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- TheBlueOne0
Well, I get the whole "I dislike both parties and all the candidates suck" thing. I really, really do. But really, it's what we have to deal with.I think going with the "third party" candidate is essentially useless at this time, while I admire either the principled or raw subversiveness of such a stance. And those that choose not to vote because they're too detached or cool? Fuck them.
So you gotta man up and say, well between these two knuckleheads and they're attendant lackeys, who can I vote for.
I like Obama, I do. And I get off on the whole well crafted campaign he has been running - from the ground game to the graphic design.I apprecaite it. He has a nuance and subtlety not seen in presidential politics in a looong time. I admire it, professionally speaking. I am also wary of it. Aesthetics and politics can be a dangerous route to demagougery. I am trusting that an Obama presidency will entail increased citizen interest and participation in their own governance, something that has been sorely lacking in our republic. If Obama turns out to be another mouthpiece for interests I won't be suprised, but I will be disappointed. One hopes.
I like(d) McCain as well at one point,maybe eight , ten years ago. I lost all respect for him when he punked out to Rove\Bush in the 2000 primaries. Dude got smeared all over the place and then played huggy kissy with Bush afterwards. Hey, I know it's all politics, but that was some bad mojo he was on the recieving end of and he just took it. ANd now the samepeople who smeared him then are running his campaign. There is no way that McCain of 1998 would've picked a Palin to run with. He's already shown he's beholden to interests that be. The smoke mirror and lipsticked pig show is just the political machinery running by themselves with nothing behind it...
I think we have to give Obama a shot...if that doesn't work then as Jefferson said, maybe a little revolution is in order...