Not-so-super Tuesday.
I just wanted to note some things for tomorrow.
If you can, you should go out and vote (assuming that your state has a primary tomorrow). The primaries are a "bonus" opportunity to have a say in the political process that is unique to the United States. Political parties everywhere else just have a bunch of well-connected muckety-mucks in a boardroom decide who's going to run. The Democrats and republicans, for all the things they do poorly, put the decision to the electorate.
As for my own endorsements, the first thing I want to say is that I really don't like anyone remaining in the field. John Edwards was our best shot at unwinding the most damage from the Bush II administration. Everyone else will likely either maintain the status quo of the current heap of suck, or make it worse. Every decision we make now is about damage control.
The tipping point for me was the New York Post's endorsement of Barack Obama. I had suspected that he might be a conservative in disguise, and his anti-mandate policy on the healthcare issue, combined with Rupert Murdoch's acceptance of him pretty much proves that he's a fox in the hen house. I'm not crazy about Hillary Clinton, but she's the least worst option remaining.
Though grudgingly, I recommend that democrats vote for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate for President.
I won't say too much about the republican side. They're all bad, but out of the three of them, John McCain is the least theocratic, and has some idea of how to run the military (even if he is too willing to use it).
I recommend that republicans vote for John McCain as the republican candidate for President.
Cross your fingers, everybody. And, remember to be part of the process. Whether you vote or not *does* matter.
If you can, you should go out and vote (assuming that your state has a primary tomorrow). The primaries are a "bonus" opportunity to have a say in the political process that is unique to the United States. Political parties everywhere else just have a bunch of well-connected muckety-mucks in a boardroom decide who's going to run. The Democrats and republicans, for all the things they do poorly, put the decision to the electorate.
As for my own endorsements, the first thing I want to say is that I really don't like anyone remaining in the field. John Edwards was our best shot at unwinding the most damage from the Bush II administration. Everyone else will likely either maintain the status quo of the current heap of suck, or make it worse. Every decision we make now is about damage control.
The tipping point for me was the New York Post's endorsement of Barack Obama. I had suspected that he might be a conservative in disguise, and his anti-mandate policy on the healthcare issue, combined with Rupert Murdoch's acceptance of him pretty much proves that he's a fox in the hen house. I'm not crazy about Hillary Clinton, but she's the least worst option remaining.
Though grudgingly, I recommend that democrats vote for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate for President.
I won't say too much about the republican side. They're all bad, but out of the three of them, John McCain is the least theocratic, and has some idea of how to run the military (even if he is too willing to use it).
I recommend that republicans vote for John McCain as the republican candidate for President.
Cross your fingers, everybody. And, remember to be part of the process. Whether you vote or not *does* matter.