But I'll grand you that fear and panic DO make people say things that sound awfully silly. Some are so married to the illusion that "not to vote for Romney is the same as voting for Obama" (a mathematical and material fallacy) that when I asked one ABOer, "If a Democrat who voted for Obama last time votes third party or not at all this time, is he still voting 'for' Obama?", that FReeper said YES. Which is beyond silly -- it is pathetic and should be a powerful warning sign to anyone with their wits about them.
I hope enough folks stop with the ABO hysteria and start using their heads soon, because a Romney landslide would be very bad indeed for America. Buyer's remorse would set in hard and fast -- and ABOers would be kicking themselves because they knew better but lacked the courage to face that fact that Obama is a mere mortal better dealt with by taking the harder road of risking having to face him squarely head-on instead of making a devious, chicken-hearted deal with the devil to avoid that face-down. ABO has folks so panicked by the Obama-All-Powerful myth that they are willing to make a deal with the devil and worry about negotiating the terms later when it would be TOO LATE.
Nice post.