October 18, 2004
From the desk of Jane Galt:Convince me
Daniel Drezner is running an interesting series on Bush v. Kerry's foriegn policy, in which he invites Bush and Kerry supporters to assuage his doubts about their candidates.
As it happens, I'm also deciding who to vote for. And I have similar, although not identical questions, about Messrs Kerry and Bush. So I'm also going to open up the opportunity for supporters to assuage my fears about their candidates presidencies over the next few days. My questions are rather more specific than Mr Drezner's, and I hope my readers will stick to answering them, rather than ranging into free-lance criticism of their opponent, or recycling their candidate's campaign propaganda. Which reminds me: I don't want to hear about their talking points; nor am I very interested in gossip about their personalities from washington insiders. I want answers based on
1) Their voting/agenda pushing record
2) Political exigencies
3) Other decisions they have made
4) Their advisors
First of the questions is coming up in a minute. Fire away!
Posted by Jane Galt at October 18, 2004 3:47 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksYou're in New York, right? That's not a swing state. Just vote for Michael Badnarik.
Or write-in Tyler Cowen. That guy's just cool. :)
Ditto on Badnarik! I wouldn't vote for him if he actually had a chance of winning (withdrawl from Iraq in just 90 days?!?!?), but he doesn't, and if you live in New York, you certainly aren't going to make a difference anyway. Since Kerry's got it locked, you're just voting conscience for the hell of it, might as well vote for the guy who actually might MEAN the word freedom when he says it, even if he is a bit of nut.
Can I please just vote 'none of the above'. Both parties have split personalities, which makes it impossible to make a rational decision. In the end, pick the one thing that worries you the most, and go with whoever panders the most to that voting block.
You mean "somecallmetim" hasn't already denounced you as a Republican shill? I hope he's feeling alright - hasn't lost his dsl connection or something....
One would hope that supporters on both sides would recognize that trying to convince you (or much of anyone else) of much of anything is a terminal waste of time and this whole thing an exercise in imbecility (or naked comment whoring, whichever).
Sadly, that doesn't appear to be the case. I can't decide if that's indicative of the desperation present on both sides of the political divide, or a demonstration of just how many people have far too much time on their hands.
I won't bother asking to be convinced one way or the other...
Myria
Given your previously expressed concerns about Kerry's possible Supreme Court appointments, as compared with Bush's, can we look forward to a "convince me" piece spelling out your specific reasons for fearing the appointment of cautious centrist Justices more than the appointment of conservative activists?
The best advice I can give is to go into the booth and look at the candidates, and as Jiminy Cricket used to say, "let your conscience be your guide".
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