"Results count!" And looking at Kerry's record in Government, he looks like your typical politician. Flippy-floppy, whichever way the polls blow. But you look at Bush's record and he looks like a typical politician but worse. Flippy-floppy - what's best for me and my friends? Is there anyone Bush hasn't screwed over? Maybe that's why he needs to be elected, all the pockets haven't been picked. OK, that's crude. But look at Bush's results: bin Laden - not caught; Al Qaeda - wounded but very strong and recruiting like crazy; U.S. military - spread too thin over too many fronts (something Bush criticized about Clinton); economy - only now recovering just in time for the elections; environment - don't go there because there's no there to go to; cronyism and secrecy - BINGO! Bush gets major league huzzahs for increasing secrecy, cronyism, and disinformation, for kowtowing to corporations instead of general Americans.

"Tax cuts, instead of tax increases" but I'm not a multi-millionaire so this doesn't affect me. "Oh boy, vote for Bush and get a $1.31 tax cut!" Kerry could not do worse than Bush if he at least thinks about the economy occassionally.

"Nothing to vote for in Kerry" meaning you know Bush's positions on issues. Well sure and they scare the shit out of me. That's why anyone - even Kerry - is better than Bush. Heck, I'd vote for a bucket of horse manure over Bush... Just because Bush refuses to admit errors doesn't mean he's strong or a leader, it means he's a stubborn dipshit. A real leader would have the balls to say "Hey, we fucked up in Iraq. Let's fix the problem and bring the boys back home."

Fact is, this vote really is another choice between the lesser of two evils and given that Kerry is the lesser evil. Our Democracy, at this time, is not something to be proud of...

Reasons To Vote For Kerry
He isn't Bush and that does count for a hell of a lot. Plus the thought of siccing John Edwards on the Republicans(*) sounds like an interesting soap opera, good for 4 years. (* - Nothing like a full-blown investigation of abuse of public funds and trust to keep people occupied while the President farts around.)

Department of Homeland (In)Security
Sometimes I wonder which side the DHS is on and maybe having a centralized intelligence community isn't a good thing. Here's why. The DHS issues a warning that says someplace, say BubbaWorld, is a target for terrorists. What's BubbaWorld to do - close up shop, increase security and do body cavity searches? In short, the warning by the DHS is disruptive, which coincidentally is the purpose of terrorism. Arguably the DHS has become a tool for terrorists, a tool that can cause disruption by a phone call or suspicous email or some other trigger. Minimal effort, minimum expense, decent return - that plays into the hands of terrorists. And to add to that, having a centralized intelligence depot makes it easier for the terrorists to manipulate. One good thing about the old system, screwy as it was, it was tough to pull the wool over everybody.

I would hope that if the DHS has enough info to issue credible threat reports than they'd have enough to not only thwart the plans but make some timely arrests or "terminations". Otherwise what's the purpose? Remind us that bad guys are out there? Well, no shit, and terrorists aren't nearly as big a societal problem as say gangs, drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. What's Bush doing about that? No wonder Ridge is talking about resigning.

L.A.'s Getting Another Football Team
Chivas USA! L.A. is becoming the center for real Football - about time.