Posted by
Michael on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:11:50 AM
I just listened to the US Senate debate for my state, which featured Maria Cantwell (D), Mike McGavick (R) and Bruce Guthrie (L).
The video should be on the KING-5 website soon. Now it just ended, so my opinions on what I heard aren't completely up to bat.
What I was struck by was how unfit the Libertarian candidate was. He answered questions of how to solve methamphetamine problems in our state by saying we should legalize marijuana. Every single answer involved him saying how "Democrats and Republicans" are screwing everything up.
Maria Cantwell spent a lot of time talking about minor issues, as was shown at the beginning when she gave her reasoning for voting for John Kerry. Cantwell showed some signs of the Kerry way of thinking, that terrorism is simply a policing matter. Overall, much better than Guthrie, but not who I'm voting for.
Mike McGavick impressed me more, perhaps because Guthrie seemed such a moron. I noticed that he never answered any of Guthrie's attacks, and spoke as if Cantwell were the only one in the room. I'd love to have more than two choices in politics, but not if it's going to be guys whose top issue is legalizing drugs.
Despite the tongue lashing I've just given Mr. Guthrie, don't think I'm against third party candidates. I still urge everyone in Texas to vote for Kinky Friedman.