I do not think that Bush has a coherent exit plan. However, it pains me to hear Kerry and many of his supporters bitch and moan about what Bush has done in Iraq while Kerry offers no solution. There are more than enough areas where Bush has failed or his policy has been ineffective and no doubt poorly thought out. But unitl Kerry comes clean with a solution, it is hard to endorse him. Change for the sake of change may not apply here. I am dying for a reason to vote for someone other than Bush. I am just waiting to hear something from Kerry that is positive, sensible, and a solution to the problems that we face today. He has proposed a myriad of programs that cost billions but has no method of funding them other than eliminating the tax cuts for the rich. You can't convince me that we can do what he wants without imposing a major tax hike on everyone. I'll happily pay my fair share, but I don't want to support many of Kerry's plans. Bush, on the other hand, is a Republican in name only. He spends money like a drunken sailor and is way too close to the religious right for my taste. Unlike others here, I don't think his legacy will be very positive unless Kerry gets elected and the U.S. suffers terrorist attacks on his watch. In fact, his ability to protect the U.S. from further attacks is probably the best thing he has done. I could care less what the rest of the world thinks of us. We have always carried the weight of the world on our soldiers and bailed out everyone and will no doubt continue to do so. Despite lambasting us on regular occasions, most of the foreign countries are only interested in our money and military help. As shown in vote after vote in the UN, many of the countries never support us anyway. Bush is like your boss that you don't like - at least you know what yoou have. With a new boss, you just don't know. And until Kerry gives us some specifics, I can't vote for him. But I wish he would give me some ample reasons to do so.
