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One Position, One Consistent Position
Dave Eberhard - reprinted with permission

October 5, 2004 - In a previous article I wrote, “DOUBTS ABOUT BOTH CANDIDATES” on Oct 3, 2004, I closed with the following summary:
" But Senator Kerry has served a useful purpose. He has issued a wake up call for President Bush. I won’t vote for Kerry, but I have decided to withhold my vote from President Bush – unless he decides to make some changes that will benefit our service men and women who are in harms way. If the Generals won’t ask you for more troops Mr. Bush, tell them they are getting them anyway! Either beat this enemy decisively or get the troops out."

Some have characterized my words as having me declared that I would not be voting for President Bush’s re-election. One poster on an Internet forum went so far as to say that I looked like I had been “converted”....click here for the entire article

DOUBTS ABOUT BOTH CANDIDATES
Dave Eberhard - reprinted with permission

October 3, 2004 - Two Yale frat boys, each without a clue. That’s what I think. Upon further reflection of the recent Presidential debate, it came to me over the weekend that neither of these two spoiled frat boys knows how to fix the mess our military folks are now facing in Iraq. And that saddens me greatly, as I watch, day after day, the deaths and injuries mount steadily.

Early in the debate, President Bush said, “We’re making progress”. Then it was Kerry’s turn. He said,
“This president just -- I don't know if he sees what's really happened there. But it's getting worse by the day. More soldiers killed in June than before. More in July than June. More in August than July. More in September than in August. And now we see beheadings. And we got weapons of mass destruction crossing the border every single day, and they're blowing people up. And we don't have enough troops there.”

Strong stuff, strong criticism, and mostly dead on accurate. What was President Bush’s response? He attacked the messenger. Bush responded:
Can I respond to that?....click here for the entire article