Posted by The Sticker on August 27th, 2008
Hillary Clinton’s dynamic speech before the Democratic National Convention has turned the tide in the race, moving past Clinton vs. Obama dramatics to Democrats vs. John McCain concerns. She made clear in no uncertain terms the many ways in which John McCain stands in opposition to progress in the United States of America. Her most memorable line: No Way, No How, No McCain!” will be perhaps the most memorable bumper sticker statement of the 2008 Elections. So it makes sense that there would be an actual No Way, No How, No McCain bumper sticker. And here it is.
Posted by The Sticker on December 22nd, 2007
Americans are fond of complaining that they don’t have a choice, don’t have control over their lives, much less their government. That’s ironic, given that they live in a democracy and in fact have more control over their lives than most other people at most other time and places in human history.
The Democratic Party has been a disappointment in 2007. That’s an unavoidable conclusion. The promises of the 2006 election have not been met.
However, members of the Democratic Party have a choice. They can exert control. They can make the Democratic Party theirs once again, and take it away from the corrupt leadership that has led it astray.
They have that power, if they vote in their states’ primary elections. Sadly, most Democrats won’t bother to try. They won’t bother to vote, to elect their own political party’s presidential nominee.
Are you a Democrat in Florida? You could vote for Barack Obama:
Are you a Democrat in Kansas? You could vote for Dennis Kucinich:
Are you a Democrat in Nevada? You could vote for Chris Dodd:
Are you a Democrat in Tennessee? You could vote for Hillary Clinton:
Or, you could forfeit your choice, and just stay at home. You could just complain that you don’t have a choice, after you threw it away.
Posted by The Sticker on December 8th, 2007
The cause of peace has finally reached the status of a top political issue now, as we approach the 2008 presidential election. However, the political party that many had hoped would champion peace in the 2008 election has turned out instead to be, taken as a whole, a party of wafflers, or worse, apologists for war.
Many propose the Green Party as an alternative, as this bumper sticker does: Vote Peace. Vote Green.
Is it a fair message? Given the overall failure of the Democratic Party to work effectively for peace, yes, I think that the message is fair.
However, this fair message must be considered alongside the objections. Barack Obama opposed the war in Iraq back in 2002 and 2003, when it was politically risky to do so. Dennis Kucinich did the same, and actually voted as a member of Congress not to allow George W. Bush to go to war in Iraq.
There are many paths to peace. The Green Party is one of them. Selecting the better Democratic candidates is another.
