popular logistics

Back in 2000 Nader said there ain’t no difference between George W. Bush and Al Gore. I disagreed back then, and disagree today. But let’s look at some of the Republicans and Democrats today.

The Republican candidates:

• Rudy Guiliani, like Bush and Cheney, believes it is “My way or the Highway” and “if you’re not with me you’re against me.” Guiliani was on the street on Sept 12, 2001 because he ignored his advisors and put New York’s Office of Emergency Management in the World Trade Center. Is this what how we want the President to make decisions?
• When asked if his sons are serving in Iraq, Mitt Romney, who supports the war, replied “They are doing the best thing they can do for America – working to get me elected President.” Shouldn’t he offer to bring all the soldiers home from Iraq and pay them what he is paying his sons?
• Fred Thompson promises a government of the lobbyists, by the lobbyists, and for the lobbyists.
• Mike Huckabee lists among his qualifications that he pardoned Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones for an old driving offense. While the offense may have been blown out of proportion; is pardoning a celebrity for no other reason than to curry favor with said celebrity is a qualification for the office of President of the United States? Or is it selling access? Inequality under the law.
• John McCain, when asked about his age, responded “Thanks for the question, you little jerk … you’re drafted.”

Contrast the Liberal Democrats. John Edwards and Barak Obama have put forth plans to provide health care for all Americans, including the 1 out of 6 who have no health insurance and therefore very limited access to health care. While she hasn’t discussed the details, Hillary Clinton says “We are all saying pretty much the same thing.”

The calendars may say “21st Century” but the Republicans are still fighting the Skopes trial. The Democrats want to fund stem cell research.