Americans, are you so angry at Senator Clinton’s possible loss of the Democratic nomination that you are willing to vote for Senator McCain? Are you so angry that you are willing to punish your daughters’ and granddaughters’ by being responsible for the loss of their freedom to choice? That freedom of choice could and most likely will be taken away if Senator McCain becomes our next president.
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And so does our friend Avedon from across the pond:
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I gotta admit, I didn't get the "I'll vote for McCain!" thing when it was Obama supporters saying it, and I get it even less now that it's Clinton supporters saying it. I can easily understand the reasons progressives have for particularly disliking Obama or Clinton, but I don't get why they would dislike one of them so much that they'd rather completely forget how much better they still both are than McCain. Yes, they've both done things that are destructive, but jeez. I mean, McCain has no actual progressive policies, and several policies that are even worse than BushCheney's. And we need people to want to go to the polls and vote a straight Democratic ticket in November - not merely because we want a Democratic president, but because we want to win all those down-ticket races - and that just doesn't happen unless people have some enthusiasm for voting for the top of the ticket. Coattails, we need coattails a whole lot. (But if you can't bring yourself to vote for Obama, at least don't vote for McCain or stay home - vote for the other Dems on the ballot, and vote for Cynthia and Matt for pres.)
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You all better get over yourselves real quick or nothing will get better and you'll be stuck with another asshole for 4 years. I was ready to leave in '04. If McCain wins in November, this blog will be run from somewhere in Paris or the Alsace before 2012. This isn't the America I put my ass on the line for and I've about had it with the whole situation. If you want to spend your lives supporting corporate interests as your rights get pissed away, go right ahead. Quit being babies and do what's best for the nation and future generations. It ain't about you.
Although, it would be nice to meet Avedon for tea in Cardiff or lunch at Gordon's near Charing Cross Station on a regular basis. Off to work ...
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