Via Lex… especially for Blog-Buds Barry and Doc… a letter to the editor, published at American Thinker. Just a couple of excerpts to whet your appetite (I’m sorely tempted to use a Guns ‘n’ Roses pun here, but I’ll resist):
I’m voting Democrat because like most Americans I trust lawyers more than anyone else; I think only lawyers should run the government, and all the Democrat Leaders are lawyers: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, John Edwards, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry, to name just a few. (Al Gore dropped out of
I’m voting Democrat because the Democrats support the trial lawyers and I think this country needs more lawsuits and less tort reform. And I don’t believe the trial lawyers’ contributions have a thing to do with it.
I’m voting Democrat because Congress has done such a wonderful job under Democrat leadership the last two years, that I want a lot more of the same.
I’m voting Democrat because I want to get my health care from the same competent, efficient, cost-effective, customer-service-focused folks who run the US Post Office, the Pentagon, FEMA and the state Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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I’m voting Democrat because I’m for putting up barriers to free trade, as they did in 1930 with the Smoot-Hawley bill. That made things much better then.
I thought about adding more excerpts… but you get the picture. And you should go read ALL the great reasons for voting for The One… and his partners-in-crime running for House and Senate seats, too. I mean… how could you NOT, based on the way they’ve run things over the past two years? (Which, of course, in no way makes up for the debacle of the previous SIX years of a GOP-controlled Congress… but those retards were voted out in 2006, right?)
I never said I was voting Democrat. I said I was leaning (and still am) toward Obama. There's a difference.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of being told that unless I want the world to come to an end I have to vote for any idiot the old boys in the smoke-filled room put on what has always been my side of the ticket. They can kiss my ass.
If they want my vote, they can start nominating people who deserve it. They should have put McCain in 8 years ago when he was young enough to do some good. Or they might have chosen a running mate whose principal qualification wasn't that she probably makes the campaign limo smell really good.
I'm fed up with my choices, Buck. I like Obama. I really like Powell. And my soon to be ex-mother-in-law thinks Obama is the anti-Christ (no shit, literally, but this can't make it back to my place because I have in-laws that aren't nuts who still read me there), and that right there is enough to tell me he's a-ok.
Powell likes him; she hates him--I think I'm still leaning in the right direction, on one line of the ballot.
Ah hell Buck, let'em learn the hard way...it's the only thing that'll shut'em up!
ReplyDeleteThey're going to get their wish, and we'll get to say we told you so.
This is good stuff. I try to keep in mind that there is a balance of powers - sort of, and the President can only do so much damage or good. Of course Congress is important too. But the thing that really makes me want to vote for McCain is his power to appoint judges. Just thinking about future of our Supreme Court is enough to make me vote for McCain.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately there isn't a balance of power if Obama is elected. He goes into a Dem-controlled Congress.
ReplyDeleteThe Onecan try to appeal to the center all he wants. The simplest fact is that his voting record is the most liberal in the Senate (when he actually votes), which shows where his political heart lies. If he's elected, he'll have nothing standing in his way to put thru some pretty damaging legislation, especially with Pelosi and Reid in lockstep with him.
As for the idea that he's the anti-Christ; I'm not sure I can disagree on that one. Remains to be seen I guess, but there is so much about him that fits the "profile" and not in an accidental way either.
I read this column yesterday and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The examples the columnist used were valid reasons to just shake your head at some of the things Democrats will buy into.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kris -- the thought of an extremely liberal president like Obama and an extremely liberal Democrat Congress coupled with a liberal media in love with the One -- well, it's enough to frighten anyone who cares about the future of this country. Where will the checks and balances be?
About all we have left is the conservative talk shows on radio and the Dems are already threatening to enact the Fairness Doctrine.
I heard yesterday that the Fairness Doctrine could affect conservative political websites and even conservative posts on blogs; does anyone think it could go that far? As the admin at a conservative discussion board, I don't want to see our webmaster sued or shut down for standing his ground and exercising his First Amendment rights. I don't want to see anyone coming after you, Buck, for posting your political opinions on EIP.
Obama as the anti-Chist? I know a few people who sincerely believe it.
I am not feeling too hopeful this morning.
Sad part is, there are many brain dead Zombies out there that think just like the story...even though it's supposed to be a joke....sad part is, some in my family, {{not the wife or kids, I brainwashed them right ;-) }} are among the Zombies....Vote Democreeps, they is for the working stiff, who cares if Obama is a Marxist?
ReplyDeleteTotal Idiots....we get the Government and leaders we deserve. This one is gonna hurt.
Doc sez: Powell likes him; she hates him--I think I'm still leaning in the right direction, on one line of the ballot.
ReplyDeleteNoted, Doc... with some relief. We can agree to disagree where McCain is concerned. Lord Knows I have MY issues with the man as well, but I don't think he's the choice of the boys in the (formerly) smoke filled room. I'm sure those guys wanted Romney or maybe even Thompson.
You're right on yet another point... the world ain't gonna end if The One is elected. But times WILL be hard, the GOP is gonna be a long time in the wilderness, and chances are the Supreme Court... while not forever... will have a good 20 years or so with a Liberal majority. That may not be the end of the world, but you can certainly SEE it from there.
Mushy sez: They're going to get their wish, and we'll get to say we told you so.
Yep. "I told ya so!" will probably be my mantra for the next two years, more than likely four, but hopefully not eight.
Kris: Well said... it IS the Congress that will be most problematic. There's legitimate hope the Senate won't have a filibuster-proof Dem majority, and that's a glimmer of good news.
Sharon ez: I heard yesterday that the Fairness Doctrine could affect conservative political websites and even conservative posts on blogs; does anyone think it could go that far?
I don't think it will go that far. What I hope happens is the Dems get all giddy with victory and try to push through a new FD before The One gets to nominate his shiny-new progressive justices. The Right will immediately challenge the law... all the way to the Supreme Court, and as quickly as possible. I believe the Roberts court would strike a new Fairness Doctrine down, in a heartbeat... assuming it looks like the old FD.
Pat sez: This one is gonna hurt.
Yep. I'm thinking it'll be the worst in my lifetime... and I lived under/through Carter.
I'm a small-government conservative, free-trader, moderately hawkish on defense, "realist" on foreign policy (ironic or square quotes, you choose), tolerant-to-liberal on social issues.
ReplyDeleteThat combination makes both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party problematic for me.
To put it mildly.
I'm voting for Obama this year, but I'm not thrilled about it.
Over at my place, I've posted a thing or two in the last week or so explaining why that is and where I'm coming from.
Heh - "scare quotes" above, not square quotes, although that works too.
ReplyDeleteVote Democrat? Vote Republican? Vote Independent? Why are we picking on the parties? We know, or should know, they are all run by too clever, too cutesy, too "stick it to the idiots out there" cliques that have turned American elections into a travesty of what they once were. And what they were meant to be. The days when the winners understood that the losers had valid points, were fellow Americans and were also interested in the best for America seem to have disappeared.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's nice to be on the winning side (sports fans know what I mean) but it is not the be all and end all of existence.
Besides, I have an absentee ballot and I can't find a space that says "None of the above".
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Barry sez: I'm a small-government conservative, free-trader, moderately hawkish on defense, "realist" on foreign policy (ironic or square quotes, you choose), tolerant-to-liberal on social issues.
ReplyDeleteThat combination makes both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party problematic for me.
We seem to be cut from the same political cloth, Barry... for the most part. You and I part company when it comes to The One, though. I DON'T like his foreign policy approach (as he's laid it out), I DON'T like his judicial approach (re: nominating justices for the SC, as stated), and I have severe doubts about his economic approach... due to his past performance and his ideological influences. Other than that? Not much difference at all. ;-)
Cat sez: The days when the winners understood that the losers had valid points, were fellow Americans and were also interested in the best for America seem to have disappeared.
We're in agreement there, Cat. I'm not much for hyper-partisanship and I'm ALL about civility... or I try to be, anyway. Until my buttons get pushed, repeatedly. You can push a button once or twice, but leaning on it produces effects that are less than positive.
McCain seems to be a sort of "old school" politician, which is to say a guy who respects the opposition and can work with them to achieve compromise. But that approach has been MUCH less than effective with the Red Meat Conservative Base who see him as a sell-out, rather than a guy who will work for results. "Compromise" seems to be a dirty word with that segment of the Republican coalition, who seemingly prefer gridlock to compromise. Mom always told me half a loaf was better than none... but what did SHE know? ;-)
We seem to be cut from the same political cloth, Barry...
ReplyDeleteAgreed, but it's also pretty clear that we don't assign the same "weight" to each of the various factors making up our worldview.
It's the damn weighting of factors that get you every time. :-)
Which is cool with me - I think that wide areas of politics and economics are things about which intellectually and ethically respectable adults can disagree in good faith.
Well said... especially your last, Barry. I don't want to live in an echo chamber, and I want to learn from this whole blogging exercise, as well. Divergent opinions DO tend to inform and educate.
ReplyDeleteAnd about that weighting thing: Excellent point, as well. I'm REAL heavy on the Defense/foreign policy areas... as you may have noticed. ;-)
I'm the Bob Hall who circulated the “Why I’m Voting Democrat” version above, which is about 2/3rds original items I added to a piece floating around the net. I re-wrote about half of the rest. For more humor and serious pieces on the election, mostly 100% original, please visit my blog at tartanmarine.blogspot.com. You are free to copy, forward and/or post any of my original pieces. ~Bob
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Bob... I'm honored!
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