monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > Craig, > I am interested in your interpretation of a libertarian platform and Paul's > platform. > Eric > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White wrote: > >> On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:31 -0700, Nathan wrote: >> > On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: >> > > Nobody was forced to take part in a 2-party system. Don't argue that a >> 3rd >> > > party candidate is a waste of vote. Face it, your vote is >> infinitesimally >> > > small, in fact 1 in a million. The idea of voting for lesser of two >> evils >> > > has delivered a president with a 30% approval rating and a Congress >> with a >> > > 19% approval rating. We, as a people, need to determine our own values >> and >> > > vote based on these values, not trying to prevent someone else from >> getting >> > > in office. Its not a horse race. >> > > >> > > Eric >> > > >> > >> > I agree it's not a horse race. You're right. I'm sorry Paul did not win. >> > Maybe the fairness doctrine would have required the media to give Paul >> an equal chance... >> ---- >> I think that a parliamentary system allows for other voices and more >> participation but that is not what we have in the US. Too bad for us I >> think because I rather admire the notion in England of 'loyal >> opposition' - a concept that is foreign to the political system here. >> >> I do think that across the board, the political system does not >> typically encourage the best/brightest and I don't recall an election >> where one of the presidential choices was my ideal candidate and I don't >> see that changing any time soon, either. >> >> Ron Paul is a marginal voice with a marginal message and his adherents >> were so over the top this cycle that his message couldn't be considered >> reasonable. He is incapable of sticking to a libertarian agenda. >> >> Craig >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >