Comments on: When perfect is the enemy of good and good is good enough: Congratulations to Ted Strickland http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ks http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/comment-page-1/#comment-13144 ks Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:20:37 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/#comment-13144 Oh, and I just want to say (because this will make most everybody here happy anyway and it certainly makes me happy): SPEAKER PELOSI!!!!!!! Oh, and I just want to say (because this will make most everybody here happy anyway and it certainly makes me happy):

SPEAKER PELOSI!!!!!!!

]]> By: ks http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/comment-page-1/#comment-13143 ks Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:16:22 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/#comment-13143 I'm happy that Strickland won too. You're right that the Green platform is almost orgasm inducing, but you're also right that there isn't a chance in hell that a Green could get anything passed in this state. And I'm not exactly thrilled with Strickland's record on abortion, and he probably wouldn't wholeheartedly support a radically pro-choice bill, I don't think he'll support any major anti-choice bills either. I consider him mostly abortion neutral. Plus, I live in somewhat progressive Toledo, so my congresscritter is Kaptur and I got to vote for Teresa Fedor for state senate (arguably the most pro-choice person in Columbus). I’m happy that Strickland won too. You’re right that the Green platform is almost orgasm inducing, but you’re also right that there isn’t a chance in hell that a Green could get anything passed in this state. And I’m not exactly thrilled with Strickland’s record on abortion, and he probably wouldn’t wholeheartedly support a radically pro-choice bill, I don’t think he’ll support any major anti-choice bills either. I consider him mostly abortion neutral. Plus, I live in somewhat progressive Toledo, so my congresscritter is Kaptur and I got to vote for Teresa Fedor for state senate (arguably the most pro-choice person in Columbus).

]]> By: Lyn http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/comment-page-1/#comment-13135 Lyn Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:41:13 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/08/when-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-good-and-good-is-good-enough-congratulations-to-ted-strickland/#comment-13135 As an Ohioan myself, let me just add: WOOOHOOOOOO!! Thanks to all those voters in other parts of the state who turned out to support a viable non-Republican candidate (really the only qualification needed for office at this point, IMO) in so many state-level elections and for our Senate seat. I'm in the Cincy area, and down here the turnout seems to gone red rather than blue - our local Repubs look to have held on to their House seats and at least two counties favored Blackwell for governor by a small margin last time I checked. But it's a relief to know that the state as a whole is either too smart or too pissed off at Repubs in general to have made the same mistake. Whatever; I'll take it. Re "voting your conscience": if your conscience doesn't tell you that getting and keeping out of office any and all Bush/Cheney cronies, supporters, and apologists is the most crucially important issue facing us right now, then I have a freakin' bone to pick with your conscience. There are other fights to be fought, yes, but if the neo-con theofascists stay in power and have their way, eventually there wouldn't even be an arena left in which to fight them. But again: woohoo! As an Ohioan myself, let me just add: WOOOHOOOOOO!!

Thanks to all those voters in other parts of the state who turned out to support a viable non-Republican candidate (really the only qualification needed for office at this point, IMO) in so many state-level elections and for our Senate seat. I’m in the Cincy area, and down here the turnout seems to gone red rather than blue – our local Repubs look to have held on to their House seats and at least two counties favored Blackwell for governor by a small margin last time I checked. But it’s a relief to know that the state as a whole is either too smart or too pissed off at Repubs in general to have made the same mistake. Whatever; I’ll take it.

Re “voting your conscience”: if your conscience doesn’t tell you that getting and keeping out of office any and all Bush/Cheney cronies, supporters, and apologists is the most crucially important issue facing us right now, then I have a freakin’ bone to pick with your conscience. There are other fights to be fought, yes, but if the neo-con theofascists stay in power and have their way, eventually there wouldn’t even be an arena left in which to fight them.

But again: woohoo!

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