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posted October 18, 2004 10:34 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Now here are some conservatives with their heads screwed on straight!

(sauce for the gander, Jwhop)

AN OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW REPUBLICANS

Susan Galbraith, et al.
October 8, 2004

We are Republicans, and we are voting for John Kerry this November. Loyalty to our country is more important than loyalty to our party.

Our Commander-in-Chief has a responsibility to every man and woman in uniform. He must never send those young people into danger unless the safety of our nation is at risk. When war is necessary, he must provide our armed forces with a clear mission and the tools they need to succeed.

We have watched President Bush abandon his pursuit of Osama bin Laden to chase after Saddam Hussein, creating chaos in Afghanistan and Iraq. We have heard horror stories about our troops lacking body armor, even socks and toilet paper, while their families at home struggle to get by with reduced benefits. We have seen how our country's actions have hurt the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, creating anger and resentment where we promised to do good, and damaging our country's reputation around the world, and WE ARE SICK AT HEART.

After 9/11, President Bush promised additional training and equipment for local police, fire, and EMTs, our first responders in case of another attack. That promised support was never delivered. Now many of those first responders are being sent to Iraq, far from where they will be needed if another attack occurs, and WE FEEL BETRAYED.

We have seen the War on Terror used to justify undermining the Bill of Rights and to excuse the inexcusable treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and WE ARE ASHAMED.

We have watched President Bush enrich the richest Americans and drive the middle class toward poverty. Our Republican Party can not take pride in economic policies that have turned a budget surplus into a record deficit and cost millions of people their jobs. We have heard President Bush's economic advisers say that outsourcing is good for America, and WE DON'T BELIEVE IT.

President Bush's Medicare "improvements" are hurting out senior citizens, his "No Child Left Behind" program is crippling our schools, and his "Clear Skies" initiative is hurting our environment.

MR. BUSH, WE DON'T TRUST YOU ANYMORE!

Susan Galbraith, Fayetteville, NY (eight years as town supervisor/county legislator, DeRuyter, NY)
Robert Ossont, New Woodstock, NY (twenty years as town councilor, DeRuyter, NY)
Bertha Ossont, New Woodstock, NY
Christopher Croft, New Woodstock, NY


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