Yep.And anyone who says R's are no different than D's has his head up his duodenum.
Yep to that as well. There certainly are distinctions between the two factions of the Republicrat Party. And while I personally no longer will support the GOP, I do give strong consideration to individual pubbies based on their position on specific issues. 'Rats, OTOH, are totally off my radar screen and will never, ever receive my vote under any circumstances.
I liken it to the "pit and the pendulum" scenario. If you could choose between a fast blade (Dem) which would kill in ten minutes, and a slow blade which would kill in several hours(Pub), would you not choose the slow blade and hope for rescue or breakdown of the pendulum?