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West Virginian Mayor Might Defy Popular Vote
gleam writes "A maverick Republican mayor in West Virginia is reportedly considering not casting his vote in the Electoral College for Bush, even if Bush wins the popular vote there. South Charleston Mayor Richie Robb says, 'I know that among some in my own party, what I'm discussing would be considered treasonous, but I'm not going to cheerlead us down the primrose path when I know we're being led in the wrong direction.' It wouldn't be the first time a West Virginian Elector defied the popular vote: In 1988 an Elector cast her vote for Michael Dukakis's running mate, Lloyd Bentsen, even though Dukakis won the state's popular vote."
In 1988 an Elector cast her vote for Michael Dukakis's running mate, Lloyd Bentsen, even though Dukakis won the state's popular vote.
Reminds me of my wife - sometimes she puts the forks where the knives go...simple mistake, but you know how women can be.
marginalized some groups like the Christian Right that were detrimental to them. (Criticisms that the Republicans are controlled by them are now out of date.)
You are aware that Bush is president, right? He may not get into heaven, but he sure knows how to preach to those that try.
Moving beyond that, your argument is full of holes. What exactly is the left trying to do that's "loony"? You didn't actually mention anything, other than a qualifier that impossibly stubborn people are loony. Are you making the case that a majority of the democratic party is impossibly stubborn? Pains me to admit it, but as I remember it the patriot act and going to war with iraq didn't have much trouble getting through congress. Stupid I'll agree with, but that doesn't seem terribly stubborn. Oh, or do you mean loony as in saying that there are weapons of mass destruction, despite a complete lack of supporting evidence and a healthy supply of evidence to the contrary, as a basis for going and re-fucking a part of the world that has historically hated us because we never stop fucking them?
And just because your post is trying so hard to be intelligent but is really just a bunch of pretty words wrapped around nothing, I'll get nitpicky. The Republican Party is not a third party. It was a third party, at least until the civil war or so. You do remember the civil war, don't you? That's back when the Republican party had people like Lincoln, and fought to abolish slavery. I'm not calling them slave owners now, but I would say their morals and ideals have significantly shifted over time. And for choosing to disagree with their insane international policies, tanked economy, and disregard for even basic environmental concerns, I get people like you up on their high horse calling me a loony. The Bush administration itself has stated that a 4-6 degree global temperature increase over the next 100 years is highly probable. Independent scientists say it's more like 10. Do you know what's considered a fast rate of change since the last ice age? 1 degree in 100 years. We're working on quadrupling that, using the most conservative of estimates. Just like I'm not saying Bush is a slave owner I'm not saying he's the one causing global warming (which is I understand it is a culmination of completely natural processes and CFCs). That said, Bush is not only ignoring means of attempting to control these problems (I didn't get a chance to fit it in, but the sea level is rising at a rapidly accelerating rate as well), but more importantly is ignoring the consequences. You know all of those hurricanes hitting Florida one after another? That's no accident, that's a symptom of a rapidly shifting climate. Again, Bush isn't in the cloud huffing and puffing, but that man is seriously not helping.
I swear I'm moving to some hill in the Yukon the first chance I get. Hopefully we haven't bombed the fuck out of them by the time I get there. I despise Kerry, think the Libertarian agenda means well but is full of holes, and wouldn't leave my child alone with Bush for fear of decapitation. As much as I love living here, I really hate this county. Fucking Americans.
[/rant disclaimer=I'm american, I'm an independent, and don't make me post links to backup my assertions. Obviously me assuring you now that they're true means nothing, but you've got google, do some fact finding for yourself. maybe you'll find something new and interesting.]
If you get nervous, just remember that there are a few billion other people who don't really give a damn.