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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Ain't it great to be an "independent"?
	Date:	2/27/2010 10:46:41 AM

What I mean by no stake in the game is you can sit back and take potshots at both parties as if you had no role in having elected them. Unless you have been asleep at the wheel from the last umpteen decsdes you independents that vote actually almost always have to vote for a GOP or Dem candidate. Then when things don't work out you smugly sit there and blame whatever party upsets you this week as if you had no role in getting them into office. So you high minded independents have no real stake in the game because if a Dem or a GOP politician misbehaves you can stand back, blame the party and act as if you are blameless. I would prefer to be realistic, recognize we have a two-party system and try to work within the party that best represents my ideals, and that's the GOP.

I know you want to be able to buy your booze on Sunday but you know how a representative republic works, the people of Alabama elect politicians that agree with their view that they don't want liquor sales on Sunday. If you don't like it move to a more libertine state that the majority agrees with you. I suspect what really gripes you is that too many citizens of Alabama disagree with you. And by the way, I think banning liquor sales on Sunday is silly but I accept the will of the people and think ahead and buy what I need on Saturday.

The same goes for other social issues that may be important to you. One of the reasons I prefer a limited federal gov't is states can go their own way on social issues. So if you want to wear a dress and makeup and hold hands with another guy then California is your kind of state and maybe Iowa wouldn't be so comfortable for you. If you love lots of government move to the northeast, they have it with the taxes to pay for it. Whatever.

And sure, go ahead and withhold your vote from the GOP candidate because they are not ideal.....there are plenty of Obama's waiting to get elected while you high-minded independents either go with the wind or decide to punish the GOP because they are not "perfect" so you enable the election of something much worse. How that makes sense is completely beyond me.