tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post4443876515805874600..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Yet another reason...Larry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-49888357342868431362008-06-20T13:02:00.000-06:002008-06-20T13:02:00.000-06:00Fortunately I live in California where my vote is ...Fortunately I live in California where my vote is completely irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>And remember that alot of Democrats fought wars because they wanted to look tough compared to the "war crazed right wingers"- Johnson is the most notorious example.<BR/><BR/>I mean, even Barry Goldwater said he wouldn't do anything differantly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-53197935824947628822008-06-17T15:30:00.000-06:002008-06-17T15:30:00.000-06:00Well, yes, but...Sometimes you really do have to c...Well, yes, but...<BR/>Sometimes you really do have to choose between the lesser of two evils. <BR/>The idea that another war-crazed right-wing nutjob will spur the American population into changing the entire political system is just wishful thinking. <BR/>If that's not happening now, what could McCain possibly achieve that would be so much worse that it would galvanise the necessary opposition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-44854701605657134402008-06-15T08:31:00.000-06:002008-06-15T08:31:00.000-06:00I think your desire for a presidential candidate w...I think your desire for a presidential candidate who is not a total fucking wackaloon nutjob is doomed. I just <A HREF="http://physioprof.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/what-kind-of-wackaloon-fucking-nutjob-wants-to-be-president-anyway/" REL="nofollow">posted</A> on this exact topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-85773096207888456162008-06-15T07:07:00.000-06:002008-06-15T07:07:00.000-06:00I most definitely do not think we have a fair syst...I most definitely do <I>not</I> think we have a fair system and an actual democracy.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to continue to take personal responsibility for the outcome of a rigged system. I'd rather take personal responsibility for voting my conscience.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-57176881366410895422008-06-14T13:25:00.000-06:002008-06-14T13:25:00.000-06:00I think the mistake you are making is in thinking ...I think the mistake you are making is in thinking that we have a fair system and an actual democracy.<BR/><BR/>We don't. We have a corporatocracy. Until and unless we have campaign finance reform and free access for all candidates to the media we will continue to have the current system of choosing between the lesser of two evils. Or in a really wild election year, three.Reason's Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386477323714963087noreply@blogger.com