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rw wrote in news:452a7ce2$0$5896
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I like the policy positions of the Democratic party on the issues I care
about: the environment, fiscal discipline, diplomacy instead of
unilateralism, peace instead of war (especially an optional war based on
lies), lobbying reform, women's access to safe and legal abortion, civil
rights, health care reform, and on and on.


I'm particularly taken with Danforth's views on the impact of the Religious
Right on the Republican Party. He'd be an interesting person to see make a
resurgence.


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"rw" wrote in message
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Since 2000 the country has been going to hell with the Republican monopoly
on government, and it will continue unless and until the Democrats win
power in Congress and and provide a much needed check on this corrupt,
arrogant regime.

All well and fine, but which party will "provide a much needed check on
[the] corrupt, arrogant [Democratic] regime[?]"

Op

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"jeffc" wrote in message
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Huh? Doesn't sound like you read my post. In any case, granted I was
thinking in my lifetime. And there is really no escaping the fact that
that label of morality police goes to Republicans, not Democrats. With
respect to hypocrisy, I was trying to make a point about morality
policing, not hypocrisy in general.

I think that Steve was trying to point out the neither the Dems nor the
Repubs are worthy of our votes. I could be wrong about Steve's post, but
that's the way I read it.

Yeah, but I certainly don't "embrace" any party.

On 9 Oct 2006 15:20:25 GMT, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:


I suppose not voting would be losing faith, but voting for
someone other than a Dem or Repub would seem to me as displaying
_great_ faith in our political system, that despite the seemingly
monumental odds, if we start somewhere we just might be able
to break the stranglehold...

Jon.
PS: Ok I admit it, I did vote for Ross Perot ;-)


I see it as sending both parties a signal that there's someone out
here in the hinterlands who's not impressed nor pleased with them.
Unfortunately, I doubt if they care enough to even snicker at those of
us who don't vote major party. I tend to vote Libertarian or
Grassroots, as I like their platforms of individual liberty.

I considered voting for Perot. Can't recall why I didn't. I didn't
vote for Nader and haven't even considered doing so for a long time.
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On 9 Oct 2006 15:20:25 GMT, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:


I suppose not voting would be losing faith, but voting for
someone other than a Dem or Repub would seem to me as displaying
_great_ faith in our political system, that despite the seemingly
monumental odds, if we start somewhere we just might be able
to break the stranglehold...

Jon.
PS: Ok I admit it, I did vote for Ross Perot ;-)


I see it as sending both parties a signal that there's someone out
here in the hinterlands who's not impressed nor pleased with them.
Unfortunately, I doubt if they care enough to even snicker at those of
us who don't vote major party. I tend to vote Libertarian or
Grassroots, as I like their platforms of individual liberty.

Then you and I and Jon would be considered traitors for not identifying with
the cause of the Democrats, in the eyes of rw, kenny and some others I
suppose. Even though we may never have supported the cause of the
Democrats.

I considered voting for Perot. Can't recall why I didn't. I didn't
vote for Nader and haven't even considered doing so for a long time.

I voted for Perot in '92, but not '96, I believe I wrote in Donald Duck in
'96. I did vote Nader in 2000, as a write in, as he never made it to the NC
ballot.

Op