inignoct wrote:
] Upset that the maverick run of Republican Presidential
] candidate (and incumbent President) George W. Bush could lead
] to a victory by John Kerry, Ralph Nader called upon Bush to
] cease splitting the anti-Kerry vote and drop out of the
] race.
]
] I like Nader.
]
] [ Me too. Just not enough to vote for him again. Not more
] than I dislike Bush. I'm not naive enough anymore to believe
] that principle is the only thing i should use to guide my
] choices. Voting for the best (most like me in principle), and
] ending up with the worst (Bush) is *not* better than voting
] for second best and getting it. No one will ever successfully
] use the "The lesser of two evil's is still evil," argument on
] me again -- it may be true, but it's a poor way to choose a
] president. "Less evil" wins over "Not evil but not really a
] competitor" from now on.

Well said. Never in a trillion years did I EVER think I'd vote for Al Gore as president. His over-zealous wife Tipper with the whole PMRC censorship thing in the 80's scared the CRAP out of me.

THEN I woke up and realized a man TRULY unfit to be president in every way was gonna give Al a run for his money in November of 2000, and suddenly "President Gore" didn't have such a bad ring to it any more. So I crossed my libertarian party lines "its not a vote for Gore, its a vote AGAINST Bush". I sure do wish I could have convinced some of my hard-headed friends the same thing. And believe me - I tried.

And they, like you, are also sorry for their short-sightedness to see the forest for the trees four years ago.

Live and learn. -LB

RE: Plastic: Nader Calls Upon Bush To Leave Presidential Race