Quote:
Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
First of all, I was debunking your "tribal" stereotype about all Republicans being either A or B. I pointed out a class of voters who went Repub that didn't fit your mold and said I wasn't commenting whether their perception was right or wrong. But... now that you are calling those voters idiots for perceiving Rs to be stronger on national security issues....you can blame the Dems for that perception. You guys hailed John "Let Me Ask France First" Kerry as the top man for the job. I'd say that was idiotic, not the perceptions of those who passed on your candidate.
|
I don't hold the Dems accountable for having a lousy slate of candidates in 2004 or 2008. The candidates are a reflection of what society as a composite will vote for. We've shown ourselves to be singularly minded, ignorant and most likely to vote based on non-isues like abortion. We're regressive on common sense matters like stem cells and childishly tied to the voodoo of religion. We get what we deserve. That a person as absurd as Sam Brownback can be run for our top political office professing a doubt on evolution based on fantastic gibberish - and not be alone - is amazing. It's 2007 and we're running a bunch of people pandering to the lowest common denominator. Yes, that's the definition of politics. But the definition of a healthy society is one where the lowest common denominator moves upward from year to year.
We deserve everything we get.
