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To: Republic of Texas
The fact that your ONLY reply is a bit of name calling IS rather telling

If I called you a dumba$$ or dipsh!t, that would be name calling. Your responses were arrogant and condescending. Those are merely legitimate adjectives to describe your demeanor. I hope you know the difference.

I'd love to see the list of Libertarian SENATORS in Congress

So, it's your assessment that any political opinion is invalid and worthless unless that ideology is able to attain a seat in Congress. How quaint, and unfortunately, un-American. Do you deny that the two party system has done a remarkable job of protecting not only the status quo of having only two parties, but also gerrymandering districts to such a fine degree as to make most congressional seats completely secure for the incumbent. Of the 435 seats in the House, how many were even competitive during this election? Maybe 20? Let's not pretend that the deck isn't stacked against third party ideas.

IF a Libertarian ran for Senator in Texas, and had a CHANCE of winning, I'd vote for them

See above. You have your current crop of Democrats and Republican incumbents to thank for this situation.

166 posted on 11/07/2002 8:21:15 AM PST by tdadams
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To: tdadams
Like I said earlier, the idiots in the middle, (moderates), won't support a far right Conservative or Libertarian in anything larger than a House race. I don't like it, but it is REALITY. We have to move those people to the right incrementally, or they will freak out and vote for the Dims. Then WE ALL LOSE.

Is John Cornyn as conservative as i would like? No. But he's better than Ron Kirk, who actually IS a fairly conservative Dem. He is still a Dem, and we will have a more conservative government with Trent Lott running the Senate that with Satan's handmaiden Daschle. It hurts to say that because I think Lott is a spineless idiot, and wouldn't hire him to mow my yard, but he's better than Daschle (not by much). That's how incrementalism works.

175 posted on 11/07/2002 8:41:00 AM PST by Republic of Texas
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