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Old 04-11-2003, 06:28 PM   #33
richlevy
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Originally posted by juju
I guess this is what I get for voting Nader. Oh well, I hope War and the Patriot Act aren't too high a cost for planting the seeds of real representation.
Yes, but look on the bright side. By voting Green you will benefit from all of the oil drilling in ANWAR.

You can bet that the Greens will be getting some extra funding next year from anonymous donors. All of Cheneys friends will be spending some of the dough they made off of the sweetheart deals for the reconstruction to make sure there is a strong centrist and/or liberal party running alongside the Democrats to siphon off votes.

I really do support third party candidates, and with less at stake I would say help them make that %2 for matching funds. But we are looking at nothing less than the soul of America in this next election. With a conservative-leaning Republican majority in both houses, about the only thing even remotely reigning in this administration is the prospect of running for re-election.

Now imagine this adminstration in its final term. Bush does not have to worry about re-election and Cheney knows with his health he could not run for President. So they have nothing to lose.

Now how scary is that?
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