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Monday, 30 October 2006 |
Cardin, Steele, or Zeese? Who am I supporting for U.S. Senate? October 6, 2006
Posted by Heber Brown, III
On that level you had Steele supporters on one side and SEIU/Cardin supporters on the other side. Ironically, I was sitting right in the middle - a most appropriate location given my political leanings. For you see, I’ve become increasingly disenchanted with the two party system in our nation and my state. Both parties are corrupted and owned by corporate interests who with the power of the dollar control the legislative direction of our country. Since coming to that realization, I’ve given more and more attention to the third party options.
In Maryland, the Democrats are highly suspect - often trying to appeal to African American voters based on the historic loyalty of my people to their party. However, the Democrats have more talk than walk. In Maryland, not one African American democratic candidate made it out of the primaries. A group of African American Democratic Senators in Maryland calling themselves the “Committee of 10″ called them out on it.
The Republican Party is a monster that I would have great difficulty supporting on any level if it continues as it has nationally and locally. In Maryland, they’re working hard to win the Senate seat with an African American candidate, but after seeing Steele in action on Tuesday night, I’ve concluded that he’s more style than substance. His main message during the debate was that he would be a senator that would “listen.” He danced around the issue of the Invasion/Civil War in Iraq and didn’t have many good ideas about anything. While his television commercials try to portray him as a moderate Republican and someone who would be independent on Capitol Hill; Steele has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the National Republican Party and its leaders. Bush raised $500,000 for him back in November 2005. Do you really think that they’re going to help Steele get to the party and then let him dance with whomever he wants?
Cardin doesn’t get a pass either. Cardin is controlled by the Democratic Political Machine. He’s been in elected office for 20 years! He’s a mainstay to the party and would never question his comrades even if they were wrong. He’s an expert at holding the party line. While he touts voting against the war in Iraq; he’s pretty quiet on voting for every funding bill for the war. The U.S. has spent now more than $300 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And we don’t have funding for education because? Check out who controls Cardin’s tongue by controlling his wallet by visiting the Center for Responsive Politics. Finally, Cardin has been silent on challenging Israel on human rights abuses and united nations resolution violations. He was silent on the disproportionate carnage poured down on Lebanon in late July/early August. He wasn’t alone in supporting Israel no matter what they did. The Jewish Lobby and AIPAC control much of Congress - Republican and Democrat alike - very few of them were free to speak the truth.
Finally, I don’t believe in the “vote for the lesser of two evils” philosophy. If I’m voting for the lesser of two evils, I’m still voting for evil. I can’t bring myself to do that. So I’m giving the bulk of my support at this point to Kevin Zeese who is the unified candidate of the Libertarian, Populist, and Green Party. Those parties don’t accept corporate donations so they can’t be bought by the corporate monster. Zeese speaks of the common sense and courageous policy ideas that I think many Americans agree with on some levels. I agree with him on Iraq, the Middle East, Health Care, Education, and many other issues.
I saw a great thing at the rally on Tuesday. I saw youth and young adults in the room standing, cheering, and excited about Kevin Zeese. Why does he excite us? Because we feel like someone is finally listening and courageous enough to build his campaign around the will of the people with no influence from the corporations.
We’ll see what happens in this 3 way race for U.S. Senate in Maryland. Whatever happens - along the way, I pray that more younger voters will do some research into third party options and not just fall for the “either its Democrat or Republican” way of thinking.
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