[Vision2020] VP Nominee Joe Biden

[Jeff Harkins]

Your voting preferences are, of course, your business.  Further, I 
think I am entitled to vote for a candidate of choice and to make 
comments about any candidate.

Let me try to unravel your rant of a comment.

I am not suggesting who the Dems should put up for candidates, I am 
commenting on their choice. IMHO, it is a bad choice and I would not 
want him to be VP or, heaven forbid, President.

I couldn't care less about Edward's indiscretions.  I am concerned 
about his lies about it.  His sexual choices are his "personal" 
agenda.  His lies about it say a great deal about his suitability to 
serve the nation as VP.  I hold all candidates to the same standards 
- dems or repubs.

Biden had to withdraw from the 1988 race because of the plagiarism 
issue (at least that is how history is explaining it).

Bill Clinton had impeachment proceedings, not because he had an 
infidelity issue, but because he lied about it.

Please feel free to support candidates with such flaws.  But it is 
interesting to me that rather than condemn those behaviors, you would 
overlook them.

I vote, not because of a candidate's party affiliation, but rather 
who I deem would bring about the best for America.  Underlying 
ethical and legal character flaws are defining values for me; e.g. 
lying, graft, cronyism, bribery, extortion

In July, the Rasmussen Report survey calculated that Congress (dems 
and repubs) has an approval rating of 9% - apparently the lowest in 
history.  How did this result occur?

Perhaps we should all reflect back on Edmund Burke's quote - The only 
thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.

Vote for whomever you want.  But I am not going to vote on hope and 
inspiration, rather character, achievement, proven or demonstrated 
competence and trust.

Cheers.

At 09:34 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Jeff,
>
>You wrote:
>"I am increasingly nervous about the dems selection for VP."
>
>Last I knew, you're *weren't* a Democrat, so I don't give a rip what you
>think of my party's choice  :-)  As you might imagine, I've been deeply
>disturbed by the repubs choice of Pres and VP candidates for a long time.
>And, history has shown my concerns to be valid.  So what?  I'm not a repub
>and it's not my business to tell them who they should put up even though
>I've suffered the disastrous consequences of their choices.
>
>You also wrote:
>"Revelations of the past weeks surely validate Edwards is not a suitable
>person to serve as President."
>
>Let's be honest here, Jeff:  as you well know, infidelity is truly a
>bipartisan issue, and there have been more than a couple of presidents from
>both sides of the isle who would have failed your Fidelity litmus test,
>which, BTW, I reject.
>
>I personally am very happy with my party's choice of a VP candidate and will
>vote with true hope and inspiration for the Democrat ticket.
>
>
>Saundra Lund
>Moscow, ID
>
>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
>nothing.
>~ Edmund Burke
>
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