As anyone who read my previous post is probably aware, all but the short rant about John McCain was primarily tongue-in-cheek. I am aware Arnie Vinick is not real, and thus would not be a good candidate for the GOP. Also, he is about as old as Senator McCain.
I guess the point of my vitriol was the passionate distaste for the current state of the Republican party. This is the party that formed from the ashes of the Whig party, with one of its original tenants being built upon the idea that slavery was immoral, a very liberal idea in its day. Today, liberalism is damn near extinct in the party, and it resembles much more the party of Jefferson Davis than the party of Abraham Lincoln.
None of the Republican candidates remotely resemble the the salve of unity that can heal the wounds of our country. Most of them seem to feel that G.W. Bush has it right in Iraq, and I fear that if they are President, we can expect more of the same from them. All but Ron Paul and John McCain seem more than willing to embrace torture. They all seem to be trying to mimic Ronald Reagan, in the hopes that the masses will confuse Saint Gipper* with them, and therefore give them their vote. They are old, crotchety, and uninspiring, a sharp contrast to the Democrats.
Therefore, for the first time in my adult life, I am breaking my unofficial** allegiance with the GOP. I will state right here that unless something major happens, my forthcoming endorsement for the Democratic nominee is also my endorsement for the general election. If he (or she) fails to win the nomination, I am 95% sure I will endorse the victor in the primary. Please keep in mind I take no happiness from the thought that it is very likely that endorsement will be for a woman I don't care for all that much.
Stay Tuned for my Democratic Nominee Endorsement!
*I know I said this was a bridge to the snark-free zone, but I had to let this one through. IMO, the idolization of our 40th president is baffling. Sure, he wasn't bad, did restore a feeling of guarded optimism after the disaster of the 70s, and did play a role in the downfall of the USSR. However, his administration racked up huge deficits, his minions attempted to dismantle many parts of the government, and Star Wars was a joke. Sure he wasn't James Buchanan. But #1 American, ahead of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?
**I guess I officially broke allegiance with the party in 2004, when I voted in the Democratic primary. This was mainly because there were actually candidates to vote for in that election, rather than just rubber-stamping Bush on the GOP side. However, at that point I still considered myself aligned with the GOP, despite being a major Republican-in-name-only and a hostile member who disagreed with 95% of the administrations platform.
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