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2010-09-25 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2010-09-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 For the GOP response to the popular vote, see:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42642.html

and

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/120755-murkowski-gop-senators-think-i-have-a-shot-at-winning-reelection

If you think the Republican Pary or any Party is the answer to corrupt government see George Washington's opinion of political parties at:

http://harpers.org/archive/2008/07/hbc-90003193

Sorry about free text links - couldn't get linky thingy to work.

Posted by Mercutio 2010-09-25 15:08|| 2010-09-25 15:08|| Front Page Top

#2 For instance, if I had the chance to vote for Chuck Devore in the General Election against Carly Fiorina...well, Barbara Boxer would most likely get reelected. But at least I'd have a candidate I could vote for instead of just voting against Boxer.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2010-09-25 17:22|| 2010-09-25 17:22|| Front Page Top

#3 well, sometimes reality intrudes. You DON'T have a vote for Devore possible. Can you possibly say that Boxer is better than Fiorina in any possible way? Pick the better candidate in the General election rather than stay away or be a sheep in the name of the of the perfect. Given Californians' (especially Northern and L.A.) vacuous stupidity, I have NO doubt DeVore couldn't be even a lame atrocious POS like Boxer

Posted by Frank G 2010-09-25 17:32|| 2010-09-25 17:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Frank G, republicans like McCain and Fiorina are worth 10 senate seats for the Democrats in places like Louisiana or Alaska, when they can point and say "Look, I'm better on conservative issues than those Republicans!"

The Castles and Fiorinas and McCains and the Maine Sisters have helped push the whole "there ain't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties" out in the states where there _is_ a dime's worth of difference. It's sad, but the pragmatic thing may be to just recognize that California's screwed one way or another, and concentrate on making sure whatever liberal asshole they send to congress to vote to socialize our ass has a 'D' next to their name, because the 'R' next to them is too damaging to the national party.

We did Karl Rove's "just barely enough" collection of candidates for a decade, and then acted so surprised that liberals were winning elections but conservates weren't, because noone was pushing conservative values. The strategy helps you win some battles, and lose the war.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-09-25 20:50|| 2010-09-25 20:50|| Front Page Top

#5 so we should judge best local candidates by how it plays elsewhere? Sorry, Thing, but that's bullshit. To quote: all politics is local. If your voters will change their vote because I support the BEST local candidate, then I suggest you all declare yourself "too stoopid to vote"

Posted by Frank G 2010-09-25 21:03|| 2010-09-25 21:03|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm not "stoopid", Fiorina is disgusting. Boxer is disgusting. So I get to choose who is least disgusting? I suppose that's my patriotic duty. Urp.

I deal with Hewlett-Packard on a regular basis. I've watched what has happened to that company and others in the computer business. When I call for support I get people who can only just barely speak English. When I buy a computer, it's made in China, a grave strategic blunder. The people who support our account are not the same caliber as the people we had BC, before Carly. Yeah, HP is competitive. They're profitable. But they're fucked up. If she screws the country over as bad as she did HP we're all in serious trouble. Boxer's worse...I guess.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2010-09-25 22:09|| 2010-09-25 22:09|| Front Page Top

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