Friday, September 24, 2004

Bush Has an Advantage With WHOM?

So let me see if I have this right - John Kerry has been going on daytime talk shows to catch up in the polls with the women's vote? And Bush has an advantage with women?
Exactly how can so many women be prepared to vote for Bush, you might ask? Well, it seems that Bush's manly words and his arrogant swagger on the campaign trail have convinced millions of female voters concerned about terrorism and security, especially mothers - now called "security moms" - that Dub the Shrub is the man to protect the mothers and daughters of America from al-Qaeda. This means that women think Bush will somehow be good for them, though the evidence hardly suggests it. Quite the contrary:
By shifting the tax burden to the middle class, Bush has forced states to save money - which means they've had to cut or eliminate child care programs, which has severely affected women in low-income (i.e., poor) households.
Since Bush became President, two million women have lost their health insurance; one million more women are unemployed. And even if you're a woman and you do have a job, don't expect to make the same money as a man; Bush eliminated the Equal Pay Initiative program as well.
Bush is a staunch opponent of legalized abortion, and he has vowed to appoint judges and Supreme Court justices who will likely reverse Roe v. Wade.
So, women will lose more of their rights and their liberties if Bush is re-elected, but at least Bush wil keep them safe and sound from terrorists, even though the chances of anyone dying in a terrorist attack on American soil - even after 9/11 - are zero. Uh, ladies, could I have a word with you in my office?

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