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Daily Kos Wants It All

[Updates below.]

Edwards for President, Damn It

First of, I think both candidates are electable. Both John Kerry and John Edwards will have a strong chance of defeating Bush. So I can't abide by those silly "electability" arguments that have propelled Kerry to his current, commanding lead in the race.

I prefer to look beyond November. To be blunt, I want what the Republicans have -- the trifecta. I want the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. I want as many state houses and legislatures as we can get. I want complete dominance.


My emphasis.

Political strategists dislike the uncertainty of democratic processes and want to eliminate the unknowns of executive, legislative, and legal opposition when they craft their plans. It's much easier to pass the bills you want when a raw majority of rule making bodies consist of people "on your side" or who at least sympathize with your goals.

Of course, people on the opposite side of the spectrum feel the same. You know the Republicans felt joyous when they captured the House, then the Presidency, and then the Senate. I feel less inclined than Kos to attribute the Supreme Court to the GOP as it seems pretty much split down the middle these days.

In any case, to me this kind of mentality is just frightening. The pursuit of power over others should always be. Kos's authoritarian impulse is rearing it's ugly head and the only political entity strong enough to defeat against it and it's adherents is only marginally better.

UPDATE 11/16/2004 8:41am
The Hypocrisy of Daily Kos

UPDATE 1/18/2005 9:40am
Kos continues to amaze me.

UPDATED 4/19/2005 10:28am
The Democratic Party: The Party of Personal Liberty?, Fiscal Responsibility?, Meteor Blades Needs Economics, Economic Ignorance, For the Privatization of Freedom, Sacred Cows and Kossack Hypocrisy, and Kos Strikes Again

Posted by drizzten on February 23, 2004 10:22 AM |

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