Mercy Not Sacrifice
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With much of the attention turned toward the Democratic candidates in the '08 election, I've been curious to see what is going on with our friends on the Right. So about a week or two ago, when MSNBC hosted the Republican candidate debate, I decided to jump in and watch, to see what they were all about.
My thinking has been this: Unfortunately, the American public tends to be very short-sighted in their voting habits. We elect one party in, watch them do things we hate, and replace them with the other party, who do things we hate, and thus the cycle continues. So what I've been secretly hoping for is a moderate Republican president come '08 mixed with a strongly Democratic Congress.
After what I saw that night, there is no way in hell I'd vote for them unless Giuliani is on the ticket with a conservative lite, such as Romney (NOT McCain). Some of their responses--glorifying the idea of overturning Roe-v.-Wade, bashing Bill Clinton (that's Bill, not Hillary), and revoking the capital gains tax--turned me off. I honestly thought I was watching a replay of Reagan's cabinet members or something, with the voodoo economics and everything.
It disappointed me, really. But unless that Giuliani ticket comes up, I'll feel better about pulling the lever for a Democratic White House in '08, including if it's a vote for Hillary.
My thinking has been this: Unfortunately, the American public tends to be very short-sighted in their voting habits. We elect one party in, watch them do things we hate, and replace them with the other party, who do things we hate, and thus the cycle continues. So what I've been secretly hoping for is a moderate Republican president come '08 mixed with a strongly Democratic Congress.
After what I saw that night, there is no way in hell I'd vote for them unless Giuliani is on the ticket with a conservative lite, such as Romney (NOT McCain). Some of their responses--glorifying the idea of overturning Roe-v.-Wade, bashing Bill Clinton (that's Bill, not Hillary), and revoking the capital gains tax--turned me off. I honestly thought I was watching a replay of Reagan's cabinet members or something, with the voodoo economics and everything.
It disappointed me, really. But unless that Giuliani ticket comes up, I'll feel better about pulling the lever for a Democratic White House in '08, including if it's a vote for Hillary.