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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