[hedgetrimmer]

so we're going to take our balls home and ensure that the noted conservative, Howard Dean, gets elected

Ah the fear factor.

You see an elected official violating his oath of office so you decide not to vote for him. That is being a person of principle. We can never have people of principle elected to public office if we do not have prinicples ourselves.

[Modernman]

You see an elected official violating his oath of office so you decide not to vote for him. That is being a person of principle

I guess that's where we differ. Principles are not something I care about or expect from a politician. I expect them to represent my interests.

[T.Smith]

"You see an elected official violating his oath of office so you decide not to vote for him. That is being a person of principle. We can never have people of principle elected to public office if we do not have prinicples ourselves."

I wish I had said that.