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Billionaire Tom Golisano's seven-figure donation next week's DNC in Denver has, according to the NY Times, worried some Republicans that he may be leaning towards Barack Obama for president. Though Golisano is a registered Republican, he did run for Governor as an independent twice (losing both times to George Pataki). Golisano, who made his fortune with payroll processing company, formed a political action committee and plans to supports candidates who share his views; he has previously said, “We are going to endorse Republicans, we are going to endorse Democrats, we are going to endorse independents. It’s going to be for candidates all over the state.”
Upstate Republican Donates $1 Million to Demcratic National Convention
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It's not going to mean anything except to New York state Republicans who aren't crazy about libertarian asshole Golisano to begin with. Golisano has donated millions to basically any charity or non-profit that moves in Buffalo and Rochester. Currently he's throwing money at impoverished cities like Elmira to downsize their government because it's ideologically important to him. Where Elmira will make up the difference in employment doesn't seem to fit into this ideological crusade.
http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/407685.html
I like his style. He'll buy people on both sides.
"I like his style. He'll buy people on both sides."
Well put!
Why is it that it only seems to be libertarians who ever seem to realize that unilaterally picking a side and letting that political party make all of their political, ideological and moral decisions for them is ignorant and lazy? Granted, they do choose the "libertarian side," but I don't see how it's so bad to reject the joiner mentality that the two-party system fosters. Aren't we supposed to be informing ourselves as voters, and choosing candidates based on issues we personally have an opinion on, and not just red vs. blue, or donkey vs. elephant? I'm not saying libertarians are right or wrong, I'm not siding with them either; just making an observation.
The two party system encourages binary thinking. If we had a healthy multiple party system, instead of infrequent cranks like Nader and Perot, voters might be encouraged to mix it up a little in the booth, and the parties might try a little harder to listen to their constituents in order to get their votes.
He kept the Sabres in Buffalo...
let's go buffalo!!!
and Obama!!!