If the Republican candidates looks as if he'd do about as much harm as the Democrat, I'll vote for neither, or for some third-party candidate if the itch is unendurable. The principle is truth-in-labeling and the consequences of not insisting on it. I won't reward deceit. If evil gets to costume itself as virtue, it will fool a lot of people about the real nature of virtue and how well it works.
Therefore, in 1992, faced with a GOP candidate who'd broken his only campaign promise, I stayed home. In 1996, faced with a GOP candidate who didn't know anything except subsidies for Kansas farmers and raising taxes to pay for welfare-state boondoggles, I stayed home. Faced with a GOP candidate who promised drug benefits, tariffs, and a number of other redistributionist steps, I stayed home in 2000 as well. No one could have anticipated Black Tuesday.
That having been said, I plan to support Dubya in 2004. He's proved to be a better man than he first appeared, far better than his father. Regarding his tendeicies toward protectionism and welfare statism, I guess I'll just swallow hard and try to smile. He understands the requirements of national defense, and his word is good. That will be sufficient.
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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