The American population defiantly made a huge statement in this year's presidential elections. There are many reasons why the race was so close between Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush. Both candidates appealed to many different groups of people. One great example of why President Bush turned out to be so successful in this year's election can be read in the November 3rd edition of The New York Times. The article "Living Poor, …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…costs. It is best to end this argument with a quote that represents the direction in which the American public is headed. Benjamin Franklin once said, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Most Americans did not consider this argument on November 4th, or maybe they just do not truly understand why this statement by one of our Founding Fathers is so profoundly true.