[geeks] Global warming, was Mr Bill?

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Sun, 28 Sep 2008, wa2egp at att.net wrote:

> IMHO  No.  Nothing that would make me want to vote for either one.  The
> only thing that I didn't like was when Lehrer said, "...one of you two
> will be president."  I wish the members of the press realize that it's
> never been a two party system even though they try to make it one.

It effectively, is, though.  So long as there's a "Straight
Republican/Democrat Ticket" tick-box at the top of the ballot, lazy folks
will just scream "red team" or "blue team".  How often does one see a
"Straight Libertarian Ticket" or "Straight Constitutionalist Ticket"
check-box?

I wish we hadn't any parties at all.  The party platforms don't mean
anything.  The Democrats have platform items like "Good Jobs for Good Pay"
and "Support Small Business and Entrepreneurship" and then pass commercial
regulations that make running a business nearly impossible.  The
Republicans have platform items like "Empowering the States" and
"Entitlement Reform", but have been the bigger source of government
consolidation and welfare (Medicare "part D", anyone?) for decades.

Why have such organisations if the folks those organisations support don't
espouse the values those organisations claim to hold?

Or, hell, at least give folks the option to vote "No Confidence".

Not that it matters, anyway.  Stalin was spot-on about counting the votes,
and anyone who can actually make sufficient headway is already purchased.

-- 
Jonathan Patschke | "There is more to life than increasing its speed."
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