grandstanding.

i am not an overtly political person. but once in a while, i get a little bee in my bonnet, and today his name is ralph nader. please excuse me a moment for some venting: isn't it enough that he split the democratic vote in 2000, thereby clearing the path for a narrow and cheating victory by the hail-to-the-chimp; what strange innate force is causing him to try and do it again?
granted, i know. okay. he is striking a blow against the oppressive two party system under which we currently labor. i accept that, i respect that, and i wish him much success in his endeavor. someday. but really, NOW IS NOT THE TIME. not when we're facing another four years under the megalomaniacal thumb of a man of questionable integrity and even more questionable leadership skills.


fuck's sake. without wanting to sound fatalistic or pessimistic, now is not the time to try and change the world. now is the time to focus solely on getting a dangerous man out of the most powerful job in the world. now is the time to unite and rid the world of a great danger.

of course, i can't make that happen alone. neither can you. so, whether you support nader or not, whether you support bush or not, go register to vote. seriously. make it a fair fight, and make your world a safer place to be. go. in the words of our kate, just fucking vote.