If you favor big business over the environment, you should have voted for Bush. If you wanted to protect the environment at all costs, you should have voted for Gore. If you were somewhere in-between, you should have voted for the person who made the most sense to you. Not voting, in essence, helps the candidate who disagrees with you the most by keeping a vote away from his or her opponent. There are no surprises when it comes to politics.
People can easily find out what a candidate thinks about an issue or votes on an issue.
A candidate's Web site is a good starting point. The hometown newspaper is another good place to find out how a particular person voted. Take the time to find out and vote. If we don't vote, we are setting ourselves up for disaster. Don't believe that what politicians do doesn't matter.