Reply #43: Dean is a Reagan Democrat, just like Clark [View All]

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If Dean had been an economic populist as governor, than sure he'd be great. But he was yet another corporate friendly new Democrat just like the rest of them. They went along with the Reagan tide just like everyone else. Dean's from a Wall Street family for Christ's sake!

Reagan's imperialism was unilateral unlike Carter's and Clinton's imperialism, which always had the stamp of approval from NATO and the UN. Big deal. I'm either a moderate swing voter or an almost Green, you decide. I don't buy the anti-war BS from the Democrats anymore than I buy the pro-war BS from the Republicans. Humanitarian reasons for Kosovo? Yeah whatever, I've heard it before. The most laughable hilarious joke in the world is listening to an anti-war Democrat praise JFK - easily one of the most pro-war imperialist interventionists presidents of the modern age. He started Vietnam, how stupid do you think we are?

The main issues the Democrats differ from Republicans on is social issues, Dean and Clark are both fine. Economically both Clark and Dean represent the new Democrat corporate, dare I say Clintonian, DLC faction of the party. Dean's disagreement with the DLC now is strictly strategic - he agrees with the DLC on all the issues, and always has.

So if we're going to throw our support behind a bunch of rich white liberals to get Bush the incompetent and illigitmate out of office, let's just choose the most electable one. Otherwise why not Kucinich or Sharpton or Nader?