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Essentially got Bush reelected in 2004.
If Kerry won 2004, things would be better right now, because Democrats and Republicans are different. Our electorial process may suck. The two party system may suck. Campaign financing sucks. Lobbying sucks. Both parties are plagued by these problems equally, but that does not makke them the same. They are different.
If the Supreme Court had not unjustly appointed Bush as President back in 2000, we would not be in the middle of this war in Iraq. Furthermore, I'm not even sure 9-11 would've even happened, since I firmly believe that if Gore had been handed a memo about Bin Laden determined to attack the US, he would've read it! Even if 9-11 DID happen, I believe Gore would have cought Bin Laden by now (almost six years later). Global Warming would not be considered a hoax. Shall I keep going?
I think the reason Kucinich was booed was because he spoke the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. In 2004, I had so many people tell me Kerry was no different than Bush, and every time I heard it I couldn't believe my ears. What a crazy thing to say after everything that has happened. It blows my mind everytime I hear it, and it is still being said all the time!
