If I lose vacuum in IMC, I am going for Nader. Free health care and the ability to sue the company that made the faulty pump... I win no matter how the flight turns out.
While I "feel your pain" Mar, a pure protest vote is a wasted vote. A vote for Nader (another fool to go along with the other two mainstream parties) will have the same effect as a write in vote for Bart Simpson. It carries the same "protest" value as just staying home on election day and not voting at all.
If you guys hate the regulations that you now put up with, WHY THE HELL DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN NADER? He will legislate everything down to what colors sox are allowed to be.
While I admit I don't know Michael Badnarik (and perhaps I should research him) I don't feel that my vote for Nader is "wasted" or simply a protest.
I voted for Nader in 2000 because I agree with the spirit of his message. When I listen to Nader speak I find myself nodding.
When I listen to other candidates my eyes glaze over and I begin to drool. The rhetoric is dense and stifling. It chokes my common sense. The Crossfire tit-for-tat becomes a rattle in my head and soon I'm compelled to drink high proof liquor just to feel good again.
As much as Bush and Co. disgusts me I'm willing to sacrifice *another* four years of this madness with the hope of paving the way towards a real and substantive electoral process where our nation's greatest leaders and thinkers are drawn (if not just invited) to an actual debate on issues that matter to the constituency.
Being open minded, and my own man, I'm going to vote for whoever Hollywood and the entertainers tell me to vote for. Who are the Ditzy Chicks endorsing? What about Madonna/"Ester"?
It's all a professional wrestling match - a fixed and staged event. We're the duped fans. Bottom line is the majority of us lose no matter who wins.
Mar, we are ususally oposites in opinions, but on this one, I agree with you. For different reasons, but your outcome is the same. Good luck on the computer.
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You are the man! At least you are honest. Only one thing though, you forgot M Moore. He wouldn't want you to vote for anyone with intestinal fortitude or moral character either, so Kerry it is! They make it so easy. P.S. It is the Chicksy Dicks.
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