On Tuesday, November 2nd, 59,254,040 Americans voted you back into the White House for a second term as President of the United States. And although the number of votes you received that day was the most votes received by any President in American history – my vote was not among them – because I voted for John Kerry.

There are many reasons why I did not vote for you and I will explain each and every one of them in this letter. But first, I want to address something you said in your victory speech on Wednesday. Speaking from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., you had a message for, as you put it, “every person who voted for my opponent.” And that message was, “To make this nation stronger and better I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.” Let me be clear with you Mr. President. You are correct in saying that you do not have my trust – but you are incorrect in believing that you will ever earn it.

Over the last four years, you and your Administration have faced unprecedented challenges, new enemies – and attacks on our homeland. As President, you have had to deal with the physical, financial and psychological events of September 11th, while at the same time trying to keep our nation and its citizens strong. I can never know the enormous amount of pressure and demand that was put on you during that horrific day and in the crucial days that followed, but I am proud to say that I did my part as a Public Information Officer in New York City’s Office of Emergency Management. In fact, I was standing right next to you when you shook the hands of the recovery workers who put their lives on hold to remove debris and search for survivors at Ground Zero. When you reached the end of the line, I extended my hand and told you that I was honored to have you as our President. You in-turn extended your hand to me and said that you were honored to be my President.

Although I meant what I said to you at the time I said it – I would now like to take that statement back.

Among the many, many reasons why you are not now and never have been or will be my President, the biggest reason is because of your actions following September 11th. After the Twin Towers fell, the Pentagon burned – and wreckage smoldered in a field in Pennsylvania – every citizen of every nation in the world became American. On that tragic Tuesday, our National Anthem was played at Buckingham Palace, our flag was raised in every corner of the globe – and our American pride and patriotism spread throughout the world like wildfire. At that moment, you as the leader of our wounded nation could have wrapped the American flag around the Earth and united this planet in a way it has never been united before. You could have led the world in the crusade against terrorism and had every nation place their flag next to ours in a show of unprecedented strength and unwavering determination. You could have asked every nation to send their entire military fleet into the mountains of Tora Bora to find the man responsible for the attacks we suffered – and they would have been glad to do so without so much as a second thought…

…but instead – you turned your attention away from Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda – and turned your back on a world that was ready to follow you into defeating the war on terror – so you could invade Iraq. Of all the mistakes you have made, that was not only the most crucial – but to me – the most personal and the most glaring.

If you wish to waste your time trying to earn my trust, you could start by telling me why you not only are not looking for Osama Bin Laden, but why, in your own words, you, “don’t really think about him very much” and are, “not that concerned” about him. Last time I checked, it was Osama Bin Laden, and not Saddam Hussein, who orchestrated the events of September the 11th. Granted, Saddam Hussein did harbor terrorists and was a relentless tyrant – but finding and killing the terrorists would give countries like Iraq that harbor terrorists no one to harbor. Furthermore, Osama Bin Laden is still alive, still on the run and still broadcasting his messages of hate three years after 9/11. And instead of sending our military forces into Afghanistan – they are in Iraq guarding Halliburton employees who are putting money in your pocket and Dick Cheney’s pocket.

Another reason I voted for John Kerry and not you is because of your narcissistic belief that you are God rather than the President of the United States. From telling people who they can marry, to banning abortion, to disallowing stem cell research – it seems to me that you feel you are in control of our minds, bodies and souls as well as our country. I am a straight male who is fairly healthy, and even I feel that homosexuals should be allowed to marry, women should have the right to decide what they want to do with their own bodies – and medical science should be able to take advantage of all the advances we discover. It is not your place and quite frankly, not your business to attempt to control every aspect of our lives – it’s bad enough that you are still our President.

Unfortunately, myself and the 55,905,018 other people who voted for John Kerry have to endure your regime for another four years. And since we have no choice but to live with your lies, tyranny and oppression, you could at least make these next four years somewhat tolerable by attempting to fix some of the problems in this country while you continue to rape and pillage in Iraq. Our nation has no national healthcare system, the unemployment rate has climbed to 5.5%, companies are leaving America for other countries that offer them better incentives, and problems like a poor environment and rampant homelessness still linger. So what are you going to do about them? How are you going to fix these problems? What is your plan?

Remember one thing Mr. Bush, as President – you work for me. And although I didn’t re-hire you and would give anything to fire you – I can’t. So if I have to live with the fact that you are going to be working for me for the next four years – I expect you to do your job – and do it right. You will never gain my respect, my trust or my support – but you will get my undivided attention over the next four years to make sure that you do what is best for the American people – rather than yourself.