I lived my 32 years as a democrat never challenging never questioning their(democrats) judgment.
I was a good little democrat. The kind they want, after all, this is what I elected them to do....to think for me.
When 9-11 happened, for the first time in my adult life I started asking questions. They didn't like that. They liked it when they said, 'vote Clinton' I did. They said, 'vote Clinton again, I did. They said, 'vote Gore' I did. They liked me when I did that. I was one of 'THEM'.
After 9-11, they didn't like me anymore. When I would call my elected officials---the ones I voted for---showing my support of Bush, you would have thought that I was supporting Satan himself. I got into arguments with them. My whole world was suddenly upside down. I was set adrift. I belonged to no one, I had no party, they threw me away.
It took me a year and a half of fighting with my conscious before I took the step that would change everything I thought, felt, believed in. I said good bye to my Southern Democratic hertiage.
If this has happened to me, there must be others who think as I do. I can't be the only one.
I believe that President Bush is a good and decent man with all my heart. I see the war on terror as more than the war in Iraq, it's a continuation. I don't want terrorist blowing up my country. I love my country.
The Kerry supporters must still think the way I used too. September 11, 2001 didn't affect them, but it did me. The shame I carry around with me, being so blind for so many years.
I apologize for this long winded post. But I had say this. I love my country, I just didn't know how much till now.
You didn't leave your Southern Democratic heritage; the liberals hijacked it.
We're more like what you grew up with than they ever thought about being.
That was a lovely post; proud to know you and glad you're here.
Welcome to the fold.
For 36 years I was a fence-sitting Independent who leaned towards the left.
Eight years of Klintoon and meeting .45MAN pushed me over to the *right* side.
Speaking as someone who was raised by hard-line Dems - the party is not what it used to be. Just ask Zell Miller.
Again *Welcome* and thank you for your candid post.
Welcome to the world of those that think and use their brains. I think you are not alone. The left wing of the Democratic party has taken over and gone over the edge. How in the world can they engage in this kind of rhetoric when we are at war? I can see disagreeing but their rhetoric is beyond the pale. They are consumed and blinded by hatred and fear. Hopefully, after this elsection they'll spend a lot of time in a closet with the lights out sucking their thumbs saying to themselves 'what were we thinking'. There really is a need for a reasonable and rational opposition in our political system. The Democratic Party of Kerry and Edwards and Kennedy and McAuliffe is not it. Their campaign is a disgrace.
You do love your country. Glad to have you.
It is great to have you here. You are among friends here who recognize that there is one one battle and one issue that really matters --- defending Western Civilization from the Islamofascists. The left just does not understand it.
Welcome and God Bless!!!!
The important thing is that you opened your eyes and your mind
I was once a Dem .. till a man named Ronald Reagan showed me that I was registered with the wrong party
Thank you so much for your honest, tender-hearted confession. So happy to know that "the light has come one" for you. You are amongst friends here at FreeRepublic and need not worry about ever having to look back.
Welcome, pbrown!
Hello,
Welcome Home!
Glad to be here. MOgirl