[Lions-l] Voted

[MOmelanuk at aol.com]

I voted early today, as I'm going to be out of town next week. I was  really 
surprised that, for the 1st time in my life, I ended up voting for more  
Democrats than Republicans. I guess I shouldn't be that surprised after the  dismal 
slate that Illinois Republicans presented in the last election.
 
In a couple of cases, I might have voted Republican in a close call, but I  
decided I could not support "The Party" this year. The most significant factor  
was the daily, sleazy, cowardly, caller blocked, anonymous-voice phone calls, 
 attacking Democrats on non-issues like:
 
1) When I learned the "Pledge of Allegiance" Dwight Eisenhower had not yet  
inserted "Under God" .... and you know what, we survived. Now I like saying  
under God, but not to the point of daily phone calls attacking Melissa Bean for  
voting against an amendment. There are real issues that need addressing.
 
2) How can I get excited about Tammy Duckworth voting against putting the  
National Guard on our borders when our gutless wonders in Washington can't put  
together an immigration reform law OF ANY KIND. In this case, I also feel she 
is  right. We are fighting a bullets-in-the-air war on 2 fronts. Our troops 
don't  need to be covering political asses in a fruitless attempt to stick a 
finger in  the immigration dike. 
 
3) How can my party ask me to vote for a 3rd rate candidate so I can keep  
Nancy Pelosi from rising to power? Give me great candidate, or fight her in  
California. 
 
and on and on and on and on.......
 
I'll never again make a political contribution, because I know it will be  
spent in the above manner. Sorta like paying someone to beat you with a  stick. 
The Democrats certainly were not completely clean in this, but I was able  to 
call and get off their call list. I never had a chance with the Republicans  
using blocked caller ID.
 
I am grateful for one event this last week. Kerry's "joke" reaffirmed to me  
that, regardless of how I feel about Bush, I certainly voted correctly in the  
last election. That one statement verified Kerry's elitist attitude and that 
all  the Veterans (like me who hate him) do so with good cause. I hope his 
political  career is killed by it. 
 
Mike Omelanuk
 
 

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