Uncommon Sense
columnist: A Plebian

Topic: Political Parties
"It's deja vu all over again." Again.

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This is my first attempt at writing so bear with me.Watching the spectacle that is the modern American primary process a recurring trend boldly announces itself like a stinging slap in the face. The majority of Americans do want change. Its too bad that the change they so desperately want is ,in reality, just old disproven ideas dressed up in fancy new clothes.

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by A Plebian
(Libertarian)
Thursday, February 21, 2008

 "It's déjà vu all over again."  Yogi Berra

Watching the spectacle that is the modern American primary process a recurring trend boldly announces itself like a stinging slap in the face.  The majority of Americans do want change.  Its too bad that the change they so desperately want is, in reality, just old disproven ideas dressed up in fancy new clothes.  The changes that they want; increased redistribution of wealth, cradle to grave everything, and perpetual war among many others.  All this and more the government is more than happy to deliver.  For a price.

The leading candidates in both politcal parties we are allowed to choose from advocate, for the most part, the same exact things.  If you are a fan of limits on free speech, infringement of your second amendment rights, higher taxes, open borders, and ever shrinking civil liberties then you are very well represented by the current crop of approved candidates.  The only candidate that does not portent further expansion of the federal government is Ron Paul and he is marginalized and ridiculed constantly by both sides and the media.

On the Republican side we have John McCain.  Though weeks ago they were violently opposed to him, conservative pundits are now falling all over each other to support him.  It is sickening.   Put simply, McCain is Bush without the tax cuts and quaint malapropisms.

On the Democrat side we have Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.  I don't even know where to begin.  Basically they are the same as McCain but differ as to where they pay the most lip service.  While McCain cozies up to big business, Obama and Hillary prefer the unions. They are for the people, you see.  Another difference is how they speak about the war in Iraq.  Barack and Hillary would talk about ending the war while carrying it on indefinitely.  McCain would talk about a 100 year war while carrying it on indefinitely.  He is a straight talker after all.  

If you are anything like me you are struggling to find any major difference in the philosophy of any of the leading candidates.  Liberals say, "Barack or Hillary would get us out of Iraq."  In response I say, "the Congress, since last November, is in Democrat hands and yet we are still in Iraq."  Conservatives will say, "but McCain is the lesser of two evils."  I say, "A lesser evil is still an evil.  Bush was a lesser of two evils and look where he has gotten us."

If the reason you are going to vote for someone in the next election is that you are hungry for a change you cannot name or if the best thing you can say about your candidate is that he is the lesser of two evils, do your country a favor: don't vote!

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Published: Thursday, February 21, 2008
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