who would you vote for in 08

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10-14-2005, 01:23 AM

pturbo

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RE: who would you vote for in 08

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ORIGINAL: Toff_the_Toffee

We can throw names about all we want, you have 42 to play with, and I have 51 to play with, and I'm sure that would take weeks to do. The fact remains that it does take millions to run for president. Do you think Kerry would have run if his wife never had millions? it costs a friggin fortune to run for president. Whetehr they were born with cash, or earned it through some fashion, it still takes huge sums to run. Other countries election runs tend to be far less low key, and far less showbiz, and require a hell of a lot less money, and asa result, you have a far broader spectrum of people who can run. Are you saying that the Bush family didn't use their financial clout to get their son into power? Why is it there are dynasties of 'power hungry' families? Anyway, thats a tangent. My response to you was based on your presumtion that it is easier to get rich in the US, and that it is easier to run for president because of this. I never agreed with you, and you don't agree with me, but thats life, and thats a democracy. Funny how I become a gardian reader becasue I never agreed with you?

Anyway, i'm off to bed, as its 2:45 AM here, and I'm friggin knackered...

It takes millions to run, but that doesn't mean that only a person born into wealth can become president. And you are not a "Guardian reader" because you disagree with me. I made that joke because you said "Bush family installed W" like it was some kind of rich person/Illuminati/Skull&Bones kind of plot instead of an actual election. The fringe Left in the US also go with some variation on the "Bush used Diebold to steal the election" conspiracy theory as well and a collection of other nutbag conspiracies. It's cool with me that we don't agree on all politics. It would be a boring world(or North Korea) if everyone thought the same way. We agree on other things, like how pushing a Dino to its limits on a twisty road would kick ****.