From: larry@boris.webo.dg.com (Larry Rogers)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.bush
Subject: Don't Vote For Change For the Sake of Change!!!
Date: 9 Oct 92 20:59:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Data General, Westboro, Mass.


I have tried to be a good dobee and read what I could on the
candidates rather than just vote my party (yes I am a Republican).  So
far, from what I have read here and everywhere else, there is not alot
of reason to vote for Clinton over Bush.  Oh, there is alot of bashing
of Bush and complaining about why everything that is happening is his
fault and we should vote for Clinton because Bush is a shitty
president.  But I have seen little substance on the Clinton side that
convinces me he would be better.  He may be better, but he may be a
heck of alot worse.

If Clinton were in office, I would probably feel the same way.  I have
seen little from the Bush camp to make me choose Bush over Clinton on
the issues.  The issues they seem the most committed to are not the
issues I care about the most, and after all, I am voting my interest
not anyone else's.

That said, I think the main reason in this unstable economic
environment to stay with an incumbent is to maintain what stability
there is.  Unknowns and unproven methods are hardly logical.  

People blame the economic mess on Bush and/or Congress, including both
candidates.  This blaming is pointless.  This economic slump was
predicted years ago based on economic cycles.  Maybe Bush's policies
have enhanced it, maybe they have helped.  We do not know.  

If you have strong reasons for voting for Clinton, then by all means
vote for him.  I personally cannot justify voting for a governor over
a person with international and presidential experience.  If I was
looking over the resumes of people for a job I would definitely give a
great deal of weight to one with direct experience for the task at
hand.  On that count, Bush clearly has the nod.  Clinton may be a
great man; he may be a great leader; he has never been president.

In November, vote for the person you feel would be the best president
based on the facts.  Don't vote based on wanting a change.  The change
will come if it is time.  Change for the sake of change is not going
to solve problems without a clear definition of that change.  Randomly
voting for Clinton because just because you want change is an error we
may all regret.  This change could be for the worse.

Please don't tell me it couldn't be any worse.  Don't razz me because
of this post.  I have found from the few posts I have made and
responses to others posts to these groups that many of you are
vindictive and take pleasure in cutting down others and trying to
embarrass them.  You embarrass yourself.  I will not see the response
posts anyway because I will not be here to read the news for the next
month.

Vote...

Larry


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