tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post114770571710533596..comments2024-03-29T07:55:45.977-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dertinger the CarpertbaggerBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147953431809673122006-05-18T07:57:00.000-04:002006-05-18T07:57:00.000-04:00Bernie,Thanks for the email. As someone who voted ...Bernie,<BR/>Thanks for the email. As someone who voted for Charles Dert, I must say I have lost what little faith I had in him. He has turned out to be just another pompous ass, political hack, with no clue. Keep up the good work.<BR/>Joe CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147750061518427032006-05-15T23:27:00.000-04:002006-05-15T23:27:00.000-04:00This "deal" to endorse two Green candidates must h...This "deal" to endorse two Green candidates must have been done very quietly because I see no evidence of any Driscoll endorsement of any Green after scouring the Internet with a google search. <BR/><BR/>You state you will overlook imperfections in a candidate so long as that candidate is not Republican or Democrat. If you think about it, that's an absolutist view. <BR/><BR/>Our major parties are diseased wrecks . But if, as you say, politics is the art of compromise, you should be willing to look at a candidate from any party that furthers whatever your personal agenda may be. <BR/><BR/>The unfortunate reality is that none of the candidates in the 15th race offer any hope. It happens, especially in a system designed to favor the two major parties.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147748776875095352006-05-15T23:06:00.000-04:002006-05-15T23:06:00.000-04:00Bernie:When I spoke with Greta she told me that he...Bernie:<BR/><BR/>When I spoke with Greta she told me that her pulling out in 2004 was not a zero sum game. She got Driscoll to adopt an environmental issue that was primary to her campaign and she got Driscoll to endorse two other Green candidates. That is how politics works. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I do turn a blind eye to the imperfections of less polished and perfected candidates if those dcandidates 1. are not Democrats or Republicans and 2. move my agenda forward. <BR/><BR/>That is politics.<BR/><BR/>Personally I believe that all political parties are a festering disease on the body politic of America. If I hold to that 100% in the current reality I might as well rip up my voter registration and give up on democracy. <BR/><BR/>Politics is the art of compromise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147734046319041272006-05-15T19:00:00.000-04:002006-05-15T19:00:00.000-04:00I respectfully disagree. From what I see of your f...I respectfully disagree. From what I see of your fascinating blog, LeftIndependent, you understandably distrust our two major parties. Yet you are willing to overlook glaring deficiencies in a third party candidate simply because she is neither elephant nor jack ass. That's absolutism in one of its purest forms.<BR/><BR/>If truth be told, we have no viable candidates in the 15th. That's the reality, buddy.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147732837142167742006-05-15T18:40:00.000-04:002006-05-15T18:40:00.000-04:00I can't be the kind of absolutist that you are. Th...I can't be the kind of absolutist that you are. There are no absolutes in politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147729989736804992006-05-15T17:53:00.000-04:002006-05-15T17:53:00.000-04:00Thanks for your links re Greta. Actually I read th...Thanks for your links re Greta. Actually I read them before composing my post on this subject. I support NONE of the candidates seeking this office. Greta has absolutely no credibility, especially after betraying Grens in the last Congressional race. In fact, the only reason she is making a stab at a Democratic write in is because she'll never get the signatures she needs as a Green. She is one of the main reasons why I returned to the Democratic party. <BR/><BR/>Dertinger, who has a far greater chance than Greta, is equally lamentable as a candidate who stands for nothing but himself. <BR/><BR/>Dent has turned out to be far nmore conservative than I expected, and I am very disappointed that party leaders could think, for a moment, that Dertinger would present a serious challenge. It makes me wonder whether they are working for Dent. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks again. I appreciate your message, but not your messenger.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147729257779859662006-05-15T17:40:00.000-04:002006-05-15T17:40:00.000-04:00From what I understand its more Democrats who obse...From what I understand its more Democrats who obsess over Browne's sleaving the race in 2004, not Greens.<BR/><BR/>I spoke with her today about it and she was bemused that Democrats would trash her now for her leaving the race in 2004 to help them. <BR/><BR/>I've writeen a few things on the race in favor of Greta.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2006/05/greta-browne-vs-2-charlie-horse-race.html" REL="nofollow">Greta Browne vs. the 2-Charlie horse race</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2006/05/3-d-write-ins-pa-15th-congressional.html" REL="nofollow">3-D Write-in's @ PA-15th Congressional District</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2006/05/pennsylvania-democrats-for-impeaching.html" REL="nofollow">Pennsylvania Democrats for impeaching George W. Bush</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147714035325586302006-05-15T13:27:00.000-04:002006-05-15T13:27:00.000-04:00Yeah, my problem w/ Greta is that she really let p...Yeah, my problem w/ Greta is that she really let people down last time around. Driscoll never even condemned the war in Iraq, and she still supporterd him, and when it was too late for the Greens to do anything about it. It's funny that the 133rd has 4 Dems vying for a state rep while the 15th US Congressional district cvould not lure a single progressicve candidate. Thanks for sharing your insight.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147713580276498152006-05-15T13:19:00.000-04:002006-05-15T13:19:00.000-04:00Well, sorry, I spoke too hurriedly, forgetting Gre...Well, sorry, I spoke too hurriedly, forgetting Greta was in this race, too. She is certainly an option --no slight intended-- despite her regrettable endorsement of Driscoll last time around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1147713466268898992006-05-15T13:17:00.000-04:002006-05-15T13:17:00.000-04:00Ugh, Bernie. Charlie Dent has been a faithful Bus...Ugh, Bernie. Charlie Dent has been a faithful Bush supporter in Congress. I agree the options are not at all inspiring. Perhaps folks ought to consider writing in John Murphy who's running a tell-it-like-it-is campaign as an Independent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com