I've just read through all the posts on this topic and very interesting it was too. It's obvious that people with greater political awareness than myself feel strongly on certain issues and both sides put their points across effectively. I try to keep up with current affairs but certainly not enough to state a list of evidence to why I prefer Kerry to Bush or why I don't think we should have invaded Iraq etc - although if you want to argue with me on these issue I'll giove it may best shot. This is a failure on my part as we should all be concerned with the affairs of our government - but hey I'm more interested in playing poker and riding motorbikes!

My last comment on this issue. I need to make clear firstly that I'm certainly of the liberal minded slant when it comes to politics. Stems from being brought up in a working class background in Manchester, England during the Maggie Thatcher years. When you live in a community where most people's lives are made a misery by a right wing, self serving, lets make the rich richer government then it has to have an affect on your outlook. As a result of my liberal outlook on life I do argue against right wing policies (Bush is a bit right wing I' say) because I know they don't work for the people I care about, which are usually the people who need the most help anyway. By 'eck its bad over 'eer in blighty.

Anyway, my point - I found reading through these posts that I tend to agree much more with the liberal points of view - obviously. I could pick holes in any pro Iraq invasion argument very easily or with anyone who supports Bush. But is it because I wanted to find a fault with it, or because there is a fault with it? Mostly the latter with a bit of persuasion from the former - in my opinion. So if your of a right wing view, for whatever reason, than you would find Bush more appealing because they are your beliefs - incorrect beliefs in my opinion but thats your choice.
And thats all it is - my opinion based on what I've read and listened too. (Note - that's assuming what they wrote and told me was true - 'cause maybe the press only gets what certain people / organisations want the press to get. You need to decide for yourselves which press organisations are worthy of your attention. Or even the people in the press are biased - thats obviously true too - but you do usually get both sides of the argument, with one contradicting the other)!

Thnaks for all the posts on this subject as I'm now better informed on the whole subject of the good old US of A.

Oh well, happy voting.

one of the uk kerry voters (well on this poll anyway - which is possibly better organised than the real thing, he he ).