But Lamont is for universal healthcare, and after meeting with ct manufacturing unions, dropped his support for free trade pacts. In a time of deepest reaction, I think his staff's work in ct is nothing to sneeze at by far. Altho it is sad how, between him and Corzine, the only lefty-leanings we sent to the senate since Wellstone died have been jillionaires.
Jim
> It is not a matter of being more radical than thou. What is sad about
> Lamont is that we have to enthuse over someone whose social program is
> essentially to the right of Richard Nixon. This has nothing to do
> with Lamont but rather with the times and our own lack of power. So
> sure, use Lamont as a protest vote or as a way to argue against the
> war (but hardly against U.S. imperialism or even against jingoism... )
> but don't think that electing Lamont is anything but electing another
> bastard.
>
> Jerry
>
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