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MadHound

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6. And that is the entire problem encapsulated,

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 07:51 PM

Jan 2012

We've been presented with the choices between greater and lesser evils for decades now, yet never in all that time have we ever been presented with a good(in all senses of that term) choice.

Instead we are simply presented with the choice of dying slowly or dying quickly as a country. Frankly I think that dying quickly might not be such a bad thing. Get it done, get it over with quickly so we can start on rebuilding.

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Would you vote for this candidate? [View all] MadHound Jan 2012 OP

... elleng Jan 2012 #1

What, are you at a Roman gladitorial event? MadHound Jan 2012 #5

ROFLMAO! graywarrior Jan 2012 #16

No, I would not vote for your fantasy straw man Obama. emulatorloo Jan 2012 #2

I respect what you are saying. I am deeply upset by all you mention BUT he has done a lot of Justice wanted Jan 2012 #3

Your right. But it is the choice of the less evil. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #4

And that is the entire problem encapsulated, MadHound Jan 2012 #6

Well if we are goners than I rather go with the democrats. Republicans will form southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #8

So you are now advocating a big Republican Blow-Out so we can "start fresh" after emulatorloo Jan 2012 #9

So do you regularly take what people say so far out of context, MadHound Jan 2012 #10

Are you kidding? Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #29

Perhaps you ought to get that checked then MadHound Jan 2012 #30

Then WTF are you advocating? Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #40

That is what you wrote. And your comment about prejudices/filters is classic projection. emulatorloo Jan 2012 #42

we will ALWAYS have a lesser of two evils..if your a Green or a Dem or a Repug or your fantasy party Demonaut Jan 2012 #39

So given the options presented..... Sheepshank Jan 2012 #45

Evil is still evil (nt) bigwillq Jan 2012 #7

Yes, I would, and I will. It's a two party system. (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #11

All the more's the pity, MadHound Jan 2012 #13

A multi-party system is not necessarily any better. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #14

Do you ProSense Jan 2012 #12

And none of what you say refutes the facts I stated or the point I make MadHound Jan 2012 #18

and you also forgot to include in the OP that Obama puts Carbon Dioxide into the air we breathe... Sheepshank Jan 2012 #46

I agree with everything in your first paragraph-- eridani Jan 2012 #15

Progress is sometimes a slower process than we would want. Amonester Jan 2012 #17

Except we aren't progressing, MadHound Jan 2012 #19

Get it all out of your system, because come the GE ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #20

What, you think we've been progressing? MadHound Jan 2012 #22

I said you have choices when you said we haven't. Amonester Jan 2012 #24

No, you're not, because by any rubric you use to measure our society, we're not progressing MadHound Jan 2012 #25

dadt...veterans issues...a pathway to affordable and possible single payer health system Demonaut Jan 2012 #35

So who, in your infinite wisdom, Ineeda Jan 2012 #21

A serious political revolution is the best alternative we can have, MadHound Jan 2012 #23

Where is that 'serious political revolution' alternative? Amonester Jan 2012 #26

That's the trouble, you, like Dems and 'Pugs, only do short term thinking, MadHound Jan 2012 #28

I'm all FOR that. Amonester Jan 2012 #32

Then such short term thinking will gain us nothing MadHound Jan 2012 #33

47-48% of almost a hundred million GE voters disagree with it (they R brainwashed). Amonester Jan 2012 #37

Maybe you were just speaking with the whole "serious political revolution alternative" team. Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #31

oh gawd...another revolution? Sheepshank Jan 2012 #48

I am quite sure I will quaker bill Jan 2012 #27

Fuck Yeah!!! Demonaut Jan 2012 #34

FUD. MineralMan Jan 2012 #36

+1 n/t Sheepshank Jan 2012 #49

+1 tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #50

+1 great white snark Jan 2012 #53

ITS ONLY BEEN 3 YEARS! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #38

so many inaccuracies Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #41

For me, the mandatory private insurance was soul-crushing. Romulox Jan 2012 #43

No. Which is why I vote issues not party or candidate. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #44

In a heartbeat. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #47

yes, I will.. because Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #51

I have no reasonable alternative at this time, so I hope for the best, Zorra Jan 2012 #52

Over 60,000,000 people will vote for President Obama. great white snark Jan 2012 #54

More saliently, would you? Robb Jan 2012 #55

I was raised in a Democatic household, so I was issued a clothes pin for nose holding Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #56

Not knowingly ... T S Justly Jan 2012 #57