Comments on: Democracy Backfires http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/ After all, it could only cost you your life, and you got that for free. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paul Kuliniewicz http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1049 Paul Kuliniewicz Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:48:22 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1049 185 third party politicians walk into a bar, since they didn't raise enough funds to rent out a proper hall for their respective national conventions. They argue and argue and argue with each other for hours over who they're going to nominate for the U.S. Senate. Finally, they all decide that they have the best chance of winning if they pool all their resources together to back a single candidate. To celebrate, the chairmen of each party yells out to the barkeep, "a round of drinks for everyone on us!" The barkeeper replies, "sure thing. What'll it be?" The Libertarian wants the free market to decide what to order, the Green wants the government to decide what to order, and the Populist wants Ralph Nader to decide what to order. *crickets* OK, <em>you</em> try to do better. 185 third party politicians walk into a bar, since they didn’t raise enough funds to rent out a proper hall for their respective national conventions. They argue and argue and argue with each other for hours over who they’re going to nominate for the U.S. Senate. Finally, they all decide that they have the best chance of winning if they pool all their resources together to back a single candidate. To celebrate, the chairmen of each party yells out to the barkeep, “a round of drinks for everyone on us!” The barkeeper replies, “sure thing. What’ll it be?” The Libertarian wants the free market to decide what to order, the Green wants the government to decide what to order, and the Populist wants Ralph Nader to decide what to order.

*crickets*

OK, you try to do better.

]]> By: Wesley Allen http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1048 Wesley Allen Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:14:20 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1048 Q: "How exactly does a Libertarian, a Green, and a Populist agree on <em>anything</em>?" A: Have Ralph Nader run on the platform of privatizing the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Q: “How exactly does a Libertarian, a Green, and a Populist agree on anything?”

A: Have Ralph Nader run on the platform of privatizing the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1047 Ryan Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:14:23 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2006/10/30/democracy-backfires/#comment-1047 The last sentence sounds like a poor 185 joke. The last sentence sounds like a poor 185 joke.

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