Reply #27: And what do you do when Democrats take corporate money? [View All]

[Peace Patriot]

Global corporate predators are destroying our country. Our sons and daughters are dying in Iraq, and we are being bankrupted, for a private corporate oil war. Corporations have bought our government, are polluting our environment, are in fact killing the planet, are stealing resources and paying slave labor wages abroad, and are fighting worker protections, decent wages and labor unions here. They are denying us universal health care. They are gouging on oil and energy prices at every turn. They are furthermore "counting" all our votes with TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY programming code, in the highly expensive, crapass, extremely insider hackable new electronic voting systems--yet another triumph of corrupt corporate lobbying. They are completely out of control.

Have you voted for any Democrats who take money from these corrupt private entities? You are supporting their crimes if you do!

Tell me about the "money whores" in our own party! Tell me why we have BUSHITE corporate controlled trade secret vote tabulation!

This is a very narrow issue on which to make such a sweeping judgement.

It's ridiculous to condemn the MINOR corruption in the Green Party, which is an extremely poor party, when our own party is guilty of massive corruption, sell-outs to the military-industrial complex, and frequent betrayal of its poorest constituents and of rank and file opinion.

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Take a look at this TODD CHRETIEN platform, and ask yourself, how many Democratic leaders do you know of, who are as reflective of Democratic rank and file opinion in this country, as this is?:

"Bring the Troops Home NOW | Abolish the USA Patriot Act | Build Schools Not Jails | Create Decent Jobs with Union Rights | Defend Abortion Rights | End the Death Penalty and Three Strikes | Equal Rights for Immigrants | Legalize Gay Marriage | National Health Care | Punish Corporate Polluters | Raise Taxes on the Richest 1%."

The only thing hard about a choice between CHRETIEN and FEINSTEIN is the word "Democrat." Feinstein claims to be, and isn't. Chretien, a Green, is. The other factor is the minor party "spoiler" effect--something to take into consideration. The overwhelming majority of Greens, and the overwhelming majority of former Nader voters, did the right thing in 2004, and voted for Kerry, to help us all get rid of Bush. That seems like a wise and well-considered policy, but when it comes to a Senate candidate who is barely better than Bush, they have every right and even a duty to offer an alternative, and for us to consider it.

I would never base such a decision on some minor flaws or corruption in one or several small, local alternative parties. I would base it on the person and on the issues, and on the general political picture. This seems like a very opportune moment to "send Feinstein a message." That's what we are considering here. Your comment just isn't helpful in this decision.