Reagan - Optimist, attacking Bush - irrelevant - how far are we willing to go

[robbedvoter]

away from what we believe in for whichever candidate we support?
This is not to promote a candidate or attack another. I am still undecided - and I can throw here the posts that argue that voting for IWR didn't help Bush start his war.
I do understand supporting a candidate - once upon a time I was similarly afflicted following a successful draft.
But I think we all agree that all our candidates - while galaxies above the GOP loonies, are imperfect - yeah, even Gravel and Kucinich.
But maybe we should double check with our conscience - how far do we want to go, when we promote our candidate - and especially when we attack another. Elections come and go, we'll still have to see ourselves in the mirror afterwards.
I decided that in the meanwhile, I'll continue to make fairness my issue while posting on different threads, while waiting to decide my vote on February 5. So far - still Gravel.

[Clarkansas]

1. This Reagan thing is one of the biggest non-issues ever to earn 1000 threads on du. eom

[chimpymustgo]

2. Just because you post this is every thread doesn't make it so. I find Obama's comments disturbing.

And the lack of ANY disclaimer is what makes them frightening.

[robbedvoter]

3. Just out of curiosity: how old were you when Raygun said "ketchup is vegetables"?

Some of us lived under his "sunny optimism" - including putting wreaths on nazi cemeteries at Bittburg, taking children's lunches, starting bogus wars (Granada)

Reagan was bush - better packaged

maybe this will help explain the gut feeling this arises in many of us.
Again, until this point, i thought Obama was more progressive than Hillary.No longer.

Just now realizing: kids born AFTER Raygun just turn 18 - hence the total lack of historical perspective