“Thank goodness this is a presidential election year. We really need new leadership. People will be voting on substantive issues in this election – the economy, health care, education.”
-Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA-11)
April 28, 2008
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Source. Clearly the 2004 election, which saw so many voters cast their ballots for the candidate they thought best suited to keep the country secure, prosecute the Global War on Terror, and conduct foreign policy, wasn't based on anything "substantive," but rather was a temper tantrum thrown by a population that was led by the nose into superficial electoral decision-making.
Thank goodness Paul Kanjorski is around to remind us what the substantive issues are -- "the economy, health care, education" (not coincidentally, also issues on which Barack Obama's HopeChangeNoRegardForReality platform would cause more problems for America) -- and to make sure we don't slip into that 2004 mindset in which we actually care about keeping our country safe, not losing wars, etc.