tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post2689308846927898896..comments2023-11-05T07:00:15.096-05:00Comments on The Christian Agnostic: Just another &*!#ing politicianCandace Chellew-Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-31812568600174039162008-07-25T14:10:00.000-04:002008-07-25T14:10:00.000-04:00Well, at least you guys can look forward to being ...Well, at least you guys can look forward to being pleasantly surprised. I'm not fucking around this time. The Republicans have simply got to be shown the door. I've got two toddlers who will be young adults when I slip this mortal coil. Hell, my son will be draft age eligible in four election cycles. So this "leaving the world a little better place than you found it" business (and, fuck yes, a Mike-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982186281054959814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-36039102201582602692008-07-25T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:32:00.000-04:00On an intellectual level, I know you're right, but...On an intellectual level, I know you're right, but I'd say it's more like having to choose between Beelzebub and Mephistopheles.Ed Statuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319430640157672787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-46951526208898614272008-07-25T11:21:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:21:00.000-04:00Ed, despite the environmental pluses of crude weap...Ed, despite the environmental pluses of crude weapons and pelts, I'm still convinced Obama is better than McCain in the way a kick in the shin is better than a sharp stick in the eye!Candace Chellew-Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-13729770938943013492008-07-25T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:20:00.000-04:00Mike, I agree it was a hell of a speech. I can onl...Mike, I agree it was a hell of a speech. I can only hope it's what he truly believes and will put into practice. I'm tired of having a damn cowboy in the White House and McCain will just continue that America as Empire foreign policy - if he can ever find that Pakistan-Iraq border, that is. <BR/><BR/>(Hint: It's called "Iran")Candace Chellew-Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-90888377945333878882008-07-25T10:54:00.000-04:002008-07-25T10:54:00.000-04:00I don't know, candace, if McCain is elected, prett...I don't know, candace, if McCain is elected, pretty soon we're going to find ourselves making crude weapons from pointed sticks and wearing animal pelts sewn together. And hey, if he devolve that much, that'll take care of the pesky pollution problem, and I'm all for environmentalism.Ed Statuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319430640157672787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-40109625536146662442008-07-25T08:47:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:47:00.000-04:00Yesterday, I saw a candidate for President of the ...Yesterday, I saw a candidate for President of the United States in Europe proudly calling himself "a citizen of the world," deriding the twisted ideal of America-as-Empire, and calling unequivocally for a worldwide nuclear weapons ban. Despite a move to the center after clinching the nomination (which anyone with even a cursory background in electoral politics should've seen coming) and...yes...Mike-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982186281054959814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-76271259898759843172008-07-25T07:17:00.000-04:002008-07-25T07:17:00.000-04:00Ed, while the choice between McCain and Obama appe...Ed, while the choice between McCain and Obama appears to be just another lesser of two evils choice like the last election - I do think it would be a mistake to stay home on election day. <BR/><BR/>I would urge you, despite our disappointment with Obama, to go and vote for him anyway. <BR/><BR/>There will be more retirements from the Supreme Court in the next administration. The court outlives a Candace Chellew-Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-14316871629590973002008-07-25T01:58:00.000-04:002008-07-25T01:58:00.000-04:00I was particularly disappointed when Obama began t...I was particularly disappointed when Obama began talking about how he let Jesus into his heart...talk about pandering. I'd rather vote for someone who honestly believes in imaginary friends than someone who only pretends to in order to gain the Christian vote. I think I'll be staying at home come Nov. 4.from Dr. Harrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226249422020246081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-84907025121285800832008-07-21T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:20:00.000-04:00Okay, about all the Edwards love...Progressive pol...Okay, about all the Edwards love...Progressive politicians come no bluer or truer than Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Here's Senator Feingold from a few months ago on John Edwards:<BR/><BR/>"The one that is the most problematic is (John) Edwards, who voted for the Patriot Act, campaigns against it. Voted for No Child Left Behind, campaigns against it. Voted for the China trade deal,Mike-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982186281054959814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-77290171991712368162008-07-21T00:08:00.000-04:002008-07-21T00:08:00.000-04:00Hi, I just started reading your blog. John Edward...Hi, I just started reading your blog. John Edwards was my candidate too, but by the time the Oregon primary happened in May, he'd long been off the ballot, and I haven't heard anyone considering him for Vice President either.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125560777842812398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-90988816082414496222008-07-14T10:53:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:53:00.000-04:00Just wait 'til you guys get a load of Vice Preside...Just wait 'til you guys get a load of Vice President Nunn.Mike-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982186281054959814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-91348730778351308482008-07-13T07:37:00.000-04:002008-07-13T07:37:00.000-04:00Yes, it is disappointing. Glad to know I'm not the...Yes, it is disappointing. Glad to know I'm not the only one whose feeling it!Candace Chellew-Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318466652462866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38186952.post-4681798833658102472008-07-12T10:30:00.000-04:002008-07-12T10:30:00.000-04:00you, too, huh? ain't it disappointing?you, too, huh? ain't it disappointing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com