Don't Vote the Lesser of 2 Evils

Our country is not in great shape right now; and, from what I hear, even more of our significant freedoms have been stripped away with the passing of the recent huge National Health Care bill. One of the factors that have brought us to this place is voting "the lesser of two evils." This is not just my opinion; please follow the logic.

When you vote "the lesser of two evils," you're already admitting that the one receiving your vote is evil. You're admitting that the candidate is not balanced (morally, politically, whatever). The candidate you did not vote for is far left of center. The candidate you did vote for is not nearly as far left of center, but he is still left of center. So even when the winning candidate is the one voted for by you and all the other "lesser-of-two-evils" voters, the center has just shifted. That lesser-of-two-evils position is now the new center.

So the next time you vote the lesser of two evils, you move the center a little more to the left again. You make small compromises.

"Take 3 baby steps toward the cliff."

"Mother, may I?"

"Yes, you may."

Just one baby step every 4 minutes (or every 4 years as the case may be) toward the cliff still gets you to the cliff. Perhaps it gets you there slower than taking giant leaps (by voting the greater of two evils), but you are still moving toward the cliff rather than away from the cliff.

It's 2010 already!?

I just realized that 2010 is more than half over, and I haven't submitted a single post yet this year. ... well, ... except for this one.