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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (3079)	2/19/2004 12:37:32 AM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Oh man, its even better than that! I was once a delegate at the RNC and I'm still active in my local Republican party. As I've posted before, I'm a moderate Republican (not many of us left - Rudy Giuliani, Christine Whitman, Arnold to name a few). I think the religious fundamentalists and their social agenda is a cancer on our party. I am a fiscal conservative (the opposite of Bush). I am for a strong defense, but with restraint and only used as a true last resort (the opposite of Bush). And I am pro civil liberties (the opposite of Bush). These views used to represent the mainstream of the Republican party. But now I am in the minority of Republicans. Some of the older posters will agree that the Republican party has changed dramatically. The younger GOP'ers probably just want me to leave. So much for "inclusion".

To: Selectric II who wrote (3079)	2/19/2004 1:06:15 AM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Another thought: A couple of posters have come on this thread claiming to be Democrats, but saying they are going to vote for Bush. I have politely asked them to state their general views so we could see how that fits with their voting record. They of course decline. My voting record matches my views. I liked George HW Bush and voted for him twice. He was a solid fiscal conservative; he was unfairly criticized for raising taxes to try to reduce the deficit (he had large deficits, but he inherited the S&L crisis) and I thought he handled Gulf War I very well. I really liked Bob Dole and voted for him '96 (but as a fiscal conservative, I thought Clinton had done a decent job in his first term). I campaigned for McCain in '00. Of course both Dole and McCain chastised the religious right for their intolerance of Republicans like me! Both Dole and McCain have come out in support of Bush. I respect their opinions, but I disagree with them on Bush. Hope this helps.