Tactics and Substance in the 2004 Elections GoogleNews: Howard Dean

July 3, 2003

by J

1000 Reasons

Someone has pulled together a list of 1000 reasons to vote against Bush. Esoterically.net posted the top 10. Here are a couple of good ones. Though there are many others.
7. International Relations
When you're the strongest nation by a factor of ten, you don't need to play nice. You can be a bully, and if other countries don't like it, too bad. Under Bush, we've seen this arrogant attitude regularly. He walked away from Kyoto, from the land mine treaty, from the international women's rights treaty, and the international criminal court. He ignored the pleas of long-time allies, insulting them childishly. It will be decades before we can regain the respect of the world.

8. Secrecy
This is the most secret administration in memory. Decisions are clearly being made by corporations and far-right interest groups, but Bush refuses to admit it or to say who is behind such important policies as energy. Government can only be trusted in the sunlight, and this government hides at undisclosed locations.

Posted by J at July 3, 2003 12:43 PM
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