Lesser of 2 evils

[David]

Originally Posted by skcin

What do you think is worse? Someone voting without having a real clue about what the candidates views & plans are, or not voting BECAUSE they feel they aren't informed enough to make the decision.

Interesting question. However, I don't consider either one of those situations to be an evil -- not in the slightest. The typical gaggle of candidates in both major parties don't clarify opinions -- theirs or anyone else's. They merely offer platitudes, slogans & vagueness. It's unfair to expect anyone, never mind the serious followers of campaigns, to understand just which candidate wants what or doesn't want what. Candidates market themselves for a solid year the way movie stars market themselves, so it's hardly surprising if the majority of the populace picks & chooses based on who was more entertaining.

As for not voting, I consider that a perfectly legitimate -- & indeed sensible -- prerogative in a free republic like this. There are many reasons why you might not vote: disgust with candidates, accident on voting day, sheer lassitude. Voting is a right. If you choose not to exercise it, it's nobody else's business. That's my stand.

Seriously, though, how do you feel? And does anyone know of a good website that clearly explains the candidates' views on & plans for important issues? Anyone?

Offhand, I don't. That may be part of the whole "problem"! Politics -- particularly national politics -- is a football game, a media circus. The belligerent, yapping pundits alone will drive you nuts. In other words, it's actually politicking (the sleazy scramble after power & influence) rather than politics (the reasoned enquiry into the nature & possibility of wise government).

Them's my views.