jump to navigation  Would We Be Better Off If John McCain
Were President? August 1, 2011  Posted by rogerhollander in
Barack Obama, John McCain. add a comment  Roger’s note: for
those of us who vote the “lesser of evils,” here is a cogent and
fascinating argument.  Should it be McCain and not Obama who is
selling out wholesale to the military-industrial complex,
warring incessantly abroad and helping the rich get richer and
the poor poorer at home, not only would the hypocritical
Democratic Party be taking up indignant opposition, but, more
importantly, there would be massive protests in the street
(which is the only effective antidote to Imperial America).
AlterNet /Fred Branfman  Presidents serve the institutional
interests of the corporations behind them. A President McCain
may have at least triggered a true progressive fight.  July 17,
2011  |  Beth Rankin / Flickr Creative Commons Photo Credit:
Beth Rankin / Flickr The following piece first appeared on
Truthdig.  Democrats were united on one issue in the