Re: We are screwed.

> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> 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

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