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Edited on Mon Feb-25-08 10:40 AM by Jeff In Milwaukee
Because let’s face it, our generation hasn’t suffered enough, at least not compared to our parents and grandparents. Oh sure, there are nearly 4,000 Americans dead in Iraq today, but back in Vietnam, we were losing 4,000 troops a year. Has Country Joe McDonald written a song about Iraq yet? No! Why? Because Iraq hasn’t reached the “critical mass” needed to generate a really top-notch protest song. And he might be dead already. I don’t know.
The point here is that Iraq is just human chump-change compared to World War II. The Allies lost nearly 4,000 soldiers in ONE DAY during the Normandy Invasion. John McCain understands that. That’s why he wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years – given the nature of the conflict over there, it’s doing to take at least that long to generate some really impressive casualty figures. And since a vote for Nader is just like a vote for McCain, I think you understand my logic.
Or at least I hope you do.
And then there’s the economy. Sure, more than 400,000 American families have been foreclosed upon during the past year, but I have to stress that these are just paper losses (includes wallpaper). But it’s not like people are packing whole families in creaky jalopies and migrating to California in hopes of picking peaches. Mostly because those jobs are already being done by undocumented workers.
The point here is that economically, we’re far from hitting the bottom. And unless we continue the fiscal policies of the past seven years, we’re not going to get anyway close. Look at the national debt. It was only $5.7 trillion in 2000, but not it’s blossomed to a hearty and robust $9.3 trillion. With just a little more effort we can crack $10 trillion for the first time in our history!
What’s that you say? Deficits are bad? Phew! (or some interjection to that effect)
Deficits are our friend because they allow us to keep spending money without ever actually having to repay it. Not in this generation, anyway. And I think we’ve all seen “Blade Runner” enough times to know that the future is going to suck anyway, so you might as well be a few (or several) trillion dollars in debt. And NO WAY is Harrison Ford a replicant.
A Nader vote virtually ensures that we can continue down this path without having accept responsibility for any of the messy consequences. If you’re old enough to remember sex during the 1970’s and before AIDS ruined the orgy for everybody, I think you know what I mean.
Vote for Ralph, and all your wildest dreams will come true.
Pretty catchy campaign slogan, no? I wrote it myself.
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