Originally Posted by cwd

Promises and accomplishments do not always seem to be linked when it comes to Presidents.You can look at what our current President promised in his debates in 2000 with Gore (http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000a.html) and see that. I am sure you can go further and check each and every Presidents past promises and see how much have actually been kept. In order for a democracy to work the voters must be responsible for finding the facts of the candidates proposals and to then vote based on their beliefs and how each candidate relates to those beliefs. Its often hard to get past the ads and accusations that are on our televisions, radios, computers, phones...but simply voting because one side is louder than the other is not right. Until more Americans start to vote (2004=56.69% 2000=51.31% 1996=49.08% 1992=55.09% 1988=50.11% 1984=53.11%, etc...) and continue holding those elected accountable for their actions there will be no real change in our nationall politics. Get informed and vote, it is each of our responsiblities.