Reply #4: Some of us recognize the value of winning elections. [View All]

[Merlin]

I've been around the block plenty of times before. It's not at all unusual to find that the bearer of the more progressive messages is flawed in the view of the masses. Welcome to the world.

Politics is not about getting your way all the time. Politics is, as JFK noted, the Art of the Possible.

I'm disappointed, too, with Cousin Howard's downfall. He would have been terrific, imo. But he had some built-in flaws. Thankfully, a reasonably progressive alternative was in place.

Kerry is definitely my second choice. But that's ok with me. And if Kerry goes down, and I have to go to Clark or even Edwards, I'll do it. Why? Because this is the most important election in my lifetime. And I'm 60 years old! The future of the world depends on deposing this current administration. Howard can try again in '12.

You can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. But, if you try, sometimes, you get what you need.