But while past positions are worth considering, 34 years can change a man, even if some think changing your mind as you grow older only means you're inconsistent or a sell out.
And what someone felt back in the Vietnam era and feels today could be vastly different.
His more recent votes on defense would be more important. Even then, everything changed for everyone on 9/11.
So far I see no reason not to re-elect Bush, even if I dislike some of his advisors sometimes. I do dislike some things like some of the provisions (as I understand them, even if vaguely) of the new security laws, particularly the patriot act, are infringing too much on individual rights.
There has been much of Kerry here that is disturbing, and it all bears keeping in mind, but a 33 year old opinion of someone not long out of a combat zone might not be an accurate reflection of the current man.
I'd have to say I'm more conservative now than I was in the 1970's. And maybe a bit less than I was in the 1990's. And espcially when where I compare where I feel I stand vs where I see many others stand.
Shrug, inconsistent maybe, but that's the way it goes.
I have to say I'm relieved at least that Dean is apparently out of the picture, even if I didn't believe he could win the general election. It would worry me if Dean could even get the nomination.
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"I'm an internationalist," Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. "I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations." (emphasis mine)
http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article357339.html
Looks like it's going to be a race between an American and a Massachusetts liberal who was Mike Dukakis' Lieutenant Governor. An "internationalist". A leftist, with a voting record more liberal than Ted Kennedy.
And there's more. Lots lots more....
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