I might lose some friends over this

Or at least some of their respect. I voted for Bush. I am happy with the outcome of this election. Get the cross ready because for this I think my generation will crucify me.
I can't trust Jon Kerry, I just can't. I wanted to. I even tried for a while. I listened with an open mind and heart to what he had to say...I tried! I'm not a fan of every decision Bush has made, but I feel like even if he's made some mistakes, he is ultimately more genuine, real, and trustworthy. Kerry wanted to be everything for everybody, and I can't trust a person like that. Even if you disagree with Bush's positions, at least you know he'll stick to them and that he'll be the same person as president he was on the campaign trail. How was Kerry going to follow through on his big promises? It sounded good but he never had the plan, the resources, or even the support of the House and Senate that he would have needed to get it done. I feel like Kerry would withdraw from Iraq and leave the mess we've made unfinished and to me that is worse than going in there in the first place. I was not happy to go to war ( I don't know if I could ever be, even if it wasn't pre-emptive), but now that we're there we can't leave those poor civilians to clean up the ruins themselves.

The country is changing, the culture is changing. There aren't many concrete examples I can give you but to say that it's floating in the air and I think the next 20 years are going to be important, country changing, culture changing times. I hear songs of searching and emptiness on the pop radio. I hear spiritual themes bursting forth out of a culture of moral relativism and the emptiness it brings. People are realizing their lives are empty and the world is depraved and falling apart and I think they are looking for something to stand on. People are starving for truth, people are desperate to hear that everything will work out in the end, people want to know that life has a purpose, people want to believe that there is a God and He has not forsaken us. That's why I think Bush has been re-elected. He is a man who sticks by his convictions even when he is criticized for them. He is a man who is not afraid to claim his faith. These qualities encourage those Americans looking for something solid to believe in. Bush trusts himself to the one power in this world that actually can change things, and that's God. I respect him, and I just can't respect Kerry. I believe in absolute truth. I believe that what' s right for you might not be right for me, and it just plain might not be right! This doesn't make me close-minded, or naive, or judgmental. This means I have convictions, and I will stand by them as truth if I believe that God has laid them out as so. I believe that abortion is wrong. That alone makes me vote for Bush over Kerry. Kerry claims a Catholic background, but he doesn't stay true to his faith and convictions (if he really does have the Catholic convictions) and that to me shows he won't stay true to many of his "convictions" while he's in office.

I know it may seem bleak to those of you who despise or do not trust Bush. I can't imagine how I would be feeling if Kerry had won since I wanted Bush so badly. I'm sorry for those who are grieving, disappointed, maybe even hopeless for this country's future. All I can say is United we stand and Divided we fall. Even Kerry himself said that the country needs to heal, and the country needs to join together and a United front. We are all still Americans and those who would probably tell me I need to have a more open mind, may have to open there's wider now to try to trust Bush to lead us another four years. He's not going anywhere, so you might as well support him, at least with your prayers or well wishes. Again, I am really sorry for those of you hurting right now. I wish I could tell you it will all be okay, but I don't think that would console at the moment. I'll just say that I am confident that Bush is going to do everything in his power to make it okay, and lead our country with integrity and confidence and into unity in spirit if not unity in deeds. Today, I have hope for our Country's future. I hope others can too because it needs it.