philski writes:

I have always been an independent. I knew my vote in Idaho would be
nothing more than a protest vote because I do not like Bush. I
particularly do not like Cheney. He lacks integrity. (not that Kerry has
an abundance of it either- )

I believe that is the problem with the Dem Party this time around: They
selected someone who they thought could beat Bush, not someone who they thought
would be a good president. Lots of people voted for Kerry because of their
dislike of Bush. That ain't no way to run a railroad. Pick a viable
candidate, someone without all the luggage that Kerry carried (questionable VN
service, questionable actions after VN which probably lengthened the war, a
Senator without a good record in Congress, a billionaire wife who looks like
Tootsie and can't keep her trashy mouth shut, and the blunder of all blunders,
picking Edwards as his running mate). It was a train wreck waiting to happen.

You do not vote because you hate someone; you vote because you think your
candidate is the best qualified.