… is likely to win the Green Party nomination ~!

“2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count

The current vote totals are: Ball (11); Brown (9); Hawkins (8); Johnson (27); McKinney (304.5); Mesplay (29.5); Nader (139); NOTA (10); Swift (24); Uncommitted (40)

419 votes are needed to win the nomination” http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/Delegat…

Cynthia McKinney… I’m well aware that this name is not unlike a red rag to a bull for not only conservatives, but for a considerable fraction of so-called ‘progressives’ as well (and…. she seems to parallel Hillary Clinton in that respect, doesn’t she. besides the fact that she has…. uh, ovaries, as well. http://uspolitics.tribe.net/thread/07bf1… )

Still, I’ll take the risk and post this here (in fact, I *almost* consider this my civic duty of sorts – no matter how rambling and raw this post is going to be, I feel compelled to share this mini-epiphany of mine….).

Just some random thoughts.

1. McKinney’s presidential race has been IGNORED by the M$M to the much greater degree (who’d ever think that was even possible?) than that of Edwards, Kucinich and Nader. (Even though she’s likely to clinch the Green nomination tomorrow or the day after. http://www.gp.org/index.php …zero mention in the M$M. ::: crickets ::: )

2. Personally, I’m HUGELY relieved that I no longer have a dilemma of voting for Obama (while holding my nose. – how undignified! ~) or sitting the whole thing out (that would be utterly passive, lame and defeatist, wouldn’t it ~).
(Needless to say, I’d MUCH rather have a full frontal lobotomy than vote for McCain.)

3. *IF* I didn’t have a luxury of living in a deep-blue state, I’d vote for Obama (without any hesitation or whining, I *promise* you that).

4. However, given that my state is going to vote Obama ANYWAY and NO ONE (not even Obama himself) gives a flying fook about my vote (“thanks” to that anti-democratic (small d) anachronism of the Electoral College)…. I’d much rather send a MESSAGE (along the lines of “I REJECT the system”), however little that message may be worth, than simply WASTING my vote on Obama.

5. Clarifications/Disclaimers:

a) i don’t consider “Green” a dirty word (although, daily schmoz and democratic (autocratic?) underground clearly do. too f’ing bad.)

b) personally, I consider McKinney to be SIGNIFICANTLY more progressive than Nader – or even Kucinich.

c) i would strongly discourage against voting 3d party unless you live in a decidedly democratic state (or/and unless you have some sort of an apocalyptic vision that encompasses… complete collapse of the deeply flawed, but still borderline functioning, two-party system).