Reply #50: So we shall disagree.

[The Doctor.]

But what you call 'principle' I call an 'absence of pragmatism'.

As I said before;

"Think about it; Let's say that all the Richardson supporters, Kucinich supporters, Biden supporters, Edwards supporters, Gravel supporters, Dodd supporters, and Obama supporters decided, after Clinton clinched the nomination, that they were going to "stand on principle" and withold their vote in November."

If all the Democrats adhere to your "principles", McCain will win. That's a pretty simple and indisputable fact.

That puts a very fine line between 'principle' and 'pride' when your 'principles' would plunge the nation into four more years of war, torture, and the destruction of the nation. If one cannot compromise one's own principles for the principle of the greater good, then it is no longer 'principle' it is 'ego' and 'pride'.

Your ego, your pride in your 'special' principles would cause greater harm if all Democrats behaved that way. Luckily most of them are not willing to sacrifice the good of the nation for their special 'principles'.

But as I said; By all means, state your intention not to support the Democratic candidate on this site between the nomination and November.