In 1994, Mario Cuomo, governor of New York, was challenged by the Republican George Pataki. As a pro-life Catholic, I found Pataki’s avowed devout Catholicism at odds with his pro-choice stance. I determined that, much as I loathed Mario Cuomo, I could not, would not, pull the lever (how I miss those lever machines) for George Pataki. I knew the election would be close, I knew that I hated what Mario Cuomo stood for with every fiber of my being, but I could not vote for George Pataki, and I voted for the Right to Life candidate that year. (No, I have no idea who that was anymore.)
I was torn — I hoped that Pataki would lose by the margin of the Right to Life vote. I hoped that Cuomo would lose. Both these things were clearly not compatible. Pataki won, and won re-election four years later, and the Right to Life party is no longer on the ballot in New York.
So what I am trying to say is, I understand those of you who cannot, will not, be able to pull the figurative lever for Donald Trump. I find myself amazed that I am pretty sure right now that I will.
Peace, all.
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Well, there are rumors about that…
CB, have you read Hadley Arkes on this? I think he is amazed, too, though he doesn’t say so, and he may be whistling in the wind, but I take a little comfort from his arguments.
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No, Sandy, I’ll try to get to those later tonight (I’m ‘sposed to be making burgers).
They are short, but go cook! It will not help anything to have a hungry family.
Peace, MT. And Hillary is crookeder than Lucifer’s corkscrew.