That’s it; Those are the issues plaguing the newly coined “Security Mom” demographic so those are the issues that will make our new president.  How a Democrat or Republican can come out good in those areas is beyond me, especially with defense. Let’s not forget Sept. 11th happened BECAUSE one of those two were in office.  The Democrats along with the Republican’s have notoriously failed the American people in policies of peace.  The Middle-East didn’t just decide one day to start hating America… And despite what the media has convinced you the people of the Middle-East’s decisions were made beyond religious differences.  Picture you’re life existing only in strife and poverty.  Then add years and years of conscious decisions made by some super power thousands of miles away to make your day to day just a bit harder.  That super power purposely aids the most extreme entities in your community to control your neighbors.  These power hungry individuals naturally continue to rest with extremism and the more money/power they get the more room for expansion/retaliation they have.

However, that’s beside the point of this post. For the difference between Kerry and Bush on defense you won’t have to search high and low for hard facts.  Here’s a breakdown. Bush has cut funding to port cities along with cutting $800 million to the Homeland Security Department which he opposed the formation of prior to November 2002.  Bush opposed the independent 9/11 commission (despite having now taken up the majority of their recommendations).  Bush cut resources for firefighters, local first responder training, and police officers.  He’s also let security for chemical plants, air traffic, and ports slip by cutting jobs and funding.  To top it all off, communication between intelligence offices have not improved since 9/11 while Bush has been Commander and Chief.

A breakdown for Kerry is even easier.  He supported The Department of Homeland Security.  He supported the 9/11 commission.  But he also supported and continues to support, the War on Iraq.  Other than that his record doesn’t represent the decisions offered for Bush to make (being president and all).  But as far as I see, he’s been pretty consistent on the whole security issue.

Still, Bush (according to polls) is winning on the security front. So I pose the obvious question. How does Bush make you feel secure, maybe because he attacked a country that had no ties to the terrorist organization that attacked the US on 9/11? Or is it because he waited 2 months post 9/11 to retaliate against the man the US knew was behind the attacks? Ah, now I understand. It’s because you only watch cable news and have never taken advantage of the wonderful non-bias resources this country ignores everyday..  Information, how great it is when it’s disregarded.

Whoops, back to the point. There’s not much to talk about when it comes to taxes.  Both corporate welfare proponents are infamous for saying one thing and doing another.  Kerry doesn’t fully support tax cuts for the top 2% (those of us privileged enough to make over $200,000 per year).  Bush does.  Yet, Kerry stated he would have voted to extend $145 billion of recent cuts.  Face it, either candidate is a corporate controlled puppet allowing very slim options for true social reform.  This is especially obvious when it comes to “tax relief.”

In general, if taxes are your main issue it would be a better idea to vote for Kerry if you make under $200,000 (like the vast majority of Americans).  By an economical standpoint it’s debatable to vote for Bush simply based on the trickle-down idea.  Remember, a lot of corporations are using those tax cuts to outsource new and old jobs.  That discussion could be a full semester economy class in itself, so let’s leave it to the professionals.  Basically, they’re won’t be a terrible difference in taxes with either candidate unless you represent one of the two extremes in our economy.

Any arguments or disagreements? Shoot ‘em over to comments.

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