"Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame."
- Laurence J. Peter (1919-1988), U.S. educator and writer
If you haven't seen it already, check out AOL's Election 2004 feature. Our ISP has done a commendable job of putting together profiles on each of the presidential candidates, their positions on the issues, current news about the race, and extras for your enjoyment like "Political Humor," and "The Sideshow," where fellow bloggers Progressive Musings and The Political Reality are highlighted.
If you want to discover which candidate most nearly reflects your own political views, there's a short quiz you can take which will provide an answer. At the end of the questionnaire, you're asked if you want only the best Democratic candidate, the best Republican candidate, or simply the best candidate, regardless of political affiliation. Try leaving that option open. Heck, you can always re-test yourself if you don't get the one you want.
When you leave your emotions out of the process and allow only the candidates' position on the issues to determine your best choice, you get surprising results. In my case, Kerry, Bush and Lieberman were at the top of the list, matching my views 90%+ of the time. Clark, Edwards, Dean and Gephardt were close behind, matching me 75% of the time. Bringing up the rear were Kucinich and Sharpton who matched me less than 50% of the time.
The site is informative and entertaining and worth a tour. Take the quiz too. It only takes ten minutes, it's fun, and may provide you with additional insight. Kudos to our friends at AOL for bringing this to us.
2 comments:
Thanks for pointing this out to me.
While I'm very happy about the attention my journal is getting, I'm not sure if it's a good thing to be part of "The Sideshow." I'm going to assume that it is until someone tells me different.
On the quiz I matched Kucinich 100%, Sharpton 93%. On the other end, I matched Lieberman 43% and Bush 3%. I guess I really am a liberal.
The Presidents speech should have been called the "State Of Iraq", instead of the "State of The Union" .
Leigh Winston
Melbourne Beach, Florida
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