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In reply to the discussion: Salon: When a party flirts with suicide [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Of course, if you want a candidate to adopt a Republican-lite philosophy, you can keep quiet while the Republicans and tea-baggers make more noise.
Your reference to LBJ having "also signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964" is not new and does not add to the discussion. I already said that "LBJ did some good things with respect to civil rights." What he did with respect to Civil Rights does not excuse or rehabilitate his place in history with respect to the Viet Nam war. LBJ was wrong with respect to Viet Nam. Even up until recently before she died, his widow profited by being on the board of directors at Halliburton. As noted by the English press, "Lady Bird Johnson was Halliburton's largest individual shareowner after its merger with KBR (Boots and Coots) of Texas."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/08/dick-cheney-halliburton-supreme-court
LBJ did not get us into Viet Nam out of the goodness of his heart. He certainly rejected democratic principles when ran for office as the peace candidate and obtained an overwhelming victory over Goldwater and then engaged in a land war in Southeast Asia in a way that he said that he would not.
If you want a liberal candidate, you can either speak up or not. The choice is yours.