Reply #36: well yes we all have to follow our conscience and decide for ourselves [View All]

[Douglas Carpenter]

I simply want to point out that even Sen. Lieberman is far, far more progressive than Mr. Moderate Republican himself Sen. McCain and even far more progressive than Ms. Liberal Republican herself Sen. Collins.

I feel that for all those votes that occur on lots and lots of issues, most of which get little attention at the time but still affect countless millions of lives, it is still worth it to vote for the most progressive electable candidate. Even Noam Chomsky admitted voting to reelect President Clinton back in 1996. Because he felt that when all was done and said, electing the most progressive electable candidate was still worth it.

For me it is the primaries that gives the opportunity to totally vote ones conscience and apply whatever limit test we have to the candidates.
I recall the story of the late Senator Al Gore Senior. When someone said to him, "you would vote for Satan himself if he was a Democrat". The old Senator smiled and replied, "yes, but not in the primaries".