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In reply to the discussion: I'm sorry, guys. I can't get past her vote for the Iraq "war". [View all]Generic Other
(28,979 posts)I resist the idea of presidential dynasties and I am foolish? I resist anyone whose ties to Wall Street make them beholden to corporate interests and I am foolish? I resist the idea of getting behind the election of a woman who voted for and still defends her vote for the Iraq war and I am the foolish one? I doubt her willingness to finish a job based on her having thrown in the towel countless times before -- her healthcare bill as First Lady thrown in the trashcan when she faced opposition, her Senate career thrown away in order to run for president and lose her own party's nomination, her fleeing her SOS job when the going got tough...I am not impressed by her commitment to the job. And her cutesy, "I am not running...I may think about it..." indecisiveness. If she doesn't even know if she wants the job...I sure as hell don't want her.
Clinton brings nothing new to the table. I don't want to spend another 4 or 8 years wishing I had not voted for a DINO because that is what would make me look foolish.
I will back candidates who actually sound like real liberals and who are not ashamed to say so. If this means I leave some slots blank, so be it.
And yes, winning elections matters, but only if the ones you help elect actually follow through on their promises, not just say whatever it takes to get elected.