In today’s election, when you get past the rhetoric and the robo-calling, the issues are really simple–perhaps more so than in elections past.
If you think we’re in trouble in Iraq and need a change in direction, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think we should not be having discussions about what constitutes torture in America, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think that being American means affording certain fundamental human rights to all defendants, such as rights of access to a lawyer and the right to challenge the legitimacy of your detention (especially when we know at least some people are being detained illegitimately), vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think Congress should be more than a rubber stamp for an overreaching President Bush, and serve as a check and balance to his quest for power, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think we should be handling national security by preventing nuclear secrets from leaving Los Alamos or being posted on the Internet, or by better securing our ports, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think that running a massive federal debt while cutting taxes on the rich is a bad thing, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think that stem-cell research should be granted government funding and support, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think the US has a duty long past due to start tackling pollution and global climate change in the face of overwhelming evidence it is taking place with imminent disastrous consequences, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think that the massive lobbying and tit-for-tat operations exemplified by Jack Abramoff is a bad thing to have continue on Capitol Hill, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think it’s a bad thing for the so-called “party of family values” to take the moral high ground while quietly coddling pedophiles, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think we should do more than pay lip service to developing alternative sources of energy to combat global warming and reduce our oil dependency with hostile nations, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think America should serve as the model of leadership and democracy in the world by working with allies who respect it, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
If you think it’s time, after more than a decade, to increase the minimum wage for the middle class without tying it to a vote on lowering death taxes on the rich, vote Democratic. If not, vote Republican.
The choices could not be more clear.
Vote, America–your nation needs you.
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