Pragmatism

Pragmatism

"In the final analysis I can not, will not, support a party who hates government so much so that they attempt to break it at every turn."

"Hillary Clinton is not my preferred candidate. She is not perfect. She is not without flaw. Far from it in fact."

"But I will vote for her and I will do so enthusiastically because while I might not like Hillary the Person, I think Hillary the President will be a politician I can respect. Because she is the face of a political party that, while I might not agree with everything they stand for, defends the rights of my friends and is willing to put it in writing. Because they are a party who believes in diplomacy over war, science over religion, pragmatism over unchecked capitalism. Who ultimately believes in the values I grew up with and who I can trust to hold her to the fire."

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  1. Drew McCarthyNovember 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM

    Louis C.K.: “I think if you vote for Hillary you’re a grownup, if you vote for Trump you’re a sucker, and if you don’t vote for anybody you’re an asshole.”

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  2. Bruce SharkNovember 2, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    Trump was on the t.v. where I was waiting for my car to get fixed, and I asked after ten minutes if anyone minded if I changed the channel, everyone but one man was enthusiastically FOR turning channel...
    The one man, looked at all of us and said, "It appears I'm the only informed one here...you are destroying this country."
    Then he got up, took his newspaper, and went outside.

    When I drive away 20 minutes later, I glanced his direction and he gave me the finger.

    How enlightened.

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