"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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Whichever way the center votes, it will be a rejection of the
ideologues.
The liberals had their run and the conservatives did too. Both of
you
are
failures. Now it's time for a fresh look and some shaking up of the
old
guard. Obama may be the most likely person to do it in a couple of
generations. Or maybe not. We'll be watching to see, between now and
November, and you and the other partisans will have nothing to do
with
how we decide.

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Ed Huntress


Actually, I don't know IF I'll vote. It depends on the local stuff.
I
may posture as a Conservative but I don't drink that Kool-Aid either.
Whoever is elected, I have contingencies to prevent too much of an
impact...I hope.

There's an allowance in the statistics for people who won't vote. d8-)

I don't know what it is you want in a president, Tom. What you have
here
is
two of the best candidates we've had in a very long time. This is one
election in which I don't think we'll be voting for the least-worst. I
just
want to be sure I've done my best to pick the better of the two.

Come on, Ed. It's an easy choice.

Hawke

We'll see for sure when Obama's domestic policy ideas get a good airing.

--
Ed Huntress


You know what is really going on here? It's a return to the old ways of
doing our democracy where one party gets to govern and it either sinks or
swims. If it sinks the people vote the opposition party in, gives it a big
enough majority to implement it's policies, and lets it sink or swim.

We just gave the republicans eight years and a big enough majority in
congress to do what it said was the best for the country. Now we see the
fruits of their efforts. Since the country is 80% against republicans right
now it seems we will give the "liberals" a crack at governing. Obama is a
liberal and will govern as one. He's moderate though and willing to deal so
I'm sure things will be better than the last eight years. I think this is a
better way than the divided government we've had. I say give the party a
chance to govern. If it does a bad job give it the boot. I think the country
is ready to give the liberals a shot at it. After all the right just had
it's shot and blew it royally. Now it's the Democrats turn.

Hawke