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"ScottW" wrote in message
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"Schizoid Man" wrote in message
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This article proves beyond doubt that Michael McKelvy is not the true,
classical conservative that he claims to be, but simply a partisan hack.
Or
perhaps, in more erudite terms, a Republican attack dog.

I can sum it up for you. The well-known magazine American Conservative
has
endorsed John Kerry for President because: "George W. Bush has come to
embody a politics that is antithetical to almost any kind of thoughtful
conservatism."

http://www.amconmag.com/2004_11_08/cover1.html

He will no doubt argue that the magazine endorsement is based entirely
on
it's anti-Bush sentiment rather than a smattering of pro-Kerry. And
about
that, he will be correct. But, of course, he - yet again - misses the
point.

The article rather eloquently argues that the current President's
policies
are the very antithesis of traditional conservatism. That is the point.


The point is the American conservative isn't when it will sell out
conservative values in a plea for the lesser of 2 evils.

They should admit conservatives have no representation from either
party. The whole primary thing and the money required to wage a campaign
has totally corrupted our democracy. Voters don't get to choose our
president. Voters get to select from a whopping sample of two put forth
by the parties. The process of selection by the parties is broken.

The most anti-democratic process actions taken in this entire campaign
has been the Democratic Party's legal campaign to removed Ralph Nader
from the ballots. Its disgusting. Someone explain to me why a candidate
for federal office can be on ballots in some states and not in others?
Supreme court needs to fix this.


Because it is 50 sate elections (and DC)

Makes no sense to allow a candidate on one states ballot where they can
influence that states outcome and electoral votes while they are not on
enough states ballots to have a chance to get enough electoral votes to
actually win. Not saying Nader is in this position but it is conceivable.

ScottW