Here's why I support Dean

Post #124,443 by ben_tilly 11/6/03 8:17:23 AM Reply	Here's why I support Dean I just retook [link\|http://selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/\|http://selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/] to verify. Here are my results: Your Results: 1. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (100%) Click here for info 2. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (96%) Click here for info 3. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (95%) Click here for info 4. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (81%) Click here for info 5. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (79%) Click here for info 6. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (78%) Click here for info 7. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (75%) Click here for info 8. Clark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (63%) Click here for info 9. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (59%) Click here for info 10. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (58%) Click here for info 11. Libertarian Candidate (54%) Click here for info 12. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (7%) Click here for info 13. Bush, George W. - US President (4%) Click here for info The fact that my best agreement is with the democratic front runner, whose funding is not beholden to the big special interests, is just icing on the cake. Yes, there are things that I disagree with. For instance while I can understand someone from Vermont (99% white) being insensitive on race issues, I still didn't like his flag comment. But at this point I would vote for a monkey if it talked and had a chance of beating Bush. Particularly if I thought that the monkey had decent opinions on the economy... YMMV Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #124,448 by jb4 11/6/03 9:17:38 AM Reply	Ben Tilly, Yellow-dog Democrat.... But at this point I would vote for a monkey if it talked and had a chance of beating Bush. The mantra of the "yellow-dog Democrat", 2003 version. Not that I disagree, mind you. I just thought the sentiment was interesting. jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #124,462 by ben_tilly 11/6/03 10:56:04 AM Reply	Not quite a democrat Just very unhappy with Bush. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #124,499 by jb4 11/6/03 1:55:43 PM Reply	Most yellow-dog Democrats were actually Republicans who were disenfranchised by their party as a result of carpetbagging and other such dispicable practices of the Party of Reagan and Bush. Not calling you a Democrat, Ben, just calling you a yellow-dog Democrat. To my twisted mind, there is a difference.... jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #124,461 by tuberculosis 11/6/03 10:41:46 AM 8/21/07 6:19:28 AM Reply	Pretty similar Interestingly enough - I had no idea who Dennis Kucinich was before I took this. Dean is also a pretty good fit. This is a nifty little program but it doesn't take into account personality traits that will determine whether the man can pull any of this stuff off. My numbers: 1.\ufffdKucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(100%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 2.\ufffdDean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(98%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 3.\ufffdEdwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(97%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 4.\ufffdKerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(92%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 5.\ufffdGephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(89%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 6.\ufffdMoseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(88%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 7.\ufffdLieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(81%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 8.\ufffdSharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(73%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 9.\ufffdClark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat\ufffd\ufffd(63%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 10.\ufffdLaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat \ufffd\ufffd(53%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 11.\ufffdLibertarian Candidate \ufffd\ufffd(46%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 12.\ufffdBush, George W. - US President \ufffd\ufffd(22%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info 13.\ufffdPhillips, Howard - Constitution \ufffd\ufffd(9%)\ufffd\ufffdClick here for info "I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone." -- Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003 Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:19:28 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #124,474 by boxley 11/6/03 11:42:41 AM Reply	looks like kerry is my dancing monkey hmmm but number 6 would force me to vote for 13 1. \tKerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (100%) Click here for info 2. \tLieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (98%) Click here for info 3. \tEdwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (92%) Click here for info 4. \tKucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (91%) Click here for info 5. \tGephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (90%) Click here for info 6. \tClinton, Senator Hillary Rodham, NY - Democrat (89%) Click here for info 7. \tBayh, Senator Evan, IN - Democrat (88%) Click here for info 8. \tGraham, Senator Bob, FL - Democrat (86%) Click here for info 9. \tDaschle, Senate Minority Leader Tom, SD - Democrat (81%) Click here for info 10. \tDodd, Senator Chris, CT - Democrat (76%) Click here for info 11. \tBiden, Senator Joe, DE - Democrat (76%) Click here for info 12. \tDean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (76%) Click here for info 13. \tBush, George W. - US President (76%) Click here for info thanx, bill "You're just like me streak. You never left the free-fire zone.You think aspirins and meetings and cold showers are going to clean out your head. What you want is God's permission to paint the trees with the bad guys. That wont happen big mon." Clete questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #124,501 by jb4 11/6/03 2:05:10 PM Reply	Interesting... ...how Dean and Bush tie for last on your list! jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #124,500 by jb4 11/6/03 2:03:30 PM Reply	Well, color me surprised... Your Results: 1. \tKucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (100%) Click here for info 2. \tDean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (87%) Click here for info 3. \tKerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (84%) Click here for info 4. \tSharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (80%) Click here for info 5. \tMoseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol IL - Democrat (78%) Click here for info 6. \tEdwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (78%) Click here for info 7. \tGephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (74%) Click here for info 8. \tLieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (71%) Click here for info 9. \tClark, Retired Army General Wesley K "Wes" Arkansas - Democrat (66%) Click here for info 10. \tLaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (66%) Click here for info 11. \tLibertarian Candidate (46%) Click here for info 12. \tBush, George W. - US President (33%) Click here for info 13. \tPhillips, Howard - Constitution (8%) Click here for info Wouldn't have thought that Kucinich would agree with me this closely...was leaning toward Dean (mostly because he wasn't afraid to "engage" the GOP about all the bullshit they output on an hourly basis). jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry
Post #124,725 by Another Scott 11/8/03 9:44:40 AM Reply	An illustration of my conundrum. 1. \tYour ideal theoretical candidate. (100%) 2. \tEdwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (72%) 3. \tKucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (61%) 4. \tDean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (59%) 5. \tGephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (58%) 6. \tKerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (47%) 7. \tSharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (47%) 8. \tLibertarian Candidate (46%) 9. \tClark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (45%) 10. \tLieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (42%) 11. \tBush, President George W. - Republican (28%) 12. \tLaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (20%) 13. \tMoseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (9%) 14. \tPhillips, Howard - Constitution (4%) I think it's scary that Kucinich is so close to the top of my list as I would not vote for him. I can't see myself voting for Edwards either (1-I don't think he'll win the nomination, 2-I don't think he's the right person at this time). While many people here were getting 90+% scores for some of the candidates, my highest was only 72%! I am glad to see Howard at the bottom though. :-) I think it's interesting that Kucinich has won the plurality of the votes there (42%). FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #140,437 by Another Scott 2/7/04 2:41:57 PM Reply	3 months later, I took it again. Your Results: 1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%) 2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (77%) 3. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (69%) 4. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (68%) 5. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (68%) 6. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (63%) 7. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (63%) 8. Bush, President George W. - Republican (22%) 9. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (17%) I'm glad Phillips is still at the bottom of the list. I'm also glad that Dean's at the top now since I sent him some money a couple of days ago... I don't think Edwards has done enough to warrant being President. Kerry still bothers me. The first paragraph on his web site has the word "fight" or "fought" or "fighting" used in every other sentence. It's a peeve of mine that too many politicians are busy "fighting" rather than "working"... :-( Lots of other things too - like what significant accomplishments can he point to in the last 14 years (since Iran-Contra)? I don't like Clark because he's never held office, has no record on policy issues (and has waffled on many of the answers he's given) and I don't have any confidence that he'll be able to lead the government. Kucinich is still winning (23%) among people who've taken the quiz - the counter was reset on February 3. Cheers, Scott.
Post #130,096 by jb4 12/10/03 5:02:42 PM Reply	You should be in Hog heaven, now! Your boy got endorsed by The Big Al himself. (To be sure, I'm OK with it...) jb4 "There are two ways for you to have lower Prescription-drug costs. One is you could hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper ... or you can elect me President." John Kerry

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