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As A Personal Matter, I Stopped Voting More Than A Decade Ago, On The Grounds That It Helped Me As An Analyst Not To Think About Making A Choice In The Voting Booth.

If Obama's Vision Of The Public Sector Is Socialism, Then So Too Were The Visions Of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, And Richard Nixon.

It Strikes Me As A Sound, Honest Statement For A Prospective Voter To Say: 'look, I Haven't Given This Election A Minute's Thought, And It's Just Not Fair For Me To Cancel Out The Vote Of Someone Who Actually Gives A Damn.' Indeed, It's Not Just Sound And Honest - It's The Ethically Responsible Thing To Do.

Somebody Is Going To Have To Do Fancy Footwork To Make Sure Elizabeth And John Edwards Get Their Prime-time Shot .

Think About One Of The Most Powerful Influences On A Young Child's Life - The Absence Of A Father Figure. Look Back On Recent Presidents, And You'll Find An Absent, Or Weak, Or Failed Father In The Lives Of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton And Barack Obama.