Reply #93: democrats against democracy! [View All]

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that's what i used to call the nader haters. sadly, these folks STILL don't grasp that the it was SCOTUS, not nader, who was responsible for 8 years of bush, inc. ah...but nader made it easier for them to steal it...right. that's like blaming a robbery victim for being robbed. and WE were robbed: SCOTUS committed treason to make sure we were robbed.
i have always been saddened by the fact that democrats oppose participation in our supposed democratic process when a candidate might take votes away from a democrat. not so when the rw siphons votes from a republican candidate. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result: that's how i feel about voting for democrats (except for the two barbaras, boxer and lee).
but the reality is: the other team is much, much worse. i've never had the luxury of even entertaining voting for a republican. i knew reagan would be a disaster, so i voted against him. i knew bush would be a disaster, so i voted against him. likewise with mccain and that lunatic he selected for vp. i was never very enthusiastic about obamaa, but unlike most politicians, i do believe he is genuinely a good and caring person. his heart is in the right place, but you are right: it's up to us to hold his feet to the fire. it is our duty is to be citizens, not cheerleaders. i oppose war...period...i don't care who is in the white house. we need single payer health coverage; as someone else mentioned, it is the MOST PRACTICAL way to provide health care to everyone. we need to put people to work and investment in infrastructure and green technologies is the MOST PRACTICAL way to create jobs. as weary as i feel these days, i know that my life is much different than it could have been if people hadn't agitated, for centuries, to get african-americans the same basic rights as white people. so, i accept your call to action: we have to make him do it.