Hi, cos. I came here from brynndragon's journal. I've seen you around, and you seem like a sincere and thoughtful person whose opinions I can trust.
Please tell me why this is wrong:
Scott Brown will go away in 3 years, and we can spend that time supporting the candidacy of someone good and honorable. Coakley will be a Democrat from Massachusetts, which means she will not go away until she commits a felony or dies. Having someone twice as bad for three years and then replacing him with someone decent is preferable to having her for life.
Please tell me why this is wrong:
The Democrats have a fillibuster-proof majority and the Presidency, but on the two issues that matter to me:
- ceasing to commit war crimes and civil rights violations and punishing those responsible - creating a health care system that allows people to avoid being murdered by insurance companies
they have not made anything resembling a credible effort. If they do nothing when they hold all the cards, it isn't worth pulling for them; better to form another party, focus on means other than electoral politics, or focus on fixing things locally rather than nationwide.
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Date: 2010-01-19 19:33 (UTC)Please tell me why this is wrong:
Scott Brown will go away in 3 years, and we can spend that time supporting the candidacy of someone good and honorable. Coakley will be a Democrat from Massachusetts, which means she will not go away until she commits a felony or dies. Having someone twice as bad for three years and then replacing him with someone decent is preferable to having her for life.
Please tell me why this is wrong:
The Democrats have a fillibuster-proof majority and the Presidency, but on the two issues that matter to me:
- ceasing to commit war crimes and civil rights violations and punishing those responsible
- creating a health care system that allows people to avoid being murdered by insurance companies
they have not made anything resembling a credible effort. If they do nothing when they hold all the cards, it isn't worth pulling for them; better to form another party, focus on means other than electoral politics, or focus on fixing things locally rather than nationwide.