So as to keep some semblance of order in this post, I'll (for the most part) use the topics Unne brought up in his original post, in his order.

The war in Iraq - I was completely against it. I would say I am still, but what's done is done. I support the reconstruction efforts because I think we have an obligation to clean up our mess, but I don't think that Bush has really put a lot of thought into what will actually be done. Furthermore, he's decreased the likelihood of intenational support by going in unilaterally.

Justification for the war - There was none. Many (if not all) of the documents the Bush administration used to show that Iraq had WMDs came from bad sources. We've found nothing so far but "related program activities," whatever those are. I think it's fine that we toppled Saddam's regime, but I think the means to that end were poor ones. Bush wants us to think that there are reasons or important pieces of information we don't know about, but I really don't think that's the case. For the sake of the country, though, I hope it is. Otherwise, we look pretty bad on the international level.

Foreign policy - What other countries think of us does matter. Unilateralism is a really bad policy. Bush promotes an extremely selfish foreign policy. There are a bunch of other countries out there and just because the United States thinks it's more powerful and more important than them doesn't mean it should do whatever it wants.

Economy - The deficit in its current state is bad news. Bush claims to be fiscally conservative, but he hasn't proven it. Reagan economics (the "logic" used in Bush's tax cuts) are just plain dumb. I'm not going to use Bush as a scapegoat for job losses because I don't know enough about economics to back myself up, but I think the deficit and the tax cuts are reason enough to not vote for Bush on the economic level.

Philosophy - Having a man who preaches religion in his political speeches scares me. I have no problem with religion whatsoever, but I'm a firm believer in separation of church and state. Bush has blurred those already unclear lines even further.

Environment - Bush's environmental policies are appalling. He claims that the environment is important to him, but his administration's policies don't reflect that one bit. Many of his staff members in charge of environment are actually former lobbyists that lobbied in favor of polluters. Bush's problem with the environment is that it interferes with business now, but in the long run it hurts business to have poor environmental standards. A common theme in many of Bush's policies seems to be the concentration on the present, rather than on the future and the long run.

Social issues - Here's where I think Bush gets really offensive. His view on gay marriage (and gays in general) is just plain hateful. I agree with his pro-life stance morally, but not politically. (There's no right choice when it comes to deciding on abortion.)

Freedoms - The Patriot Act goes too far. That's all I have to say.

Education - If you want to know how unsuccessful No Child Left Behind has been, just talk to any teacher in the country about it. I can almost guarantee that that teacher will have nothing but bad things to say about it. What do teachers know about education, anyway?

"Bush is stupid!" - I don't think Bush is that stupid. I think he's easily manipulated (and easily manipulates) and not a very good public speaker, but I don't think he's stupid. I'd probably like him more if I did think he was stupid. The way things look now, he's doing all these horrible things on purpose.

I won't be voting for Bush. I won't necessarily be voting democrat either, but I probably will. If Dean gets the nomination, I'll vote third party. There are a few other democrats I wouldn't vote for, but it doesn't look like they have a chance at this point.