Thus, I have not only betrayed my conscience but, most likely, have also backed a loser. Doesn't get any better than that!
Carl ----------
Sure it does. You can now read missives from your own Right who claim you are a lacky for the liberal apologia:
``Under Clinton, however, serious resistance was indeed marginalized, partly because the mainstream liberal groups -- the ones squawking about Nader -- pulled back, lest their perceived access to The Great One be compromised. It's been the student groups, among others, that relit much of the resistance we see today, from globalization to sweat shops to corporate rule. But the liberal groups have, by and large, been silent as Clinton/Gore dismantled programs that the libs supposedly held dear (Wellstone is an exception in the Senate). If Gore wins, will Jackson, Steinem, Ireland, and the rest suddenly call for scrutiny of the new admin? Based on the past 8 years, I rather doubt it.'' (DB)
And then argue history over how the US Left Nicaragua resistance flourished under Reagan--as if it wouldn't have done even better under Carter and Mondale. For example, there would have been left support for the Sandanistas, including community project participation from here, and without the same executive branch underground war against them. The result might have been a lot fewer dead people at the very least.
Chuck Grimes