Thus Spake Russ

Posted By Russ Emerson on November 5, 2012 at 10:00 am

• RT @robfit: #7HoursOfHell let's not forget what these brave men were initially called. "Bumps in the Road" #Benghazi ->
• Packet is just a bit too relaxed this morning. He's so relaxed he just dozed off… and fell off the edge of my desk. ->
• We're as far past the 1970s as the '70s were past the '30s, and "Happy Days" was made <20 years after its subject era. Feeling old yet? ->
• We in the Carolinas sympathize with you in #Sandy's path. But please, people, stop talking about it. Just man up and do what needs doing. ->
• Strong witness from his family // RT @bob_owens: I see where Ty Woods got his grit. His CHRISTIAN family is awesome. #Benghazi ->
• THIs is cATs. We have the hOOMan. givE $1000 treaTS (wee lyk TEM TAY SHUNZ!!!11!) ore teh HOooman geTZ it in da NEck! Wez meenz! srsly! ->
• RT @bob_owens: I see Bloomberg failed the same university Spanish class I did. #Sandy ->
• So… does the impact of #Sandy mean we no longer have to suffer with the "Jersey Shore" poltroons blighting our civilization? Please? ->
• RT @GovChristie: To the people of New Jersey, we are working every waking hour to get through this as soon as possible. #Sandy ->
• I'm not 100% sure… but I *think* the cat just tried to punch me in the doodads. Bad kitteh. ->
• RT @LowesFoods: Lowes Foods To Go! Let us shop for you! Available Monday-Saturday for a fee of $4.95! Details: http://t.co/AkXT0wRN ->
• My trip to the lab for blood work this morning only reinforced how happy I am to be a telecommuter. ->
• Based on his behaviour I think I ought to change Packet's name to "Barfy." Bet you can't guess what prompted this thought. ->
• New blog post – Thus Spake Russ: A/V Hell – http://t.co/cECTerBx ->
• LOL // MT @JonahNRO: I hear ample pessimism from various folks about the election. I reply "good point" then punch them in the throat. ->
• RT @gopmommy: Watch your votes people & scream bloody murder if something goes awry. Get it on video. ->
• New blog post – Thus Spake Russ: Finish The Job – http://t.co/xZFUzaJP ->
• MT @bob_owens: Remember: Obama didn't leave 4 people to die in #Benghazi. He left MINIMUM of 24 to die. Only ex-SEALs prevented a massacre. ->
• If you vote Libertarian, you are NOT serious about defeating Obama. Period. http://t.co/bLVklwqL You might as well just stay home. ->
• Bart Starr? *Awesome.* #WI #Romney #tcot ->
• New blog post – Thus Spake Russ: A word to Libertarians – http://t.co/tqR1DbVo ->
• How did kitty litter get into my keyboard? (Like I need to ask.) ->
• RT @isfullofcrap: The Houston Astros are about to announce what their new uniforms will look like so fans can wear matching grocery bags … ->
• RT @HatingBreitbart: I miss @AndrewBreitbart ->
• This month on Showtime: "Hobo With A Shotgun." The title alone almost makes me want to watch it. ->
• RT @ali: Just snapped this pic. Gary Johnson's #Ohio operation. Truthers. Sickening. #tlot http://t.co/rD82mhhV ->
• #SaySomethingNiceAboutObama Compared to Lenin and Stalin, Obama is a saint. ->
• 3' 44" RT @NathanWurtzel: 4' 22" RT @killpundit: #TweetYourHeight 5'13" ->
• One good thing about going off Daylight Savings Time: my teammates in Singapore come on duty an hour earlier (relative.) They don't do DST. ->
• I *must* remember to put my Reagan "Avenge Me" bumper sticker on my pickup before going to the polls. ->
• RT @DosEquisMan: Every time he goes for a swim, dolphins appear. ->
• That one dude who was booing loudly at the Romney rally appears to have seen the wisdom of shutting up. ->
• Speeches full of optimism win over speeches full of anger and resentment, EVERY time. #tcot ->

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Posted By Russ Emerson on November 2, 2012 at 6:27 pm

It’s not often that I quote myself (OK, who am I kidding, I do it all the time — just, not here… much) but in reply to a “concern troll” Libertarian commenter at Legal Insurrection I fired an off-the-cuff missive that after due consideration seems to me to be too on-point to get buried.

After reading such gems as “Romney is just another fascist” and “You guys are fighting over who gets to rape you” and noting his support for Gary Johnson, I wrote back:

Go ahead, stand on your pedestal, beat your chest, loudly proclaim you are a man of principle, and toss off your vote for Johnson.

MY principle includes the certain knowledge that either Romney or Obama will be taking the oath of office on January 20th next year (I assume Johnson will be off somewhere getting high) and it had better not be Obama.

Hell no, Romney’s not perfect, but when you make the perfect the enemy of the good (or even of the “less bad”) you are in fact casting your vote for the worst.

Politics is about moving in a direction. Sure, I’d prefer more movement away from statism than Romney might deliver, but he is, at the minimum, some movement in the right direction.

So go ahead and wear your self-proclaimed moral superiority like a halo. It will be of enormous comfort to you if Obama wins a second term and drags us further and irremediably into the pit of statism.

When your children and grandchildren ask what happened to the free America they read about, and ask what you did about it, you can be proud that you pontificated and backed a sure loser.

Because of your principles.

I once again would direct everyone to the wisdom of Bill Whittle:

Vote like your liberties are at stake — they are.

Update: Ed at Hot Air makes much the same point.

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