For non-comatose Vermonters, we know that Pollina is running for governor (again) under the banner of the Progressive Party, the folks who have sometimes, kind of, maybe (depending on the day and the circumstances) tried to make the case that Vermont needs a viable third party because the Democrats and Republicans are hopelessly and ruthlessly protecting a political status quo that isn’t serving the rest of us very well. Can you say “Iraq War,” “health care,” “global warming,” “alternative energy,” “economic justice,” “corporate oligarchy”? I knew you could.
But the problem with Pollina and the Progs is that they only spew that rhetoric – or even pretend to believe in it – when it appears to be politically convenient. And they’ll just as soon say that there’s no hope in getting anything substantive done within the Democratic Party before announcing that they’re either cutting a deal with Dems over which electoral races to sit out or, in the case of Pollina, endorsing a Dem for the highest of political offices: president. Go figure.
Some of 24 Oranges’ most memorable posts
2 years ago
Pollina may be running to insure ballot access for the Progre$$ives; since they need a certain percentage of state-wide votes to maintain major party status. This is not "running to win", of course. Also, the progs must be viewed now in terms of the post-Green Party debacle since several, clearly unstable, Greens flooded the ranks after the party's dissolution. No one could assess Ashley Smith, Jimmy Leas, etc., as positive forces amoung the Progre$$ives now that they have arrived...
ReplyDelete-Patrick
When will the world just smarten up and listen to Michael and Patrick? I wish Obama would call them and find out what's what. It's very important!
ReplyDelete