[R-G] Kerry: "The Cause of Israel is the Cause of America"

[Lapwing]

Connexions hath smitten the keyboard to type:

> Franks. But if the election happens as we think it will I'll join
> lapwing in supporting the lesser evil because the Greater Evil,
> "dialectics" notwithstanding, does not lead to the Absolute Good. CJ

That's all I'm saying.

As to Kerry being an " ultra-rightist, pro-war on Iraq, pro-war on 
civil liberities, economics are far right," as Mac put it, I find 
some of this a little extreme. Pro-war on Iraq ... OK, or perhaps, 
too chicken to speak out of turn. War on civil liberties? Kerry's a 
liberal. "Far right" economics and "ultra-rightist" depend onjust how 
broad your view of the political spectrum is. Kerry is to the left of 
Reagan, Bush, Ford and Nixon, that already take away his crown to the 
"far" and "ultra." Kerry may be to the right of Ted Kennedy, who is 
as "left" as electable politicians get in the USA. Is he left or 
right of Clinton? I don't know.

I'd say all this puts him either in the center left or center right.

Yes, yes, I know. None of these folks would go for nationalizing the 
means of production -- although Nixon did create Amtrak and he did 
have a "New Economic Policy" (hee, hee). However, radical change is 
not even a remote option.

The choice is whether we continue on the march to 1904 or we halt 
somewhere in the 1930s (1936?) in hopes of better opportunities for 
progress in the future.

I, for one, deeply regret that Jimmy Carter lost his reelection, Zbig 
notwithstanding. It seemed clearer to bring on the struggle with a 
clear enemy. Well, we know what happened.

I am full of regrets about letting an aim for the perfect ruin other 
possibilities. I am not going to let that happen this time. I won't 
fritter a vote on making a statement that won't make a whit of 
difference. The house is on fire and Kerry comes with firefighters.

He won't build me a deck? OK, so I'll have to wait for that.

Lapwing