Friday, October 22, 2004
Sniffing out the facts

PIPA Report
At least this explains why nearly half the electorate is supporting Bush despite his failed policies--it's because large majorities of Bush voters are horribly informed on what his policies actually are. That explains a lot.
The following link to 100 facts also explains a lot and explains why I will be casting my vote for Kerry. Here are just a few facts on 9/11, since that's Bush's main platform:
--The Bush Administration granted the 9/11 Commission $3 million to investigate the September 11 attacks compared to $50 million to the commission that investigated the Columbia space shuttle crash.
--The Bush Administration secured less nuclear material from sites around the world vulnerable to terrorists in the two years after 9/11 than were secured in the two years before 9/11.
--According to Congressional Research Service data, the Bush Administration has underfunded security at the nation's ports by more than $1 billion for fiscal year 2005.
--Vice President Cheney said that Iraq was "the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault for many years, but most especially on 9/11." The bipartisan 9/11 Commission found that Iraq had no involvement in the 9/11 attacks and no collaborative operational relationship with Al Qaeda.
If you are a fact-based rather than faith-based voter, read more here:
100 Facts and 1 Opinion