Unlike some here who are voting for a Republican for the first time, I have generally voted Republican except for the one time I chose McGovern. Of course, I was much younger and foolish then.

Like those who have had to discuss our reasons for voting for Bush, Ive been astonished at the lack of knowledge about Kerry’s positions and the parroting of Michael Moore-like accusations about Bush.

One 20 year old I spoke to said that Kerry would take the troops out of Iraq. I asked here where she got that, and she just said that she had heard that.

Another person that I worked with said that Bush was going to cut Medicare. Like the 20 year old, I couldn’t get a source for this info and when I pointed out Kerry’s record showed that he voted for the 17% increase in premiums, she still said that Bush allowed it to happen.

What is scary, is that once this campaign is over, these same people will become used to being ignorant of the issues, and will be this easily manipulated in subsequent elections.