Anybody but Bush

Head of the Democratic National Party Kathleen Sullivan was seen wearing the key to success around New Hampshire this past week. She wore a pin that stated “Anybody But Bush.” Democratic voters and strategists in the past three months revealed lingering resentment over the contested 2000 presidential election, mounting disgust with Bush’s agenda and little patience for any candidate who looks to push Bush’s reelection efforts or the anything resembling the likes.
As a young active democrat can you blame the Democratic Party for feeling this way? You have to remember that George Bush didn’t win the presidency outright- the election was stolen from the Democratic Party with the results from Florida. Since then Bush has taken the nation down the wrong path with foreign and domestic policies.
So the question that young democrats have to ask is who is capable of dismantling this Bush administration that has allowed U.S policy- both foreign and domestic to go astray?
There are nine democratic candidates in the presidential election. Of those sparking the most interest to me as of recently is the moderate, U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.
Lieberman has lately been compared to Robin Hood, because the Connecticut senator has a genuine quality of fairness, integrity and public service.
But this is not my reason for supporting the notion “Anybody but Bush,”- most likely shared with the nine Democratic presidential candidates.
Lieberman proposed a unique version of his tax reform plan. His plan is aimed to shift the burden toward the wealthy and away from the poor and middle class taxpayers that are so heavily affected by the tax plan in place under President Bush.
Lieberman plans to implement a series of middle class tax cuts, that will take back Bush’s tax cuts that went to the highest-income Americans.
So for the masses of people that do not fit into that group, I believe it is a great proposed plan. For married couples with annual incomes of $56,000 or less, the 15 percent income tax rate would fall to 12.5 percent. This seemingly small 2.5 percent decrease in the tax rate for this group translates to big savings when it is tax time. For those between $56,000 and $114,650, the rate would fall for 25 percent to 22.5 percent. This means that all that are not a part of higher income America will benefit.
Many young Americans make the mistake of following a certain political party for issues other than the positions of that party or individual. I feel that we can not perpetuate this and must take into consideration of the issues that that particular party represents.
Of course Senator Lieberman is only one choice, but he has definitely included the issues that many young Americans should hear, whether republican or democrat.
In my opinion, Lieberman will do. However, I believe in what the nine democratic candidates most likely endorse- that we can do better with “Anybody but Bush.”
Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, Richard Gephardt, Bob Graham, John Edwards, Al Sharpton, Howard Dean, Wesley Clark and Carol Moseley Braun are the democratic candidates for the 2004 election. This is the party that I feel best suits my views and needs, but the Democratic Party may not be for you. You should find out the party you identify with the most and become active. The future of young Americans depends on who we vote into office today.