Alan Fine for Congress? I take it back.

[1]: http://www.fineforcongress.org/
[2]: http://www.fineforcongress.org/Position%20Papers.htm
[3]: http://www.kpmartin.com/?p=108

Well, I think I do. Oh, I don’t know. *Sigh.* Politics.

I decided to look [more carefully][2] through [Alan Fine’s website][1]. Wow. He’s running as a Republican, but really I can’t see why. He appears to be quite solidly a fiscally conservative Democrat. Which may be the only shot a “Republican” has to get into office in the Minnesota’s 5th District. But… wow.

He’s running against [Keith Ellison (DFL)][3]. What would I do if I lived in Minneapolis? Boy, sometimes this representative republic thing doesn’t give you much for choices.

What do you do? Do you hold your nose and vote for the person closest to your views, no matter how far that is? Do you stay home?

4 thoughts on “Alan Fine for Congress? I take it back.”

  1. It’s the whole lesser of two evils thing. If we only vote for those who agree with us 95 percent of the time, then we probably don’t vote for anyone very often. However, there are certain essentials that most voters adhere to. If a candidate doesn’t believe in certain core things, then no matter how much “better” they are than the other candidate, it’s still difficult to vote for him/her. So, we’re stuck in a quandry.

    Is the parliamentary system better? I’m not sure. :)

  2. You need to know? It’s Bacall! Private eye… get it? A private eye’s office is always lousy with dames.

    But they don’t get past the dish out front: Helen.

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