Edwin wrote on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:55:56 GMT:


EP> "James Silverton" > wrote in
EP> message
??>> I'm quite pleased to say that I voted Democratic in almost
??>> every Presidential election where I was eligible. The only
??>> exception was for Jimmy the Unready's second term but even
??>> then I did not vote for Reagan !

EP> Voting the party line, no matter what, is one of the
EP> reasons our politics is as bad as they are. Both parties
EP> have good and bad candidates and good ones should be
EP> elected on their individual merits.

This "idealistic" discussion should be allowed to die. No-one is
convincing anyone else. Practically no-one does or ever has
voted as you suggest :-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not