Comments on: And In Other News… http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/28/and-in-other-news/ Hey, What's That Over There? Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:21:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Keith http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/28/and-in-other-news/#comment-63899 Keith Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:05:50 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/28/and-in-other-news/#comment-63899 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. 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.

]]> By: Pyre http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/28/and-in-other-news/#comment-63843 Pyre Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:55:38 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/28/and-in-other-news/#comment-63843 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 <i>was</i> 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 <i>that</i> one. 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.

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