03-13-2004, 02:34 AM
It matters not to me whether or not you are right, left, or center. What matters to me is that you are involved, that you make your choices based on looking into the facts, and that you vote your conscience. That may mean a vote for Bush, Kerry, Nader, or someone else.
As to your distaste for Republicans, right. Never forget that the Democrats who are in Washington, and Pres Clinton's gang, were also in Corporate America's pocket. :) As many have noted, the differences are starting to blur in a practical sense, particularly on domestic issues, so that we are now seeing differences on issues that are often fringe issues.
I share some of your distatse for some of the Republican agenda, at least that of the "righter" sort, in that I find the support for NAFTA bad, I am not a believer in "tax cuts solve all problems" approaches, I am concerned that the American response to Globalism is short sighted, I am very disturbed by both parties and their political appointees who have been overlooking white collar fraud and corruption for decades, and a few other issues, to include the idiocy of American Energy policy for about the past 20 years.
Now, who do I trust? None of them. Who will take care of a couple of things external to the US better? At present, one party, in my view, but neither, in the past 12 years, has impressed me as having the magic answer.
Both muddle through, but one tends to do less to hamstring America's efforts than the other.
Lesser of two evils. That's as good as it gets.
Remember, I am still, long after it is fashionable, a rather serious anti-communist. I don't want them to come back, anywhere, ever, and I want communism to erode in time in such places as it still hangs on.
Occhi
As to your distaste for Republicans, right. Never forget that the Democrats who are in Washington, and Pres Clinton's gang, were also in Corporate America's pocket. :) As many have noted, the differences are starting to blur in a practical sense, particularly on domestic issues, so that we are now seeing differences on issues that are often fringe issues.
I share some of your distatse for some of the Republican agenda, at least that of the "righter" sort, in that I find the support for NAFTA bad, I am not a believer in "tax cuts solve all problems" approaches, I am concerned that the American response to Globalism is short sighted, I am very disturbed by both parties and their political appointees who have been overlooking white collar fraud and corruption for decades, and a few other issues, to include the idiocy of American Energy policy for about the past 20 years.
Now, who do I trust? None of them. Who will take care of a couple of things external to the US better? At present, one party, in my view, but neither, in the past 12 years, has impressed me as having the magic answer.
Both muddle through, but one tends to do less to hamstring America's efforts than the other.
Lesser of two evils. That's as good as it gets.
Remember, I am still, long after it is fashionable, a rather serious anti-communist. I don't want them to come back, anywhere, ever, and I want communism to erode in time in such places as it still hangs on.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete