> Which sounds good, but I don't see why supporting the Dems is anything
> more of a pure gesture, if you do not agree with them. Maybe you do
> agree with them. In which case, a fulsome support seems appropriate.
> But if, as I sense, there is a difference of opinion, why would you
> hide it at the one time that the whole country is most interested in
> political alternatives.
ABBs are not supporting the Democratic Party. They advocate voting for Kerry because that's the only way to get Bush out, which is their purpose from now until November.
Once Bush is out, we can talk about other subjects.
No ABBs I know of fulsomely support the Democratic Party. That's the point of using the catch-phrase "Anybody But Bush." If they were simply supporters of the Democratic Party, their slogan would be "Three Cheers for the Democratic Party." I don't hear anyone saying that these days, other than perhaps officials of the party.
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