Originally Posted by joe_someguy

I'm totally with Nikki on this one! I'm military too, so this really affects us a LOT! I'm not the biggest supporter of Bush's policies or his public persona, but I can't imagine what would have happened to us in the past couple of years if Kerry had been in the White House. It's easy to say and do what you think the people want you to say and do so that you'll get voted in, but we need a leader...someone that's not afraid to do the hard jobs, make the tough calls, and stand behind the people that are making the sacrifices that allow us to live in a relatively free society. And anyway, who wants to vote for stem cell research? That's just way too scary for me. Enough of my soap box, though...how about the Astros!