Now maybe George Bush wasn't George Washington, but to say that he was the same as Osama is just dumb. If it weren't for Dubya, we might well have had Algore, or maybe even worse--John Effing Kerry for a President.
I know that short of having Ron Paul for President, some of you will never be satisfied and that's fine. I'd take Mr. Paul any day, but he isn't perfect either. Whether, or not I'd want George Bush back as President, all depends on the other choices. One thing is for damned sure; I'd take George W. Bush over the piece of crap that we have.
You're right, of course. That is the problem with the "No Lesser of Two Evils" theory. Every single human being on this planet is flawed. The only person I could vote for that would not be some form of lesser is myself, and that's only because I match my own beliefs perfectly. Unfortunately (or fortunately) no one else matches me perfectly, just like no one matches any of the rest of you perfectly.
So people cop out on that problem by saying, "I'll vote for the guy who supports the Constitution!" like there one candidate who always runs, is available in any position on the ballot, and wears a name tag that says, "I support the Constitution". Even then, this idea that one can support the Constitution with 100% accuracy is nuts. For instance, the Fifth Amendment grants us the legal right to "Due Process". When one looks for further clarification there is no definition of what that means and while there is case law that goes back to England, there is no finite rule or rules. So, two different candidates can look at the Constitution and declare wildly different views on what due process rights you may have, and still claim to "Support the Constitution".
I believe that the Constitution supports the notion of being Pro-Choice, and I've written that argument out in more detail here before. (Please don't make this an abortion argument, it's just an example.) I have a great deal of time and experience studying the Constitution and the Bill or Rights, and I believe my argument is right. Rest assured others who "Vote the Constitution" wouldn't agree with what I am saying. But I could still claim to "Vote the Constitution 100% of the time" even as I angered pro-lifers with what they believe is an unconstitutional stance.
Every time I see a thread that tries to make things appear so simple it scares me. The essence of being an educated voter is just that, being educated. That doesn't mean going to school, it means understanding the realities of an issue. When someone comes along and simply dismisses all of that in favor of an ideology that removes intelligent reflection, I worry.
