tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045188248536910078.post7588614073557586667..comments2024-01-27T06:40:09.833-05:00Comments on Long Purple Bike: recycled political spewLydia Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360354533482878916noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045188248536910078.post-89234852672776393282023-04-30T04:00:59.228-04:002023-04-30T04:00:59.228-04:00Lovely blog you haveLovely blog you havePotato Recipeshttps://www.potatofoodies.com/potatoes/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045188248536910078.post-32537180332626236902008-10-29T16:06:00.000-04:002008-10-29T16:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for leaving the mess on my blog so yours ca...Thanks for leaving the mess on my blog so yours can stay "clean." :P<BR/><BR/>Chris, I agree it makes more sense to start local, but like you said, we obviously don't have that option here in SC so I'm doing what I can...<BR/><BR/>You're right about keeping the future president's "feet to the fire" too. Whoever wins, thanks to this election I have a stronger desire to be actively involved in holding the president accountable throughout his term.<BR/><BR/>Something I read in Time today made me feel much better about the practically inevitable: "There is no better potential driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy...That's going to be my No. 1 priority when I get into office..." - Sen. Obama <BR/><BR/>(ok mr. man, we're going to hold you to that!)Lydia Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360354533482878916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045188248536910078.post-53735260139475168192008-10-29T03:09:00.000-04:002008-10-29T03:09:00.000-04:00I like it. :)Political rants are fun but messy. T...I like it. :)<BR/><BR/>Political rants are fun but messy. That's why I did mine on your blog earlier...<BR/><BR/><BR/>:-PPamela M M Berkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188496335870679024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045188248536910078.post-57485702002192731922008-10-26T19:42:00.000-04:002008-10-26T19:42:00.000-04:00I guess I'll cross-post my comment over here too, ...I guess I'll cross-post my comment over here too, and thanks for the plug for my post. Also thanks for the nomination over at the Spark.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words Lydia. I should specify, I'm not against 3rd party voting if it's part of a larger strategy of political activism. I actually think that local elections are especially ripe for 3rd party wins. Enough local wins could (in theory) move that particular party to national prominence. I don't however think it makes much sense to start at the highest office in the land and work down. <BR/><BR/>If I actually voted by my true political ideology, I'd be voting Green Party or some sort of progressive worker party, and if I had that option in local elections I certainly would vote that way. As it stands though, hoping for a progressive 3rd party to get a foothold in SC is like hoping for rain without clouds. Still there are some interesting things happening here in the Hub City so I suppose anything is possible.<BR/><BR/>I guess you could say we're not that far apart really. I'm not totally convinced that Barack Obama will really be in the corner of those activists who worked so hard to get him elected, but I'm sure that if McCain gets elected the issues I care about will be ignored in exactly the same way they've been ignored for the last 8 years. The Democratic party isn't perfect. Bill Clinton did his fair share of ignoring progressives during his years too. That's why I voted for Nader instead of Gore in 2000.<BR/><BR/>I believe the real work for all of us will begin after the election. If Obama wins, his feet must be held to the fire in order to make sure we can get the ball moving in the right direction.Christopher Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734293233949442902noreply@blogger.com