Comments on: Don’t look at me, I voted for Kodos. http://www.loonyblog.net/2004/11/02/dont-look-at-me-i-voted-for-kodos random thoughts on games, art, geek culture and living in maryland. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:28:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: john luddy http://www.loonyblog.net/2004/11/02/dont-look-at-me-i-voted-for-kodos/comment-page-1#comment-1063 john luddy Fri, 05 Nov 2004 08:19:42 +0000 http://www.loonyblog.net/?p=619#comment-1063 I was on the fence as to whom to vote for until I saw the last debate. Among the issues that was brought up was social security. Bush announed that the system had to be revamped soon, as it has been running a huge deficit that was only growing larger as our parent(s) grow older, and that he would partially privitize it (which means that part will be backed by US Treasury notes). Kerry gave the response that nothing will be done with social security because it is too important to the American people, which is correct, which is why something needs to be done with it, otherwise it will not be there for the people that need it. Kerry later brought up a point about leadership and for Bush to take a look around because no one was following him. It was then that I realized that Kerry was kind of like the kid in high school who was not popular but desperately wants to be, so will go along with almost anything if he thought cool people were behind it. I was on the fence as to whom to vote for until I saw the last debate. Among the issues that was brought up was social security. Bush announed that the system had to be revamped soon, as it has been running a huge deficit that was only growing larger as our parent(s) grow older, and that he would partially privitize it (which means that part will be backed by US Treasury notes). Kerry gave the response that nothing will be done with social security because it is too important to the American people, which is correct, which is why something needs to be done with it, otherwise it will not be there for the people that need it. Kerry later brought up a point about leadership and for Bush to take a look around because no one was following him. It was then that I realized that Kerry was kind of like the kid in high school who was not popular but desperately wants to be, so will go along with almost anything if he thought cool people were behind it.

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.loonyblog.net/2004/11/02/dont-look-at-me-i-voted-for-kodos/comment-page-1#comment-1062 Augie De Blieck Jr. Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:06:27 +0000 http://www.loonyblog.net/?p=619#comment-1062 I give you credit, good sir, for jumping on the anti-evangelist bandwagon before it even started. I wouldn't worry about the Supreme Court too much. First of all, Rehnquist is one of its most conservative members. So you can't really domuch "worse," by your measure. Second, the Republicans love to ruin their majorities. Arlen Specter has already said that Bush better now send anyone up for nomination other than a moderate. That's nice, but we all know the hell we'll go through unless it's an out and out liberal Bush sends up. Me, I just want a non-activist judge on the bench. To my point of view, that's a "conservative" judge, not the "liberal" one. I give you credit, good sir, for jumping on the anti-evangelist bandwagon before it even started.

I wouldn’t worry about the Supreme Court too much. First of all, Rehnquist is one of its most conservative members. So you can’t really domuch “worse,” by your measure.

Second, the Republicans love to ruin their majorities. Arlen Specter has already said that Bush better now send anyone up for nomination other than a moderate. That’s nice, but we all know the hell we’ll go through unless it’s an out and out liberal Bush sends up.

Me, I just want a non-activist judge on the bench. To my point of view, that’s a “conservative” judge, not the “liberal” one.

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