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"They don't own the Democratic Party"
Joe Biden talks about lefty bloggers, the perils of candor in a YouTube age, Dick Cheney's secret thoughts, and how many troops a Biden administration would keep in Iraq.
By Walter Shapiro [2007-07-06]

  • Democracy and Ethics

    "Wait a year until the progressive solidarity police are once again dictating that you mustn't even think of voting for a third party in November."

    Some people think of voting as a statement of principle. I think of it as a strategic action. Solidarity police? Fair enough.

    I'd rather vote for an imperfect Democratic candidate and win than put another Republican in the White House. That is an ethical choice. If a Republican wins the White House in '08, then more people will suffer and die.

    You know damned well that this is true, and that makes you responsible for the result if your '08 Presidential vote is a poor strategic choice that helps another Republican get into the White House.

    This isn't philosophy class, it's real life, and for many people on this planet the question of (R) or (D) by the name of the next U.S.A. President is a matter of life and death, and you all know it and have a moral obligation to act accordingly.

    -- tortoise
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    Thursday, July 5, 2007 11:16 PM
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