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April 8, 2008 at 10:43:29

Headlined on 4/8/08:
Independent Electoral Movement Sprouts with Former Democrats and Republicans Challenging Their Former Party on Iraq

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The Democrats in particular who are counting on the anti-war vote in 2008 better re-think their center-right strategy on Iraq. Peace voters will have three campaigns pulling them away from the two parties. If the Democrats run away from peace voters they risk losing the election. Nader-Gonzalez, Barr-Gravel and Cynthia McKinney have tripled the pull for the peace vote.

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Kevin Zeese is Executive Director of the Campaign for Fresh Air and Clean Politics (www.FreshAirCleanPolitics.net) whose projects include Voters for Peace (www.VotersForPeace.US., True Vote (www.TrueVote.US and www.TrueVoteMD.org) and Climate Security (www.GlobalClimateSecurity.org). He is also president of Common Sense for Drug Policy (www.csdp.org).

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Erik Larson, Human Being and concerned Citizen. I only advocate and practice non-violent methods of social and political activism & change.
Better World OrderErik Larson, Human Being and concerned Citizen. I only advocate and practice non-violent methods of social and political activism & change.

and let's not forget the economy;

all 3 "top tier" Republocrats are also beholden to the same pro-war and global corporate hegemony financial sector interests that are responsible for and have massively profited from the housing bubble and meltdown, and will profit enormously from Paulson's plan to give the treasonous Federal Reserve increased powers with less public oversight.

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The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin

There's a dime's worth of difference in the "top tier", and a dime's become worth less than a penny under the Fed's management of the economy, while our country's infrastructure decayed and most of the wealth created by our nation was transferred to immoral and corrupt elites who moved it and entire industries important to national security offshore to nations like China who we may well be fighting wars with over the world's decreasing oil supplies in the next couple decades, save a massive shift to conservation and renewables, and a more just social order, one in which the People's will is done by our government, and elites are allowed to speak and vote just as everyone else, but not allowed special influence in the media and government.

by Better World Order (4 articles, 434 quicklinks, 30 diaries, 931 comments) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:11:45 PM

Having lived six decades now, I've had a lot of experiences! Grew up in a family often oppressed because of our faith - we stood for peace and against war, and for the rights of all regardless of ethnic background. Active from youth in peace and civil rights. Vietnam-era draft resister. Worked for a while for peace and social justice groups, and then became a civil servant. Felt a call to a consistent life ethic, and am currently serving as President of Consistent Life. All this is out of Chr...

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Bill SamuelHaving lived six decades now, I've had a lot of experiences! Grew up in a family often oppressed because of our faith - we stood for peace and against war, and for the rights of all regardless of ethnic background. Active from youth in peace and civil rights. Vietnam-era draft resister. Worked for a while for peace and social justice groups, and then became a civil servant. Felt a call to a consistent life ethic, and am currently serving as President of Consistent Life. All this is out of Chr...

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Right

We have two powerful war parties. If one is for peace, it simply doesn't make sense to view the election in terms of which war party to vote for.

The last two years at least the Senate has voted unanimously to give Bush every penny for the military he requested in his budget. Obama, Clinton and McCain vote identically on this. In the House, there have only been a small number of dissenters.

by Bill Samuel (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 338 comments) on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 2:47:45 PM