tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post4482397368458192651..comments2024-03-08T03:12:18.926-05:00Comments on Upon Further Review...: Barbara LeBey respondsJohn Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895903722298748059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-27711857954923290732008-06-19T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:38:00.000-04:00I would suspect she felt drawn to Hillary because ...I would suspect she felt drawn to Hillary because she's a woman, not because she agreed with Hillary's platform. I think the gender call is very powerful. If she agreed with Hillary's platform, she can't possibly agree with McCain's.michellinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034726778989565660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-40173536516285952882008-06-19T09:50:00.000-04:002008-06-19T09:50:00.000-04:00I didn't expect to convince her, I just thought it...I didn't expect to convince her, I just thought it would be interesting to go through the exercise. You're right, Toast, when a "life-long Democrat" accuses a mainstream Democrat of being a socialist and implying that it's a bad thing, we're not having a rational discussion anymore. Hell, I wish Obama were a lot more of a socialist.Chris Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846210490891202637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-90833331289426092782008-06-19T08:05:00.000-04:002008-06-19T08:05:00.000-04:00The bottom line is that whatever small differences...The bottom line is that whatever small differences there are between Clinton and Obama, even on the issues she mentioned, they don't compare to the wide gulfs between Clinton and McCain or Obama and McCain. If she would rather vote for McCain than Obama, than she should have favored him over Clinton as well. Or at least acknowledge that her hesitation to vote for Obama isn't based on anything tangible.John Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895903722298748059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804629.post-61638894520030801822008-06-19T07:26:00.000-04:002008-06-19T07:26:00.000-04:00Dude, the moment someone casually lobs the word "s...Dude, the moment someone casually lobs the word "socialist" into a discussion of two mainstream Democrats, you pretty much know you're not going to make any headway with them. It's a sad fact that a great swath of our political spectrum has no concept of what socialism is and how it differs from regulated market capitalism. To them it just means "Scary Liberal".Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418826323088878609noreply@blogger.com