The Republican's 'Southern Strategy' has been laid nakedly open, for all to see, for the first time in 2 generations. It has led me to the arms of the Democratic Party for the first time *ever*. I've always considered myself a moderate Independent, so I've never been a member of either party, and have voted for both in the past. Not any longer. Since the Republican Party refuses to repudiate (and indeed, glorifies the American Taliban) the extremist wing of their party, preferring to give them airtime, cushy posts and sinecures, I refuse to vote for them until such time as they clean house.
The Democrat's timidity over the last 5 years has angered me almost as badly. The Patriot Act, the abortion of a Bankruptcy bill, The Iraq War -- they have consistently rolled over and played dead on every single important issue before them during this Administration. While I doubt we can impeach them for stupidity, I will never vote for any current member of Congress.
The President is impeachable for fixing the intelligence leading to the Iraq War, lying to the public about same, and War Crimes committed under his watch. That'll do for starters.
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Date: 2005-09-03 10:32 am (UTC)The Republican's 'Southern Strategy' has been laid nakedly open, for all to see, for the first time in 2 generations. It has led me to the arms of the Democratic Party for the first time *ever*. I've always considered myself a moderate Independent, so I've never been a member of either party, and have voted for both in the past. Not any longer. Since the Republican Party refuses to repudiate (and indeed, glorifies the American Taliban) the extremist wing of their party, preferring to give them airtime, cushy posts and sinecures, I refuse to vote for them until such time as they clean house.
The Democrat's timidity over the last 5 years has angered me almost as badly. The Patriot Act, the abortion of a Bankruptcy bill, The Iraq War -- they have consistently rolled over and played dead on every single important issue before them during this Administration. While I doubt we can impeach them for stupidity, I will never vote for any current member of Congress.
The President is impeachable for fixing the intelligence leading to the Iraq War, lying to the public about same, and War Crimes committed under his watch. That'll do for starters.