And In Other News…
It’s Official. There’s absolutely no one running for president who has my vote. The Republicans are all evil, belligerent Jesus freaks. Hillary is way too Hawkish (and hasn’t met a principle she wouldn’t sell to the highest bidder for a handful of votes), Edwards can’t seem to say anything coherent and Obama becomes less appealing every damn time he opens his mouth. For a while, I had a slim hope in Kucinich, who aside form some silly, off the cuff remark about UFOs, was pretty damn sensible. But then he went and said that, if nominated, he’d pick Ron Paul as his running mate. While either him or Ron Paul winning the nomination is a slim peg to hang your hat on, I’m seriously disappointed that, out of over a dozen candidates, not one of them is sane, sensible or smart enough to not be a total fuckwit.
So, here we are, a year left until the election and I’m already sick of every single one of these circus freaks we have to choose from. Way to go, Democracy.
December 6th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Just remember, sometimes elections and other choices in life really are between evils — which is no reason not to make the choice.
“Let’s stop choosing the lesser of two evils” was a popular argument during the 1968 Nixon vs. Humphrey election. It was, of course, an argument favoring Nixon.
Just as Ralph Nader’s claim of “no difference between” (Republicans vs. Democrats, Bush vs. Gore) helped Bush get elected. But there was a difference, and it has mattered.
It’s really, really important to determine which of the available options is the “lesser of two evils” (or the least of several) — and choose that one.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Good point, Pyre. I will of course be voting (and with any luck, in Oregon, where it will count) I’ll just be holding my nose as I punch that touch screen button for Hillary.