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Griff · 01-30-2004, 04:37 PM

The Dean candidacy made some sense on the grounds that, first, he was opposed to the war in Iraq; second, he wanted to balance the budget; third, he was a good civil libertarian supporting gay civil unions, First Amendment rights, and other issues; and, fourth, he supported gun rights, which made him a refreshing oddity among Democrats.here

I don't see how the Dems can beat Bush as long as folks are willing to suspend disbelief over the insanity going on right now. To get my vote a candidate has to be fiscally responsible and not a war-mongering nutjob. Those guys are few and far between but Dean is about as good as the DP can muster. I'm not sure having the Democrat faithful guess about who is electable is a valuble strategy...

01-30-2004, 04:37 PM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The Dean candidacy made some sense on the grounds that, first, he was opposed to the war in Iraq; second, he wanted to balance the budget; third, he was a good civil libertarian supporting gay civil unions, First Amendment rights, and other issues; and, fourth, he supported gun rights, which made him a refreshing oddity among Democrats.here I don't see how the Dems can beat Bush as long as folks are willing to suspend disbelief over the insanity going on right now. To get my vote a candidate has to be fiscally responsible and not a war-mongering nutjob. Those guys are few and far between but Dean is about as good as the DP can muster. I'm not sure having the Democrat faithful guess about who is electable is a valuble strategy... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 01-30-2004 at 04:39 PM.