Wildcard Ky
Southern culture liason
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Kerry has long been a vocal proponent of extending unemployment benefits. The vote to actually extend the benefits was taken in the senate today. It was defeated by one vote. There was one senator absent for this vote, John Kerry.
Had Kerry been there, a cause that he claims to support would have passed. Since he was absent, it failed. When asked why he missed the vote, Kerry responded "we were told that no matter what would happen, [the Republicans] would change a vote in the Senate and they were not going to let it happen."
Where to begin?? So if you don't think you can win, you just don't bother voting? How were the Republicans going to change a public vote within the Senate? How can the man claim to be for or against anything when he won't even bother to vote on it? Then when confronted about a vote, he tries to blame it on the Republicans.
According to Congressional data, Kerry participated in only 35% of the votes in the Senate through March 5 of 2004. He is supposed to representing the people of Mass., yet he doesn't even bother to vote in their interest 65% of the time. Now he wants to be my President? Maybe he should try fulfilling his role as Senator and represent the people that elected him before taking on a bigger role. It seems that he's interested in his current role only 35% of the time.
The reason Kerry was absent from this vote is that he was campaigning and fund raising in my state of Ky. He raised $750k for his campaign. He thought that was more important than being present for a vote in which he would have made THE difference in how it turned out. He was more concerned with John Kerry than any people, or any cause. That is why he will never get my vote for president, nor does he deserve your vote.
Had Kerry been there, a cause that he claims to support would have passed. Since he was absent, it failed. When asked why he missed the vote, Kerry responded "we were told that no matter what would happen, [the Republicans] would change a vote in the Senate and they were not going to let it happen."
Where to begin?? So if you don't think you can win, you just don't bother voting? How were the Republicans going to change a public vote within the Senate? How can the man claim to be for or against anything when he won't even bother to vote on it? Then when confronted about a vote, he tries to blame it on the Republicans.
According to Congressional data, Kerry participated in only 35% of the votes in the Senate through March 5 of 2004. He is supposed to representing the people of Mass., yet he doesn't even bother to vote in their interest 65% of the time. Now he wants to be my President? Maybe he should try fulfilling his role as Senator and represent the people that elected him before taking on a bigger role. It seems that he's interested in his current role only 35% of the time.
The reason Kerry was absent from this vote is that he was campaigning and fund raising in my state of Ky. He raised $750k for his campaign. He thought that was more important than being present for a vote in which he would have made THE difference in how it turned out. He was more concerned with John Kerry than any people, or any cause. That is why he will never get my vote for president, nor does he deserve your vote.