Why I’m Joining the GOP
puke alert — jeff gillenkirk
spare me. spare me the toadish “i’m such a great humanitarian” bullshit.
After a lifetime voting for and working for Democratic candidates and independents, I’m finally going to make the switch and become a Republican.The reasons are many, not the least of which is age. I turned 55 recently and, having lived more than half my life, I can’t afford to worry anymore about the other guy. It’s time for me.
As a Republican, I can now proudly — indeed, defiantly — pledge to never again vote for anyone who raises taxes for any reason. To hell with roads, bridges, schools, police and fire protection, Medicare, Social Security and regulation of the airwaves.
President Bush has promised to give me more tax cuts even though our federal government owes trillions of dollars to its creditors. But that’s someone else’s problem, not mine. Republicans are about the here and now, and I’m here now. [...]
these fools (democrats and republicans) can spend all day ridiculing the other with the same vacant rhetoric. what’s the difference? not much:
“i am far more moral than you. smarter too. that’s why i consider it evil that you would object to living your life as i would have you. bend over, here it comes.”
there’s the platform of both parties. throw the pet subjects in the right direction, and you have a moralistic, resentful political position. principled? hell yeah, it’s principled! didn’t you see the principle up there in quotes? that’s it. choke on it, rat bastard. me good. you bad. do as i say. get pious or die.