One of my very best friends and co-workers, "The Biggs Show" we call him, is a Bush supporter. I've spent many a lunch hour debating the candidates with him. In this time, I've found that Biggs disagrees with Bush on almost every possible issue. He opposes the Bush tax cut, the anti-gay marriage amendment, the war in Iraq, stricter mandatory minimums for Crack cocaine vs. powder, and the death penalty. He favors gun control, stricter environmental policy, and the land mine ban treaty. SO why is he a Bush supporter? One issue, abortion. Biggs has a deeply held opposition to abortion. He sees Bush as the only chance for getting a more conservative Supreme Court, one who will over turn Roe V. Wade. While I may disagree with him, I respect Biggs for his opinion on this issue. What I can't respect is the fact that he will chose, because of this one issue, to re-elect a man he himself has described as "the worst president of my lifetime, including Ford". I've given up on trying to talk him into supporting Kerry. I'm trying to talk him into just not voting, or voting third party. I think there are a lot of these types of single issue voters.
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Date: 2004-09-08 02:10 pm (UTC)I've spent many a lunch hour debating the candidates with him. In this time, I've found that Biggs disagrees with Bush on almost every possible issue.
He opposes the Bush tax cut, the anti-gay marriage amendment, the war in Iraq, stricter mandatory minimums for Crack cocaine vs. powder, and the death penalty. He favors gun control, stricter environmental policy, and the land mine ban treaty.
SO why is he a Bush supporter?
One issue, abortion.
Biggs has a deeply held opposition to abortion. He sees Bush as the only chance for getting a more conservative Supreme Court, one who will over turn Roe V. Wade. While I may disagree with him, I respect Biggs for his opinion on this issue.
What I can't respect is the fact that he will chose, because of this one issue, to re-elect a man he himself has described as "the worst president of my lifetime, including Ford".
I've given up on trying to talk him into supporting Kerry. I'm trying to talk him into just not voting, or voting third party.
I think there are a lot of these types of single issue voters.