[savedbygrace]

Here in OK, both Hunter and Thompson were on the ballot. I looked at it for a very long time, sorely tempted, but in the end, I wrote my line for Romney. In reality, I voted against McCain, much more than for Romney.

I think I’ll take a full dose of Nyquil and fall asleep for 8 hours, trying to forget that I have voted for Romney. I’m angry that I was forced to do that.

[truthkeeper]

I think I’ll take a full dose of Nyquil and fall asleep for 8 hours, trying to forget that I have voted for Romney. I’m angry that I was forced to do that.

Please don't be. You chose to be proactive rather than reactive...and that's usually a better course of action, IMO.

[sanchmo]

From wikipedia:
"Consequentialism refers to those moral theories which hold that the consequences of a particular action form the basis for any valid moral judgment about that action...
A consequentialist may argue that lying is wrong because of the negative consequences produced by lying — though a consequentialist may allow that certain foreseeable consequences might make lying acceptable.
A deontologist might argue that lying is always wrong, regardless of any potential "good" that might come from lying.
A virtue ethicist, however, would focus less on lying in any particular instance and instead consider what a decision to tell a lie or not tell a lie said about one's character."

Notable consequentialists include Milton Friedman, Ludwig von Mises, and Friedrich Hayek.