I would ask, how in the world does voting for a party that will not stop illegal immigration stop illegal immigrants?
Both parties are the same, and neither are listening to the people. much the dems do could be undone later, if the Republicans lost, but allowing the border to be declared open is not something that can be easily reversed.
My logic in supporting the idea of staying home is that this border issue is so important that everything else pales in significance.
President Bush is now trying to build his own legacy...but he does not realize that it will not turn out like he thinks it will. Were it not for this one issue, he would have my strong support.
It looks too much like he is in cahoots with people engaged in some nasty business, IMHO.
What an idiotic statement. If you'd be as happy under a president Kerry as you are under a President Bush, then maybe you should test drive DU and see if it fits you better. The differences between the parties could not be more expressed more dramatically, than by comparing DU to Free Republic.
If conservative Republican judges had been in place in California, than Proposition 187 would not have been overthrown. If you think electing democrats is going to shift the composition of the courts, you are dead wrong.
"My logic in supporting the idea of staying home is that this border issue is so important that everything else pales in significance."
If you REALLY believed that, you would be doing something other than staying home. Instead, you have decided the best action is no action. That is defeatist and by definition, accomplishes nothing. Zero. You are a single issue (non) voter who is willing to lose it all while you decide not to fight for the one issue you care about. That's too bad. The objective in WWII was to defeat Hitler. But the fact that we had to land on the Beaches of Normandy to get there didn't stop this country from moving toward the ultimate objective. There are ups and downs in any fight. Your pet issue will not always be the primary target. But if you decide not to fight, you are already defeated.