2010 Elections

Why vote.

If the Democrats had used 2009 and 2010 to end the wars and prosecute Bush and Cheney, not to mention Wall Street, for their crimes; put prisoners on trial or free them; expose and hold accountable those behind the torture, warrantless spying, assassinations, and war lies; if they had thrown out the filibuster rule; restored the right to organize a union; created Medicare for All; and guaranteed a job to anyone in need through a new green energy program and huge investments in education, two things would have happened.

First, astroturfed corporate events would have denounced all of this as Socialism.  How horrible THAT would have been!  I can't imagine it!

Second, the Democrats would have accomplished things people could feel and appreciate in their lives, and the enthusiasm gap would have been on the other side.

From Cville Podcasting Network

Washington, DC -- Today, the election watchdog group ProtectOurElections.org announced a $20,000 reward for any computer scientist,  IT specialist or hacker who can provide definitive evidence that vote  tabulation results in the 2010 midterm elections were manipulated in such a  way that the results changed the legitimate winner running for federal office.   The information must result in an arrest and conviction. The  announcement is posted on the ProtectOurElections.org website and includes a reward poster.

I'll admit it right now. My name is David and I hate elections. (HI, DAVID!) I hate choosing the evil of two lessers. I hate attack ads. I hate endless repetitive debates that exclude all the interesting questions. I hate painting one candidate as all bad and the other as infallible even when I have to squint to see a difference between them. I hate that there are only two candidates who have a chance at winning. I hate that most of what we hear is through advertisements funded by unbelievably wealthy people, and most of the non-advertising news consists of reports on the advertisements. I hate that election season lasts for a year or more. I hate that after all this, most people don't vote, not even for third-party candidates or write-ins or none-of-the-above. I hate how people who do vote prefer candidates who promise never to be influenced by public opinion. I hate the "mandate" for fascism that the televisions announce the next day, regardless of what happened.