Michael Stafford Jun 12 2012 Why I Gave Up On Being a Republican

[Calamari]

http://www.cagle.com/2012/06/why-i-g...-a-republican/

As a local GOP official after President Obama’s election, I had a front-row seat as it became infected by a dangerous and virulent form of political rabies.

In the grip of this contagion, the Republican Party has come unhinged. Its fevered hallucinations involve threats from imaginary communists and socialists who, seemingly, lurk around every corner. Climate change- a reality recognized by every single significant scientific body and academy in the world- is a liberal conspiracy conjured up by Al Gore and other leftists who want to destroy America. Large numbers of Republicans- the notorious birthers- believe that the President was not born in the United States. Even worse, few figures in the GOP have the courage to confront them.

Republican economic policies are also indefensible. The GOP constantly claims that its opponents are engaged in “class warfare,” but this is an exercise in projection. In Republican proposals, the wealthy win, and the rest of us lose- one only has to look at Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget to see that.

Much more on the site.

Sensible people keep leaving the GOP.

[Mom49of4]

Should I encourage my husband to change parties? Have you changed parties, Calamari?

[Calamari]

Anything to say about the points made in the article?

[karlydee]

Should I encourage my husband to change parties? Have you changed parties, Calamari?

If you have a household income over $250,000 and don't give a rat's @ $ $ about those less fortunate than you,

tell him to stay republican

else -- tell him to leave the dark side and become at least an independent, or preferrably a progressive.

[Mom49of4]

I don't think being a Republican renders someone to be uncharitable. I also do not believe being a Democrat means one is charitable.

[Brohan]

If you have a household income over $250,000 and don't give a rat's @ $ $ about those less fortunate than you,

tell him to stay republican

else -- tell him to leave the dark side and become at least an independent, or preferrably a progressive.

Who are progressives and what makes them progressive?

[veritas]

If you have a household income over $250,000 and don't give a rat's @ $ $ about those less fortunate than you,

tell him to stay republican

else -- tell him to leave the dark side and become at least an independent, or preferrably a progressive.

It isn't government's job to decide whether or not you should give a rat's a-s-s about those less fortunate than you. I'm sure millions of so called "progressives" don't. What is also interesting is that it's been shown over and over that conservatives, wealthy or not, give more to charity than "progressives". That's one of the happy results of not expecting government to do all things at all times.

[elj1201]

It isn't government's job to decide whether or not you should give a rat's a-s-s about those less fortunate than you. I'm sure millions of so called "progressives" don't. What is also interesting is that it's been shown over and over that conservatives, wealthy or not, give more to charity than "progressives". That's one of the happy results of not expecting government to do all things at all times.

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[Calamari]

If only because it has digressed from the actual topic.

[Calamari]

So are you guys done with that little distraction?

Anything in the topic, anything at all. Go for it!

[TheResearcher]

Good. One less RINO.

[cprenegade]

Good. Maybe one day some of the people in the democratic party might come to their senses and leave it as well. The sooner both parties die out, the sooner we might actually get a functioning government.