Posted by
Beckymo on Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:38:15 PM
All I can say is it is time for those of us who voted GOP to let the party know that we are leaving if they continue to allow the party to be overrun by evangelicals of all religions who hate gays. I'm not voting anymore for a party that cares little about human rights or the environment. Barry Goldwater, a true Republican, is rolling over in his grave, as is, I suspect, Ronald Reagan, both of whom were at their best when they understood that pragmatism, not ideology, helped win the day.
So, I, my husband, and our sons are voting for Sen. Obama, along with many former Bush voters who are doing so because Sen. McCain is an empty suit who is still running on his war record. It didn't help Sen. Dole, a much more accomplished war hero (with all due respect, Sen. McCain, getting shot down and then being strong is not the same as what Sen. Dole did in Italy in WW2), it won't help Sen. McCain. And last time I checked, Sen. Dole had not dumped his first, disabled wife to marry his much younger affair partner as Sen. McCain did. Nor was Liddy Dole a drug addict and admitted thief like Cindy.
Our taxes will go up, and who knows what else might happen. No one knew 9/11 would happen on GW Bush's watch, because, if that were what people were thinking, Al Gore would be our president now. Barack Obama is a pragmatist who will lead with new ideas, even if it means I'm paying more taxes. He'll have good advisors, that's all we can hope for in a president. Our first lady will also have class, she won't be a former other woman who used drugs. We need positive role models.
Westsider.