"Dear Mr. Nordlinger: I don't know if it's a trend, but
consider this: I have voted for every Democrat that ran for
office, starting with McGovern and ending with Gore in the
last election. I will be voting for Bush in this one,
regardless of who is on the other side. I will also be
voting Republican in local elections.
"The Democratic party is totally bankrupt, full of personal
vendetta and hatred. They have no ideas on what they would
do in power, only what they don't want the Republicans to
do. I do not trust them with the security or the future of
this country anymore.
"When I voted for Clinton, I felt the country deserved him.
We didn't deserve the best. I don't feel that way anymore.
I want someone who stands for the things that this country
stands for, someone who has read the Constitution and isn't
interested in living under the U.N. Charter. I want to vote
for someone who understands that those of us out of work
right now want jobs, not unemployment extensions. I am not
hearing anything from the Democrats that leads me to
believe that they get it."
And a related one: "Mr. Nordlinger, I wrote to you in April
and said how I as a lifelong Democrat was planning to vote
for President Bush next year. Well, my plans have changed.
Not about voting for Bush but about continuing to be a
Democrat. I made the switch and became a Republican last
week. I believe Ronald Reagan is credited with saying, 'I
didn't leave my party; my party left me.' That's not nearly
strong enough a sentiment for how I feel now. The Democrats
didn't just leave me; they're driving away at full speed
into oncoming traffic. The Democratic party has gone off
the deep end and is being taken over by the extreme Left.
And by extreme, I don't mean Mondale/Dukakis liberal; I
mean people who would rather have the United States meet
with disaster than have Bush succeed. These people need to
be kept as far from the levers of power as possible."
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