In the 2004 General Election, at the ripe old age of 80 years, I will be casting my fifteenth vote for a President of the United States. My first vote, in 1948 for Harry Truman, helped him to pull the biggest political upset of the first half of the twentieth century. My hope is that the next election will see the biggest upset of all times. In all, I have won six, lost seven, and had the most recent one stolen. Personally, I want to win this next one to even my score.
But, there are far more important reasons for us to elect a Democrat in the next election. Never in my life have I experienced the gut-wrenching feeling as I am now feeling regarding the direction our country is being led by the current administration. Many of our citizens have lost faith in our system because of the alarming things that they see -- our foreign policy is in shambles; we have the respect of practically no one worldwide;. the government lies to the world -- and its own citizens; we have squandered budget surpluses and replaced them with debts that even our grandchildren will be unable to pay; we have made an oxymoron of "environmental protection;" we have deadened the hopes and aspirations of an entire generation; we continue to let our healthcare decline as more and more people become ineligible for publicly funded care and more and more lose their coverage because of unemployment which does not seem to concern the present administration. Time and space prevents me to file a complete indictment of our current administration. We must not let them continue to lead us down the road of indifference as they pursue their dreams of a plutocracy.
These are just some of the reasons I am going to another state to help present the cause of Governor Dean. At my age, and with my bad back, there are many things I can find to do at home without traipsing around the country, but I can think of nothing better I can do to help assure the future of my country and my fellow Americans. I like what Governor Dean says and how he says it. Eleven years ago we elected another governor from a small state -- over the battle-cry of the Republicans that he was "a failed governor from a small state." Maybe what this country needs is another "governor from a small state" since it is obvious that the governor from a large state hasn't been able to cut the mustard. I will do all I can to help elect Governor Dean! I hope the people in Iowa will join me -- for the future of our country!
Bill Sybert
Dallas, Texas
http://blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/001501.htmlThey sure are sending the right man for the job!
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