tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post4788616295837257882..comments2023-07-05T03:36:25.498-04:00Comments on Wingnuts and Moonbats: There's a difference between denying a thing...repsac3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-50717509498228950172008-09-16T12:02:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:02:00.000-04:00I get where you're coming from, Carl.I was a h...I get where you're coming from, Carl.<BR/><BR/>I was a hardcore Nader voter, and I'm still a member of the Green Party to this day. <BR/><BR/>But, Bush did far more damage to this country than I ever thought possible in 2000. I can no longer advocate that everyone everywhere vote on their ideals alone. Here in NY, its unlikely I will have to make that choice between my heart & my head, and I cannot promise that Obama will even earn my vote by November. <BR/><BR/>But I will never again tell progressive people in states where one's vote actually matters that they should not consider the Democrat very, very carefully. Even if there is a candidate who more closely represents one's own views, there is certainly something to be said for "good enough" or "the lesser of two evils."<BR/><BR/>Swing state voters need to vote with their head, especially this time. Those of us who're in states locked up for one candidate or the other can do our part & keep the pressure on the Democrats by voting for the candidates who best support the ideals progressives share. But swing state voters need to do all they can to get the better of the two major candidates into office, and that's Obama.repsac3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-55971681545855672322008-09-16T11:23:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:23:00.000-04:00A sad story, in my opinion, but fairly accurate.I ...A sad story, in my opinion, but fairly accurate.<BR/><BR/>I run the 'Progressives for Obama' website, with about 500 core members, with some 1960s new left types that are prominent.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, I work every day trying to expand our reach to get even near to where some of these folks think we are.<BR/><BR/>But I assure you, much of the far left is infested, unfortunately, with a semi-anarchism against Obama, any Democrat and elections generally.<BR/><BR/>And a chunk of those hard leftists who actually vote, will be in the Green/Nader column<BR/><BR/>It's both a problem to solve and a condition to manage.<BR/><BR/>But all the rightwing hype about Obama's 'Marxism' or his 'Marxist Mentors' is just a bunch of crap to snooker suckers on the right. I'm supposedly one of them, and if Obama even remembers my name, it's as the guy who used to bug him to spend money on afterschool programs for low-income kids, and that's about it.Carl Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215874972566616424noreply@blogger.com