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<DIV>OK let's try to summarize our options:</DIV>
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<DIV>A. Vote for the usual lesser of evils. And bear in mind that the
lesser evil really is less evil than the greater evil - if you don't
believe that wait until the certifiably insane take charge of the
asylum.</DIV>
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<DIV>B. Vote for a third party. We need them on the ballot, even though the
major parties and the corporate media will conspire to make it hard to
impossible to gain ballot access and to get coverage for their ideas once on the
ballot. But we do need them if for no other reason than to give people a
"none of the above" option. which IMO is a much better option than just not
voting at all.</DIV>
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<DIV>C. Combine A and B. </DIV>
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<DIV>D. Don't vote at all. I still maintain this is a vote for the greater
evil.</DIV>
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<DIV>E. Work to reform the Democratic party from the inside. Many good people
are doing this. There is a populist caucus that often votes right - not
always but no one will always be right because we all have different ideas
of what is "right."</DIV>
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<DIV>F. Work to change the system totally, as Kris advocates. I have very
limited confidence in that possibility. Socialism has never caught on in
this country. Eugene Debs ran for president as a socialist in 1900,
1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920, but was never a serious contender. </DIV>
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<DIV>G. IMO, our best hope for basic change short of a revolution is
to pass campaign finance reform so we can elect people who really do represent
us and are not beholden to big money interests. The Fair Elections Now Act"
(H.R.6116) has been voted out of committee and we need to try to pressure Pelosi
to bring it up for a floor vote in the upcoming lame duck session. Sheila
Jackson Lee and Gene Green are already on board. Please give Pelosi a call
AND send her an email - it only takes a minute and it's free.
The number is (202) 225-0100 and to email her you can go to this
link and fill in the blanks: <A href="http://www.speaker.gov/contact/">http://www.speaker.gov/contact/</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>H. None of the above - and your suggestion is...???</DIV>
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<DIV>I. It's one o'clock right now - still not too late to vote. :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>PS I opted for C, G, and I. Hope you will too.</DIV>
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<DIV>Charlie<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/2/2010 9:39:51 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
massoud1@windstream.net writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">George
rightly says that both Democrat and Republican Party are “</SPAN></B>corporate
sponsored party<B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">”; however
Bill says</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">“</SPAN></B>There
are some good Democrats running<B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">” and he hopes that we
don’t</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">“</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">forget about them</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">”</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">so, how can Bill explain this
contradiction? Is he asking us to vote for the candidates who are the stooges
of a Corporate Party? A Party that is pro war, against labor, immigrants and…
- you know against all of our principles?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">This is a
discussion group and as Kris always asks, we should discuss matters rather
than become a<B> Bill</B>board<B> </B>ad for the Corporate. Any
comments?<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Massoud</SPAN><o:p> </o:p></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>