We are screwed.

[Josh Coffman]

monkeys

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White <craigwhite at 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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