Hi everyone. First time I have posted on here, but I have been what I think you call a “lurker” for a long time. I guess I jumped in tonight because I at least wanted to comiserate with some people who might understand.
What can I say? I am numb. I live in Florida and I feel like I have just been at the “site of the murder”. I have always been interested in politics, always been conservative. In fact, majored in Poli Sci in college. I even went to south FL in 2000 and helped with the anti Sore Loserman protests. I have never before been like this. I honestly have no idea what I am going to do come November.
GWB has been on many fronts a disappointment to me. Not bashing him, I think he is a good man but I would be lying if I said I wasnt disappointed. Then this election cycle started. I started out thinking that Fred was going to be the savior. Then when he went down, I said to myself, okay, Romney isnt all that bad, and Rudy at least promises to act conservative, and he cant go back on that promise at least in his first term, if he hopes to have a second.
But now I just dont know. I would NEVER vote for the Sea-Hag or Obama, but I dont know if I could vote for McCain either. The guy has spent the better part of the last decade giving the proverbial finger to the right wing of the party. If I vote for him, its like selling my soul to the devil. The alternative is to do nothing or write in someone with no chance, and watch the Devil herself take the Presidency.
How did this happen to the party of Reagan?
I wish I could answer that question, I really do. The only conceivable response I can give is that the Republican Party has been moving to the 'left' for years now--and this is the result. Sigh.
Having said that, even though McCain was one of my last choices--I could never, EVER sleep at night if I didn't vote for him--and helped put Slick Hillie in the White House.
And this is coming from someone who repeats ad nauseum on here,,,that liberal Republicans are more dangerous than liberal democrats,,,,because liberal Republicans BLUR THE DISTINCTION between conservatism and liberalism,,,
making liberalism much more acceptable.
BIG SIGH.
“How did this happen to the party of Reagan?”
Thanks for showing up at the funeral.
Best I can figure it out, we elected a “compassionate conservative” and he has given real conservatism a bad name.
But other people will surely have a different opinion.
Welcome to FR SoCal. I know what you mean. Some of us simply cannot vote away our conscience. I can’t be a party to betrayal of our country. Let the dems have that destinction.