[extropy-chat] FWD (Got Caliche?) A Progressive 12-step Program

[Adrian Tymes]

--- "Terry W. Colvin" <fortean1 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> < http://www.alternet.org/story/21181/ >

Best line in this article, IMO:

> Democratic presidential candidates lost in the last
> couple of elections because the public didn't know
> who they were; they made the mistake of running as
> "Republican Lite."

I know quite a few people who voted for Bush only -
_only_, mind you - because they were afraid Kerry
would be the same as Bush only worse.  Had there been
a true Democrat, or at least a non-Republican, major
party candidate after the nominations, Bush would not
have gotten their votes.