At the risk of consoling the Goreoids, Souter was
an anomaly. He was chosen because Warren
Rudman lied about him to Sununu; told him he
was pro-life, when he knew he wasn't.
The Supreme Court concern is legitimate.
I think there are two overriding considerations.
One is the extent of ideological retreat of the
Right since 94-96, especially in Congress.
Bush reflects this as well.
Second is that there is never a good time to
go third party. If you want to replace or pressure
the Dems, you are necessarily going to harm them
and divide the left in the process. There will be casualties.
Failure to accept this means eternal acceptance of an
unmotivated Dem Party. And that is unacceptable.
I've been working 'inside' for a decade now.
Any support I have rendered to Clinton et al. has not
helped me in anything I have done in the slightest bit.
If I was king of the labor movement, I would devote
all electoral resources to Congress. At least for the
time being, the WH is a lost cause.
mbs
