In 2000, I was pretty fed up with the two-party system. I thoroughly detested Bush (mostly due to his father's sending me to Desert Storm to enrich himself) and thanks to the media filter, wasn't so hot on Gore. In 2000, I said "they're both the same" and voted for Harry Browne, Libertarian.
I was flat wrong. I'm not sure I've ever been more wrong.
There are plenty of things I dislike about the national Democratic Party, but there is absolutely nothing I like about the national Republican Party. Not only are they criminal, dismissive, abusive, racist, sexist, and prone to violence, but they're also thoroughly incompetent. Their arguments are based on hating the other guy; they have no vision of forward progress. The best they can offer is to roll back progressive things done by the Democrats.
Now we're here at another election. I'm pulling for the Democrats. It's not just because I hate the Republicans so much; I'm finding myself very, very impressed by Barack Obama. He's eloquent but he also has a very broad view of what's going on, and his analyses tend to be very penetrating and illuminative. Biden's no slouch, either. I disagree with Biden on copyright issues and credit card issues, but even where I disagree, it's obvious that Biden has thought about it a lot. I think Obama's choice of Biden was very savvy.
Don't stay home and sit it out. Go to the polls and punch the button for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I don't think John McCain is stable enough to be in charge of the nuclear football.
Obama/Biden 08
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Well said, Steve. But don't forget to urge folks to vote for Jim Martin for U.S. Senate.
Jim is a solid southern progressive with a real chance at upsetting Bush crony Saxby Chambliss.
I'm an early voter. Yay!
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