Maybe it’s just me, but I had to chuckle at this one. As Senator Kerry rolls on towards the Democratic nomination, there are predictable waves of dissension in progressive political circles. It’s the Gore/Bush/Nader/2000 story all over again. Some idealists are even calling Kerry “Bush Lite”. He’s a long way from being my favorite, but there is a major difference between him and Bush. If he’s the Democratic nominee, which seems almost certain at this point, he’s our only chance of taking back our country. Tom Herrick summed up this realistic viewpoint very nicely:
The only way for someone like Nader to occupy the White House anytime soon would be through armed conflict. Not only is that a real bad idea in general, I don’t think many Nader supporters own the level of firepower it would take to win such a battle.