Donna Brazile: The ends are the means in this election

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THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted Oct 29, 2008 @ 12:03 AM

... Perhaps it is just the electoral pendulum swinging away from where it seemed to be stuck in the nail-bitingly close 2000 and 2004 elections, but as we watch Obama’s projected number of electoral votes soar past the 270 needed to win and rest safely in the 300s, we know there is something going on. And it’s big.

Republicans know it too, and they’re pulling out all the stops. They are extremely desperate, and it’s time they refrain from throwing the kitchen sink and the plumbing that keeps it intact ...

As this election season winds to a close, we must remember that the ends never justify the means. The ends are the means.

The kind of campaigning we see in the closing days is the kind of leadership we will see in the Oval Office. There is a clear choice here, and most people have made the right one. Let’s just hope their votes are counted as they are cast ...

http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x1157501079/Donna-Brazile-The-ends-are-the-means-in-this-election