Re: Candidates' voting records

[KEn Becker <KenBecker@xxxxxxx>]

Linda,you have brought up some good points and I agree, we should all  make
use of the facts about each candidate before we decide.  It should not be
like voting for class president in 3rd grade, where looks and personality,
were almost a guarantee of being elected!  I have heard so many people who
belong to HMOs or who have marginal health insurance tell me "they never had
a problem" or "it's good enough". THEN when a serious condition goes
undetected or untreated, and they end up suffering needlessly, and often
going to an early grave, the families  and the taxpayers will pay the price!
Part of the problem is the "spin doctors" who twist words and meanings and
use partial  quotes of the candidates to mislead the voters. One example:
"pro-choice", which DOES NOT mean a person favors abortion, it means that
they empower the  person who is pregnant to  make any decisions about ending
the pregnancy, not a government agency!  I don't know how George W. Bush
stands on that issue, but he is more than happy to terminate adult lives, and
those adults were all fetuses at one time!   We need someone who will take
care of the people, even at the expense of major corporate profits and
despite the money those corporations spend lobbying for special favors.
Right now it looks like Al Gore is getting my vote. Things could change. If
he tries to double the amount spent on research to cure diseases such as
Parkinsons, and only increases it by say, 50 percent, it would be bad.
However, G W B has not even bought up the subject, has he?   So NO increase,
is much WORSE!   Linda, it has never been more important for us to get as
much information as possible before voting, there is too much at stake!  I
understand that Gore wrote the acceptance speech himself, which is one more
reason to believe what he said.  I have voted for Republicans in the past,
and I will remain open minded and see what develops...............
Ken B