Lieberman's stance reinforces my pride in voting Nader in 2000

[murdoch]

After decades of struggle, we finally have a health care bill with a public option that passed the House of Representatives. The president is eager to sign it. We have 58 senators who at least will not filibuster the bill, and Nelson is being somewhat moderate with his complaints. It is Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential choice who is loudly proclaiming how he is going to filibuster this bill until he tears everything out of it he wants.

This is who I wanted to represent me in 2000? And people whine and complain that people voted for Nader. Yes, I voted for Nader in 2000 and am proud of it. And if Democrats are going to act like Republicans, I'd rather have Republicans win - at least then people will blame the Republicans when things screw up.

I am very happy my finger did not flick the switch to vote Lieberman vice-president.

[JVS]

1. I feel dirty that I've actually voted for that turd!

[usregimechange]

2. Of course Gore would have been President as well

[nebenaube]

5. Yeah...

but with a neo-con set to take his place he wouldn't have lasted long and you know it.

[nebenaube]

3. Likewise...

I was always an independent. However, I have been working for the Dems for six years. Fuck it. This is an oligarchy of corporations.

[mth44sc]

4. really

8 years of W

[apocalypsehow]

Proud of eight years of corruption, unjust bloodshed, anti-science, official misogyny are we?

Fine: you own it.

:thumbsdown:

[Davis_X_Machina]

9. No price too great to be paid for the ability...

...to say "I told you so".

Not war, not oppression, not hardship, not impending environmental catastrophe, because at the end of the day, it really is all about me.

Too many people here treating voting as just another exercise in social signaling by choice of consumer goods.....

[omega minimo]

15. Actually, the Supreme Court "owns it"

:thumbsdown: Gore won

[Ken Burch]

6. Just gonna sit back and WATCH this thread.

:popcorn:

[MarjorieG]

7. Nothing justifies a Nader throw away vote.

[salguine]

23. Except voting you conscience. My vote for Obama was fucking wasted, that's for sure.

[saltpoint]

8. If Sal Mineo had been on the ballot, I might have voted for him.

[Lasher]

10. Let's see, Lieberman or Cheney for VP?

Lieberman is pretty bad but Cheney is pure evil. No contest there. You helped elect the worst president ever. Your rationalization might be helping you feel better about it but don't expect me to sing along.

[pnwmom]

11. I'm glad you outed yourself. Always helps to put people's posts in perspective.

Knowing that you not only voted for Nader, you're proud of it, gives me a good idea of what you're doing here.

[Techn0Girl]

20. Knowing that you lack the fortitude to vote your conscious....

gives me a good idea about what you're doing here.

[pnwmom]

21. Nader is an EGO, not a conscience. And he's certainly not mine. n/t

[donheld]

12. Unrecommend

Thanks for the bush

[onehandle]

13. Yes. I agree. George W. Bush and thirty extra years of a Right Wing SCOTUS was worth it.

:sarcasm:

FUCK Ralph Nader!

[aquart]

14. OMG. Still trying to justify the unforgivable.

[omega minimo]

16. HFS will Democrats ever take responsibility for winning that election?

:freak:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Nader's as big a fuck up as Lieberman.

Just look at his racist statements.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

18. Now, come on, stop it, Ralph.

:*

[Dr Fate]

19. Nader & Lieberman are quite similar in a way- they both worked to defeat the Democrat.

So while I am as frustrated as you are, I cant say that voting Green in 2000 was a great idea.

[Victorio98]

22. LIEberMAN

First of all, Nader isn’t a politician he’s a social activist, and one of the best this county has ever known. What he represents is the issue. Now that it’s become obvious that Mr. Obama et al are advancing the neocon agenda, most realize that the corporate oligarchy calls the tune that the majority of our elected and appointed officials dance to. Nader, if nothing more, is emblematic of this realization. Sure Gore would have been a better president; he would have perpetuated the fraud and, in the end taken the heat for the financial meltdown. Remember whose administration enabled it.

If the Democratic Party is to be perceived as any thing but a bunch of nattering nabobs we’d better stop the petty bickering and close ranks: Governor Moonbeam anyone?