Alec Baldwin: Voting for Truth

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from HuffPost:




Alec Baldwin
Posted November 3, 2008 | 12:04 AM (EST)
Voting for Truth


In a recent issue of the New Yorker is a short compilation of cartoons, one of which, I believe, says it best for November 4th: the sign on the road points one way to victory. The other way is truth.

Whether it be victory over the Iraqis or "terrorism" or the recession or all of those un-American parts of the US, voters will hopefully set aside the need for any clear-cut victory against some of the windmills we currently tilt at and vote on Tuesday for the truth. We need it and we need it now. With the bark on, as we used to say in Boy Scout camp.

McCain was once a fairly decent choice for his party. That is no longer the case. Obama is certainly young and we face remarkably tough times. But he is smart and decent and has seemingly limitless energy. We will need all three of those things in order to move forward, wherever we are going.

Three things to do. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/voting-for-truth_b_140304.html