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Post #278,714
by Another Scott
3/18/07 2:33:57 PM
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New A group I'll keep an eye on.
I heard Sam Waterston mention it on ABC's "This Week" today.

[link|http://www.unity08.org/|Unity08.org]. They are a new (to me anyway) [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/527_group|527] being built by Democrats and Republicans who are aiming to sign up delegates for a "Unity Ticket". I like a lot of what I'm reading on their [link|http://www.unity08.com/believe|What We Believe] page, but I'm not ready to take the plunge yet.

Cheers,
Scott.
(Who would at most be a supporter.)
Post #278,728
by rcareaga
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3/18/07 3:59:42 PM
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New I believe it was Grover Norquist
...who cheerfully described bipartisanship as "date rape." There'a an old adage about how adding a cup of wine to a cask of sewage leaves you with a cask of sewage, whereas adding a cup of sewage to a cask of wine leaves you with...a cask of sewage. What would be the dream ticket of an outfit like this one? Why, no doubt party "mavericks" John McCain in the top slot and, yes, Joe "Joementum" Lieberman reprising his 2000 role as the lovable dreary scold sidekick.

I ain't buyin'. Yes, a third force in American politics might be a desirable abstract, but trying to make common cause with today's GOP is like compromising with cancer: a tumor has its own agenda, and its working relationship with other cells must ever be one-sided, however it masks this at the outset.

cordially,
Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #278,759
by imric
3/18/07 8:57:10 PM
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New Heh. The Neocons feel the same way about Dems.
But what if they have their own candidates? Candidates that actually defect from former parties?

The current parties are deeply flawed.

It just might be time for a new one.
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #278,789
by inthane-chan
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3/19/07 2:35:50 AM
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New I wouldn't exactly call the dems a cask of wine these days..
Raw sewage? No. But in my book, the difference between the two parties these days is that one uses lube when they screw you.
Odoru aho ni miru aho!
Onaji aho nara odoranya son son!
Post #278,733
by JayMehaffey
3/18/07 4:16:47 PM
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New Need to see who is on their slate
Groups like that get floated every so often, and the situation is certainly ripe for one. But unless they get a very strong ticket it won't amount to anything.

I do agree with what they list as the most important issues though. So when they get to the point of putting forth some possible candidates, I will consider them.

Jay
Post #278,818
by jbrabeck
3/19/07 1:58:14 PM
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New Didn't we have our own slate a while back?
Still think that was those were the best candidates.

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     A group I'll keep an eye on. - (Another Scott) - (5) - March 18, 2007, 02:33:57 PM EDT
         I believe it was Grover Norquist - (rcareaga) - (2) - March 18, 2007, 03:59:42 PM EDT
             Heh. The Neocons feel the same way about Dems. - (imric) - March 18, 2007, 08:57:10 PM EDT
             I wouldn't exactly call the dems a cask of wine these days.. - (inthane-chan) - March 19, 2007, 02:35:50 AM EDT
         Need to see who is on their slate - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - March 18, 2007, 04:16:47 PM EDT
             Didn't we have our own slate a while back? - (jbrabeck) - March 19, 2007, 01:58:14 PM EDT

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