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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I hope this isn't true.  Can we verify?  Levi's is one of the jeans
> companies that are BLUE, and support the democratic party rather than
> the red/nazi/neo-cons

Do not be misled by party slogans and historical tendencies. Do not 
knee-jerk to sophisticated media mongers. The modern politician uses 
whichever party he feels gives him the best chance to do what he 
wants and his first priority is getting elected and then reelected. 
While there are some seniors like Ted Kennedy and John McCain who are 
fairly dependable in reflecting their parties' historical 
philosophies, most are pretty swishy and do whatever they need to do 
to remain in office.

In spite of incredible differences in perception of "truth" from the 
same set of facts, most members of the DC Whorehouse lean toward the 
middle unless their prevailing constituencies are near the fringes. 
An example of today's political undependability is Bush, who came to 
power posing as a conservative but whose fiscal behavior is far from 
traditional Republican.

Unless the incumbent is truly outstanding in your view, always vote 
against the incumbent and for the newcomer. The only way to get a 
politician's attention is to have them believe their reelection is in 
question. At that point they will dependably say whatever their polls 
say you want to hear.

Your strongest vote is at the cash register at the end of the 
checkout counter. Large companies control politicians. Consumers can 
control companies by buying or not buying their products.