To Those Who Would Refuse To Vote for Hillary in the GE

[Spiffarino]

Let me just say this -

Are you out of your fucking minds?

Before you go off in a huff to another post, please just think for a while and let it soak in: Who is the "best" Republican you could hope for to become the next president?

Did you say:

* McCain? Say goodbye to a woman's right to choose, then say hello to big business' best friend. Don't kid yourselves about Mr. Straight Talk...when it comes to policy he's only slightly to the left of Dick Cheney.

* Rudy? If unions are not already dead in America, they're certainly losing a lot of blood. Count on St. Rudy of 9/11 to cut their legs off and eat their hearts. He's never met a union he didn't like...to destroy.

* Huckabee? Not as scary as you think...unless you actually think.

* Thompson? Grandpa Fred is the Republican Triple Threat: The hair of Eisenhower, the work habits of Reagan, and the intellect of G.W. Bush.

* Romney? A political Rubik's Cube. He's on so many sides of so many issues, could anyone possibly know what he might do as president? That is, besides turning the White House into a casino for every right wing corporate lobbyist on K Street. That you can take to the bank.

One thing is absolutely clear. If a Republican takes the White House in 2009, the United States will get hundreds of new judges, plus at least one - possibly even two - new Supreme Court judges. And these will not be reasonable, time-tested, prudent jurists. The best will be judges in the mold of Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. The worst will populate the lower courts. We're talking judges that meet the high standards of, say, a Scooter Libby or an Alberto Gonzales.

This is not a scare tactic. Every candidate on the GOP side is shouting it loud and clear and it's the only issue where they all come together: They all say they will pick "Conservative" judges, and we all know the sound of that dog whistle.

It's true that I am a firm John Edwards supporter. His message is one I've longed to hear since the days of Bobby Kennedy. His populism resonates deeply with me. And even so, I consider it a duty to vote for any - ANY - Democrat who wins the nomination to prevent the wholesale destruction of our American way of life, our liberties, and our dearly-held values.

Please...if you love your family...if you love your country....hell, if you just love your privacy, or a little peace, or a decent job...VOTE DEMOCRATIC!