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hi list and gary the * cynic*.. You are absolutely right when you state that no candidate can seldom fulfill his or her promises as stated. Compromises are what make laws change and no matter how much any voter or group may want a certain issue, even to be considered may be impossible. It may be shelved or have riders that effectively render it unrecognizable. My brother is in our state legislature and as much as he believes in the legislation he proposes, it has been changed (his becka bill ) to a different focus or doesnt leave committtee. This is how politics works in high places and is business as usual. I too am cynical. I want to believe things can change if one works hard enough. Sometimes it does happen and maybe this is the time it will... ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Zimmerman <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 3:21 PM Subject: Re: John McCain > JoAnn Coen wrote: > >Darwin - Yes, yes, yes. I agree wholeheartedly about voting or not > >votingfor a person based on one thing. I posted it twice on the > >listserve, and both times got lambasted. We have to think what is best > >for the country. Although my love has PSP and CBGD, he agrees that the > >country is worse off then the patients. Come on gang. Think beyond > >stem cell research, because that's going to come anyway, and probably in > >your lifetime, because of all the publicity. Jo Ann from Houston > > > Remember folks that even the President is just one person, and remember how > politicians frequently act very differently once elected. Even if a > candidate pledged his or her hearty support for stem-cell research (or > whatever), that doesn't mean electing that person will necessarily result > in any change in the status quo of the research. There's the congress and > senate to consider too. There's other political deals to be made and > various lobbiests to pay back. There's so many things that figure into how > a candidate will behave later and what influence they can have even if elected. > > And there's a huge, huge, entrenched machine there to keep the status quo > where it is. It's very effective at beating down any single person who > tries to change it. There's always hope, and you should always vote your > heart, but don't think electing a person who professes support for one > issue that's important to you will ensure that issue is adequately > addressed later on. You need to keep putting pressure on all areas, and > elect a LOT of people who feel the same way you do about the issues. And > there are so many issues that no matter how you vote, you'll always need to > make compromises. > > -- garyZ > cynic ;-) >