.
*He has driven the economy in the the ground with 1.3 MILLION more people living below the poverty level- with 800,000 new children under eighteen living in poverty.
*He now has 1.4 MILLION more people WITHOUT health insurance. *(Interestingly enough, when confronted with these numbers on CNN a Republican spokesperson said, "Oh, those figures don't mean anything. *Those Americans without health insurance just don't want to pay for it." *
) A particularly sore subject with me as my mother has Multiple Sclerosis and lost her job, and is now unable to GET insurance even if she could afford the outrageous rates.
*Unemployment has been rampant under his tender care. *And the few jobs he has created, pay half of those that people have lost under his administration.
So I'd hardly call my stance on this subject a "one issue" one. *I also don't apologize ONE BIT for the "bashing". *It's amazing to me, that just like a schoolyard bully, the Republicans have no problem with bashing until someone starts on them. *One of my major complaints about the Democrats is that they haven't been doing ENOUGH to show what an incompetent leader Dubya is. *Trust me, the Republicans have no such scruples- these are NOT nice people. *They will lie, cheat and steal (re: the 2000 election). *
I, too, intend to go to the polls, but I don't intend to do so quietly. *I want as many people as possible to know exactly who I'm voting for and WHY.