[jims69camaro]

just in case i wasn't just called a retard and a moron, i apologize.

i never said i voted dem down the line because of what bush was/is/will be doing. i voted dem down the line because all of the repubs affected by this race have become complacent. i voted dem because most, if not all, incumbents, who have done **** for us lately because they thought as long as they were incumbent they could just continue to hold office until the cows came home, were republican. maybe i should have spoon fed it to you, and you talk about people not getting it? true, sometimes i am cryptic and vague in my statements, but i don't think the latitude you took has anything to do with me. you've spoken with me in person; do i really sound like one of the baying sheep that follows the headlines with anything more than a passing fancy?

i should never have included the following statement in this thread, because it only confused you: "this country is being ripped apart at the seams over this war. damn bush and his lack of exit-strategy." what this means, for those of you in the back row, is that i think it's deplorable to vote one way or the other without doing your homework just because someone is in the same party of a person holding office (in this case, president). it's hard, i guess, to see the sarcasm dripping from statements on the internet, and i rarely spend enough time online to draw things out beyond a one or two line response.

i'm surprised that i got railed at all. hey, at least i executed my right to vote. that already makes me better than 65% of the people in this state, no matter what excuse they use for staying home.