I no longer think "hey! awesome the government is trying to help us out" anymore when I read articles like this. I only think "I wonder what sort of benefits the government and associated business get because of this."
Yeah.. I admit, I voted for him in 2008..
As did I. Last year, I just didn't vote.
You really only have a choice between two identical assholes. There's no point in voting unless America drastically changes its voting system to something more democratic.
Some people insist that the entire point of democracy is to restrain power. In that sense, voting for the lesser of two evils is a perfect representation of democracy: you're voting for which set of restraints to put on, not what kind of future you want.