the outcome of the election

[kandrathe]

Well, I voted for the Libertarian, but...

I live in a very Republican neighborhood, and the primary concern for these people is promoting a just and moral society. This was traditionally a strong Farmer-Labor State, but in recent times there are fewer farmers, and less industrial. So, now as a State, we are trending toward the other things that are important. I think those core issues are raising children, promoting business growth, providing adequate funding for schools and health care.

What message did they read from Kerry;
- He would raise taxes on households who earn more than 200K
- He would pull out of Iraq (before the end of his first term).
- He would promote and depend on multilateralism in international relations.
- He would penalize international businesses that move operations abroad.
- He would reintroduce the failed Clinton government run health care system.
- He would treat terrorism as a law enforcement problem.
- He is more in favor of hardening targets at home than fighting terrorism abroad.
- And on the all important moral issues, he sides strongly with the progressives.

In the neighborhood where I live, the people here do not look to Washington to solve all their problems. Most are comfortable with paying higher taxes, because we take care of our own problems and would prefer that the Federal government stay out of our local affairs. What they do expect is that the federal goverment fulfills its mandate to provide for the common defense.