Marty, this guy is just making a run for your 100 post Slade record. Just kidding. Only politics and religion could generate this many posts on a fishing BB.

I didn't read the Slade thread until it reached 100 posts, and then I couldn't resist. I think it took two hours to read, but I think a came away better informed. I'm really not sure if I wanted to know how all you guys vote though. What is clearly evident, however, is how politics further divides us as sportsmen, resulting in nothing getting accomplished.

I'm 32 years old so I've only been around basically through the Reagan/Bush Sr. Era and then this last one, what ever you want to call it. My political knowledge, I admit, is a far cry from most of yours.

I realy don't understand how you stauch partisan guys are so one track minded, its encredible. You both take credit for a strong economic period, and blame the other for the slower times, regardless of who's in control of congress or the White House.

I don't know how anyone goes down the ballot and marks all D's or R's. I'm damn sure .45Cal didn't vote for Locke, which means he voted for Craswell. She may be a sweet old lady, bless her heart, but she is the biggest joke of a candidate I've seen on ANY stand in my years; talk about dim.

I've never been able to say I'm one or the other - some might call that wishy washy. Voting for a candidate is definately picking the lesser of two evils, I've always believed that. I mean, as a sportsmen (hunter and fisherman) viewing the Presidential race is a two edged sword. Who will be better for the environment? Hands down, Al Gore. Who will fight to ensure that my shotgun never gets taken from me like just recently happed in Australia with the government mandated gun buy back program? Hands down, Bush.

Vote for Bush you may not have a forest to hunt in, vote for Gore and you may not have a gun to hunt in the beautiful forest. These are extreme views of course, I'm just trying to make my feelings clear.

I vote for local reps for a variety of reasons, usually regardless of their party affiliation. Hans Dunshee (D), stands on Highway 9 on Monday mornings all year long, rain or shine, waving. He also comes to my house and personally asks me for my vote, he gets it every year.

You see?

TK