Saturday, October 30, 2004
Blogger Endorsements
Looks like the blog endorsement thing is going around, and there are some good ones out there. The best and simplest is probably Frank’s, which relies heavily on pictures for those who may have trouble with complex issues like the ones he concentrates on as maximally important.
Megan finally breaks free of that Lovin’ Spoonful feeling and also makes an endorsement at room temperature, if the room isn’t overheated. She goes point by point, comparing the two in far more complex detail than I feel the need to pursue.
Jeff has been agonizing about the decision too, and has finally not endorsed, but “settled" on a choice. I am not so sure I would agree that Kerry is “probably a decent guy.” I think he can act like a decent guy, but is one of the worst, least fundamentally decent candidates we’ve had running for President. I could be misreading him, as I have a tendency to assume people are fundamentally better than they actually are sometimes.
One thing Jeff really gets is the economics and farce of the Canada drug importation thing. Part of it is a great analogy paragraph:
It’s like saying, “Hey, I know of a gas station that sells regular for 99 cents.” Everyone goes there and waits on line and the station runs out and in the meantime, other stations have to charge the real price for finding new sources of oil.
What it comes down to most of all, as the post title expresses, is a comparison of the company Bush and Kerry keep. From that perspective, troubling as Bush is on some points (which he is to me too, cheerleaderish as I sound most of the time), there is no contest. I found Jeff’s post especially worth reading, no matter its relative length.
Jim has less faith than I do in both the moderating influence of the rest of the government and the more centered people in the party, and sees Bush as far more conservative in fact than I do. Still, he has made an endorsement and finds the choice clear if unsatisfactory.
Charles would love none of the above as an option. Definitely a cool idea I have looked upon fondly since I first heard of it a couple decades ago. However, he does the elimination and picks which of the two evils is left.
No doubt there are other bloggers out there whose endorsements I missed when putting this together. Just thought it’d be fun to have a roundup when I saw them popping up so many places.
I don’t think I need to tell you who we endorse, if you’ve paid any attention to this blog at all. If I can, I will write at length about where I stand this weekend. Right now I am so tired this whole post probably sounds like crap. If you’re still thinking about the options, or if you’re curious how others are arriving at or feeling about their selections, these are worth perusing.