It occurs to me that i will be able to vote in the 2004 Presidential election.

[hermionesviolin]

(thanks pallidamors)

This means that after i get back from England i should find out who all the candidates are and look into them.

I'm troubled that Dick Gephardt's website doesn't address his frightening statement that "When I'm President we'll give Executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day" (Rainbow-Push Rally, June 22, 203). (Eugene Volokh blogged about it and Gephardt's office gave an unsatisfactory response.)

I remember reading about Howard Dean in The Advocate a while back, though i also remember Andrew Sullivan later blogging about not being a fan of him.

And i know a lot of the conservative bloggers dislike John Kerrry.

Can you tell i haven't been paying much attention so far?

Feel free to pimp the candidates of your choice below (and of course throughout your own journal as much as you desire), though we know of course i have to be difficult and investigate every single candidate when i get the chance.

[Edit to add that it just occurred to me that this means i will end up posting about just where i stand on all the issues, because i'll have to go through all the candidates' platforms. Gee, let's see how many people i end up alienating.]

Comments

[marginaliana]

I, for one, will not be alienated by anything you happen to say in your journal, and neither will any of the people worth keeping in contact with.

And I'll also mention that I will probably be voting Libertarian, and if you want the pros of the position, let me know when we get closer to elections and I'll give you my take on the issues.

[trijinx.livejournal.com]

You can't alienate me because:

1. From what I've noticed, we're politically similar, and
2. Political beliefs that differ from my own don't necessarily alienate me, unless they're fundamentally intolerant (which I know yours aren't).

That's what bugs me a lot about Smith (and the world in general). There's this incredible conceit that particular parties or platforms are "wrong" or "stupid." That's rarely the case and it frequently indicates an inability to respond with logical debate. Someone should start a non-partisan "Inform Yourself" club at school. Because frankly, I'd rather have people cast informed votes for psycho stuff than ignorant votes for more sensible policies.

[hedy.livejournal.com]

I like H. Dean, which actually goes against my two-primary-parties-are-evil philosophy. While he's very pro-woman and strongly pro-queer rights (he signed in civil unions), he was vocally against violence on Iraq, which I know you supported (I tried to put that neutrally).