[lbo-talk] Dirty Hands

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Fact of the matter is that when we go in for lesser
evil politics, as I, like Doug, am doing this year,
you can't be too picky. These candidates do not
represent our points of view of a global range of
positions -- even Kuchinich, though he's the best.
Still, partly for that reason he's not a serious
contender. If we want to get rid of Bush, we need to
swallow our gorge and support the most electable of
the pro-capitalist candidates, including people who
advocate what are to us horrible positions, whether
out of principle or opportunism. 

And if we ever get a genuinely progressive president,
we will need a Lyndon Johnson or a Willie Stark, a
wily, amoral, cynical, touch, nasty, two-faced,
treacherous son of a bitch. Your nice fuzzy warm well
intentioned upright decent liberal don't stand a
chance. And we need to make devil's bargains on
fundamental principles to get other things we want
even more. Sorry . . . but that's what you have to do
if you want to play for keeps rather than to keep your
beautiful soul pure. 

I like Dean best -- not because I think he is so
wonderful, but because I think he can win.

jks

--- Shane Taylor <s-t-t at juno.com> wrote:
> Dennis Perrin wrote:
> 
> > Does this alter anyone's possible vote?=20
> >
> >
>
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=3D/news/archive/2003/11/11/n
> =
> ational1729EST0649.DTL>
> 
> > It says here that Kucinich supports a ban. True?
> 
> Sometimes, Kucinich gives me the impression of a
> meddlesome prig.  This
> (if true) and his previous attitude toward
> reproductive choice would be
> two examples.
> 
> -- Shane
> 
> 
>
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