tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post6211965294310552117..comments2023-10-29T06:17:19.935-04:00Comments on Same As It Ever Was: I Guess It Could Be My FaultAlexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367211671814607445noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post-80268194721716683162008-09-03T18:52:00.000-04:002008-09-03T18:52:00.000-04:00If Barack Obama loses I am going to hold you perso...If Barack Obama loses I am going to hold you personally responsible.<br><br>Just kidding. <br><br>It isn't our government's fault entirely that we are a bipartisan country but more than that it is us, as individuals, who have allowed it our country to focus on only two parties and let the other parties go by the wayside. I believe that your choice to vote for the Libertarian party just because you are annoyed at the bipartisan way our country has decided to go is just as bad. You aren't promoting a politician, you haven't come across some one with the same ideals as yourself, you have decided to vote Libertarian to prove a point and I think that is wasting your vote. If you are upset with the 'politics as usual' route that is fine, but you seem to be more about anti-partisan than a set of ideals. You sound like a cynic, a hopeless, the country is lost, cynic and I won't have it. I want the hope and change that Barack is selling. As I've said before what do I have to lose, the worst that could happen is that I could be wrong about him, that is a chance I am willing to take. I don't agree with you that he is just spouting what his party tells him to.<br><br>In the past I could agree with you, I too am disappointed in the two party system, I agree that other parties candidates should be allowed on ballots and invited to debates but you sound like you assume that everyone is just voting republican or democrat because they are registered to vote that way and I am not. I have listened to as much as I can for both sides and I like to think that I am making an educated decision, not a partisan one.<br><br>Oh, and Al Gore supporters we live in Nebraska. <br><br>What an interesting two months we are going to have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post-24679840326911049362008-09-03T18:54:00.000-04:002008-09-03T18:54:00.000-04:00I can hardly think about anything else. If you ha...I can hardly think about anything else. If you have a plan I'd love to hear it.<br><br>PS Ronald Reagan had GREAT hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post-30944213508006835092008-09-03T19:09:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:09:00.000-04:00I agree that it is our fault as American voters th...I agree that it is our fault as American voters that two parties have taken control of government. I'm doing my part to change that.<br><br>And I do believe in the Liertarian Message, even if I'm not yet well informed about the candidate. I like the idea of smaller government, who doesn't love less buerocracy? And I also love the Fair Tax. I think that anyone who doesn't know about it should learn about it, but you'll never hear about it in a Debate.<br><br>Maybe I have lost hope as you say, but look at it this way, if Obama suprises me then we're all in for better times. I just don't have that kind of faith.<br><br>So in my opinion those of you voting for the Pawns of the Machines are the ones throwing votes away.<br><br>We could all sit at home and watch nothing change.<br><br>-WardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post-23965052328837143652008-09-03T22:41:00.000-04:002008-09-03T22:41:00.000-04:00I voted Nader, too. It's not throwing a vote away...I voted Nader, too. It's not throwing a vote away. To me, the notion alone that someone believes any vote, no matter who it is for, is a throw away vote is incomprehensible. "You can't vote for whoever you want," sure sounds like a serious fundamental problem to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512015025364330841.post-89903343630185634182008-09-04T00:34:00.000-04:002008-09-04T00:34:00.000-04:00You are NOT throwing away your vote - that idea is...You are NOT throwing away your vote - that idea is most certainly partisan. That is to say that if you don't vote for a Democrat or Republican your vote has no meaning. Vote how you want to vote.<br><br>Unlike you and James, I am not entirely convinced that a two-party system is ALL bad. It certainly has its drawbacks. I don't think it means that things are black or white, rather I think (or like to think) that its purpose is to provide boundaries for government that, in its absence, could lead to the development of so many special interest-led parties nothing would ever be accomplished.<br><br>Yes, many politicians are corrupt and simply seek power; however, many also champion causes they believe are better for our country, not just because it helps build their political resume.<br><br>I like to hear what they have to say, research what they have done, and choose the candidate with whom I can most identify.<br><br>Sorry Obama supporters, this is one man with whom I cannot identify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com