Pol: Prominent Republicans switching to Kerry

General Eisenhower, General McPeak, Warren Buffet, Lee Iacocca have
all decided Bush is much worse than Kerry. Take a look at the below
excerpts:
WHY I WILL VOTE FOR JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT
by General John Eisenhower (Republican son of President Eisenhower)
As son of a Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, it is
automatically expected by many that I am a Republican. For 50 years,
through the election of 2000, I was. With the current administration's
decision to invade Iraq unilaterally, however, I changed my voter
registration to independent, and barring some utterly unforeseen
development, I intend to vote for the Democratic Presidential
candidate, Sen. John Kerry.
The fact is that today's "Republican" Party is one with which I am
totally unfamiliar. To me, the word "Republican" has always been
synonymous with the word "responsibility," which has meant limiting
our governmental obligations to those we can afford in human and
financial terms. Today's whopping budget deficit of some $440 billion
does not meet that criterion.
Responsibility used to be observed in foreign affairs. That has meant
respect for others. America, though recognized as the leader of the
community of nations, has always acted as a part of it, not as a
maverick separate from that community and at times insulting towards
it. Leadership involves setting a direction and building consensus,
not viewing other countries as practically devoid of significance.
Recent developments indicate that the current Republican Party
leadership has confused confident leadership with hubris and
arrogance.
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657
IOCOCCA backs Kerry (previously backed Bush)
SAN JOSE, California (CNN) –– Former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca,
who backed President Bush four years ago, switched sides and endorsed
Democratic Sen. John Kerry for president Thursday.
"I'm here today because our country needs a change in leadership,"
Iacocca said during an appearance with Kerry. "We need a leader who is
really dedicated to creating millions of high–paying jobs all across
the country."
Iacocca said he is changing sides because he was attracted to Kerry's
economic plan, including his job creation proposals. He also said the
presumptive Democratic nominee both understands change and will
"level" with the American people about how to adapt to that change.
Kerry called Iacocca "a man of common sense –– a CEO of common sense
–– and I am proud to have his counsel and his support."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/24/iacocca.kerry/
WARREN BUFFET decries the Bush tax plan
And our receptionist? She'd still be paying about 30 percent, which
means she would be contributing about 10 times the proportion of her
income that I would to such government pursuits as fighting terrorism,
waging wars and supporting the elderly. Let me repeat the point: Her
overall federal tax rate would be 10 times what my rate would be.
When I was young, President Kennedy asked Americans to "pay any price,
bear any burden" for our country. Against that challenge, the 3
percent overall federal tax rate I would pay –– if a Berkshire
dividend were to be tax–free –– seems a bit light.
Overall, it's hard to conceive of anything sillier than the schedule
the Senate has laid out. Indeed, the first President Bush had a name
for such activities: "voodoo economics." The manipulation of enactment
and sunset dates of tax changes is Enron–style accounting, and a
Congress that has recently demanded honest corporate numbers should
now look hard at its own practices.
http://tinyurl.com/6d9kg
GENERAL MCPEAK (CO–CHAIR OF OREGON VETERANS FOR BUSH IN 2000, HEAD OF
AIR FORCE UNDER BUSH SR.)
General Tony McPeak is a retired four star general who was the head of
the U.S. Air Force under President GHW Bush during Operation Desert
Storm.
As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and was the senior uniformed Air Force officer
responsible for the organization, training, and equipage of a combined
active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force of over 850,000,
serving at approximately 1,300 locations around the globe.
General McPeak is the recipient of the Silver Star, Distinguished
Service Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a fighter pilot
and flew over 300 combat missions in Vietnam.
He was the Oregon chairman of Bob Dole's presidential campaign, and in
2000 he was the co–chairman of Oregon Veterans for Bush/Cheney.
But, he came to Roswell this week campaigning for John Kerry.
http://www.opednews.com/goodenVanHorn_100304_republican_general.htm