The Purge Mentality Is Self Defeating...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I am a Florida voter... I have pulled the lever for a Democrat without fail or exception since casting my first vote for Jimmy Carter in 76...


My senator Bill Nelson who I like and respect is way to the right of me on many issues but he serves in a nominally red state and doesn't have the luxury of strictly adhering to the DU line... He voted for Dr. Rice's confirmation and will most likely vote for Alberto Gonzalez's nomination to placate the sizable Hispanic voting base in Florida... I think both candidates lack the judgment, wisdom, and independent thinking to qualify for the office they aspire to and would vote against them but I don't have to face the Florida voters in two years.


As much as I like Bill Nelson I would prefer to be represented by a more liberal senator but I have to face the fact that Bill Nelson is one of the few Florida Democrats who can win a statewide race...

I am not willing to cast my senator to the lions because of a couple of errant votes and bring the Republicans ever closer to a filibuster proof majority...

I will not let the perfect be the enemy of the good...