spinFX said:
SimuLord said:
I voted for him as lesser of two evils (contrast Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from the Presidency).
Not gonna make that mistake again. I'll either vote Republican or stay home in 2012.
Please don't
Just look at the way Republicans are voting on financial reform. They have sold out to the lobbyists 100%. Look at how they voted on the "anti-rape" bill. Look at how they lie about financial reform being another bailout bill for the banks (in fact the banks would pay into a fund to bail themselves out). Look at how they lied that the public option would have increased debt instead of reducing it.
Really you have no one good to vote for, but unfortunately Obama/Democrats are still the lesser of 2 evils.
You should see how shit for choice we are in Australia. I can choose between a 50% rightwing position or a 45% rightwing position.
YAY FOR DEMOCRACY!
If the Republicans put up a Tea Party-type candidate, I'll just stay home. I have the right to vote. I also have the right NOT to vote if my only choices are between a shit sandwich and a kick in the head.
We have no viable third party choice in America, and the two parties we do have are just as bad as the one-party states elsewhere in the world. They strangle out and choke off real change and improvement in the name of letting the people "choose" how they will be exploited and treated like lambs to the slaughter.
Personally, I favor turning Washington, DC into a smoking, radioactive crater and starting over. I've been to DC. I like the place better in Fallout 3. Super Mutants would be preferable to politicians.