Same here.
LLS
Yes, I have to say, there have just been two ‘watershed’ situations that have dictated the course of my political life and political outlook. The first was the advent of Reagan, who brought back a vibrant, full-fledged return of patriotism and common-sense conservatism that was so unbelievably needed at the time, and led me to my longstanding allegiance to the GOP as a voter.
It took almost thirty years for the second watershed situation, and that was the combination of the GOP’s cowardice/backstabbing, when it came to defending Palin when she was under insane levels of assault... from deliberate attempts by political operatives to financially bankrupt her, to driving her out of her office, to her church being torched, to the dragging of her kids through the mud, to being accused of moral complicity in the Tucson mass-murder, and well beyond. The way so many in the GOP not only declined to speak up in her defense, but also joined in with the liberal media ‘wilding’ of her and her family, has managed to totally flush away every bit of allegiance I had towards the Party since the Reagan era. Four years ago, I could never have predicted I’d now harbour such a sick, bleak view of the GOP as I currently do.