I'd rather fight against wrong issues than a wrong political party. Some issues are clearly "liberal" or "conservative" and there is no middle ground. Whereas the "right" solution for other issues may be somewhere in the middle. But if everyone focuses on "partisan" politics, then there is no attempt to find the RIGHT (proper) solution for each separate issue.
Partisanship causes attitudes of: "I don't care what is right for this issue, as long as it's the opposite of what the Democrats want." That would make us no better than them. We should be capable of critical thinking, and of separating politics from issues. Otherwise, we'd be equally as guilty of stupid-logic and stupid-thinking as "they" are.
So I vote No to assigning "Republican" to the website name/charter.
Hear hear! EXACTLY. If we blindly support those in office as long as they have the right letter after their name, we're no different. I won't do that. I'll praise Bush when he's right and criticize him when he's wrong. That stand is already unwelcome among a large percentage of posters here, because most criticisms of Bush are instantly labeled as whining or bashing. If it becomes officially unwelcome by board policy, then I'm out of here.
We should all take a moment to remember that we're the ones who've preached for years that character matters. Character means we stand for truth and principle, no matter where the chips may fall.
MM