tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post115937379701470152..comments2023-09-05T06:00:38.188-04:00Comments on QuipSpot - Drive By Blogging: Me-first Politicians (sorry, I repeat myself)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-1159755388603217652006-10-01T22:16:00.000-04:002006-10-01T22:16:00.000-04:00Pastor Jeff,Agreed! It's all self-preservation. V...Pastor Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Agreed! It's all self-preservation. <BR/><BR/>Very disgusting.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-1159747196564825092006-10-01T19:59:00.000-04:002006-10-01T19:59:00.000-04:00Quipper,It's an old, old story -- as old as politi...Quipper,<BR/><BR/>It's an old, old story -- as old as politics itself.<BR/><BR/>How's that joke go? "They say politics is the second-oldest profession -- and it shares a lot in common with the first." Something like that.<BR/><BR/>I think part of the problem is the fooling around with redistricting. People get in office then rejigger districts to guarantee overwhelming majorities. District A becomes 80% Democrat and Disctrict B is 80% Republican. No need to campaign, no need to negotiate, to moderate, to listen to people's concerns. <BR/><BR/>Politics becomes nothing more than a raw power play, and it's disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-1159460191911027782006-09-28T12:16:00.000-04:002006-09-28T12:16:00.000-04:00Yep.My post was to serve two purposes:1) To show t...Yep.<BR/><BR/>My post was to serve two purposes:<BR/><BR/>1) To show that party is relatively meaningless, since both major parties only care about re-election anyway. And, therefore...<BR/><BR/>2) To show that there is no such thing as a truly viable candidate coming from either political party.<BR/><BR/>'Tis time for a change.<BR/><BR/>I could blog for days about "path of least resistance voting", er, voting on likes or dislikes. It was very difficult not to veer into that arena on this post.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-1159453422345839122006-09-28T10:23:00.000-04:002006-09-28T10:23:00.000-04:00Welcome to another election season in the US. I p...Welcome to another election season in the US. I predict devastating losses for the R side of the coin.<BR/><BR/>But the point I want to make/repeat is this:<BR/>Voting for the candidate you "least dislike" is stupid. Voting for a candidate because he has "a chance to win" is stupid. Neither of these is what the founders had in mind. Neither of these puts good, representative government in place.<BR/><BR/>Vote for the best man. Do NOT vote so you can be on the winning team. Your ego can take it, trust me.<BR/><BR/>(The second person pronouns used herein are general and not specifically directed at Quipper, but to all. Thank you, Schreibenvonschreiber legal dept.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com