[lbo-talk] presidency

[Michael Smith]

On Monday 12 May 2008 18:59:33 Doug Henwood wrote:
> > Watch out, Doug, you're coming dangerously close to 'paying attention
> > to the presidency' there.  Keep thinking this way and you'll wind up
> > wanting to defeat the far-right in all sorts of elections!
> 
> I'm not unsympathetic to the position, as long as one is honest and  
> clear-eyed about the possibilities, and it doesn't detract from  
> excessively from worthwhile efforts. 

Saying this to dead-end Democratic Party addicts is like telling 
a junkie his habit is fine as long as it doesn't interfere with the rest
of his life.