I'm quiting the GOP and registering as a Democrat.

2-22-2013 | Trteamer

[Trteamer]

After a lifetime of being a Republican, I'm leaving the GOP and registering as a Democrat. Why? I've tried to change the GOP from within, wiht little luck, so I figure it's time I help to change the Democrat Party from within....

[Gumdrop]

You are right. There would be very few blood donors too!

[MotorCityBuck]

Lol! Bingo!!

[WilliamofCarmichael]

I remember Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Hubert Humphrey, Harry Truman -- I knew the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party was a friend of America. This is no Democratic Party.

You think that you can change this?

[Dick Bachert]

Clearly, you have a death wish.
Your mangled body will be found in a dumpster behind the site of the first meeting where you stood to ask those first embarrasing questions.
These Chicago street thugs now in control of the Dems do not screw around!

[mylife]

Oh, you sneaky dick!

[BigCinBigD]

Every single Democrat in this country is guilty of treason. Join the club?

[Starstruck]

Better get a lobotomy or you won’t fit in. Course your plan of action leads me to believe that maybe the lobotomy would be overkill.

[lonestar]

Good luck...wish you much success!

[Trteamer]

Serious proposal. I’m a hard core conservative, so my vote will always go that way, but I can’t resist the urge to mess with my local Democrats a little. Remember, we got John McCain as the GOP candidate partly because of all the Deomcrats that voted in the Iowa caucus. A little back-at-ya might be in order....

[Chief901]

“A fool and his money are soon parted.”

You will help yourself part yourself from your own money!

Have fun..........

[mylife]

Yeah there are plenty of thugs all around, but if you are aware of them, why be skeered?

[Dallas59]

Bring plenty of lubricant. You’ll have enough left over from the GOP for sure.

[Past Your Eyes]

I have cancer. If/when it gets to the stage that I know the end is near, I also am going to change my party registration to Democrat. If there’s going to be somebody dying, I’d rather it would be one of them.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

“Registering” as regards a party in today’s political environment is just plain dumb.

The only thing that registering gets you is constant and irritating requests for YOUR money from people you don’t want in elected office.

Don’t feed the beast...de-register completely regarding “party”.

At the very least, it would de-legitimize the corrupt kabuki theater we call “The Primaries”!

[unixfox]

You CAN’T change the Democratic Party. It is what it is.

YOU CAN'T FIX RETARDED!

[Coldwater Creek]

It is a known fact that a person becomes like the people that they associate with.........

[silverleaf]

at least if you are in a blue state, your congress critters will answer your mail, as they (or their staff strap hangers who actually handle the calls and mail) consider you a “voter” unlike if you are a registered Republican

Personally - “independents” get a lot less junk mail and some elected reps MIGHT think they dont have your vote in the can no matter WTH they do

[Chode]

you're molecular biologist??? cause changing their DNA is the only way you will ever change RATS into Americans...

[cripplecreek]

[Rational Thought]

I understand how you feel as the similarities between the two major political parties are striking. Yet, one party is far more clever politically than the other, hence they remain in power.

Attempting to change either party (at this point) is a huge challenge as the disconnect between government and the electorate is as great as I’ve ever seen.

I continue to hear the argument (strongly supported by the establishment) that a third party is hopeless. But, I continue to wonder if a third party isn’t now an easier path to representation than attempting to change either the existing Democrat or Republican parties.