Hobson's Choice

08Oct09
Hob·son's choice (n)

1 : an apparently free choice when there is no real alternative

2 : the necessity of accepting one of two or more equally objectionable alternatives

3 : a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option

Choosing between Democrats and Republicans is like choosing between Coke and Pepsi. It's all cola. There is no real choice.

Wendy Kaminer:

A liberal is a conservative who's been arrested. A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged

P. J. O'Rourke:

The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller, and get the chickweed out of your lawn. Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then get elected and prove it.

Dave Barry:

The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club.

In 2008 I voted for John McCain. Not because I think that he would make a good president. I knew that McCain was basically a big government progressive who would erode our freedoms over time. But I voted for him. Because I knew that Obama was a big government progressive who would pillage our freedoms in record time leaving them forever unrecognizable.

I chose the lesser of two evils.

That's not voting for something, it's voting against something. It's the surest way to ensure that we'll always be stuck with the same bloated cola government. Both parties are coming for my freedom, and if that's the case I want to go down swinging.

Next election, I want the un-cola. I'm voting Libertarian.