Jim, I'm unapologetically angry. I'm most angry with the rubbish making the airwaves now as it could undermine the campaign of Tom McClintock for Lt. Governor here in California. I'm also upset the Republican Party does not have an internal party organ to keep track of their own office holders and candidates. If anyone could gain traction from exposing wrongdoings by Republicans it is the Republican Party if they tackle them first.
You know I am not a registered Republican. That said, I usually vote for Republican candidates, can't recall if I've ever voted for a Democrat, and don't see any promise in third parties because their platforms are too porous, or based on too few issues. I also never miss an opportunity to cast my vote. If I'm dissatisfied with candidates to an office I won't pick the lesser of two evils, but vote for none.
The only advantage I can see if the Democrats did win control of Congress, or either house, is that President Bush might learn how veto bills, and the Democrats wouldn't have the necessary votes to override such vetoes. If Republicans retain control, I hope they exercise constraint in spending the money of future generations of Americans.
I'd feel a whole lot better about Republican leadership too if the President would drop the Pakistan/Musharraf ally line and start fighting our enemy where they reside and multiply. Killing or capturing bin Laden would send an extremely powerful message to his type everywhere. In my eyes having bin Laden restricted to an area of Pakistan is no different than having Charles Manson locked away in the cell of a prison. Justice has not been served.
I will be voting, and that means voting for Republican candidates or skipping a particular race entirely (although I see no races at this time in that latter group this year). I'll wish the Republican candidates well as they come closest to conservative doctrines.
Well said.