Comments on: Leading the evil GOP into the light http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eric Wilds http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-239 Eric Wilds Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:12:11 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-239 I used to think that being a Republican was the same thing as being a Ron Paul Republican, but then came George Bush and the rest they say is history. Of course if Ron Paul does not win the nomination, then I will not vote Republican. I think that the conservative movement, which should function as a sort of conscience for the Republican Party, is totally and intractably corrupt. I refuse to support anyone who supported the war in Iraq, or the USA PATRIOT ACT, and sadly, that doesn't leave me with many choices. I used to think that being a Republican was the same thing as being a Ron Paul Republican, but then came George Bush and the rest they say is history. Of course if Ron Paul does not win the nomination, then I will not vote Republican. I think that the conservative movement, which should function as a sort of conscience for the Republican Party, is totally and intractably corrupt.

I refuse to support anyone who supported the war in Iraq, or the USA PATRIOT ACT, and sadly, that doesn't leave me with many choices.

]]> By: Katherine http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-214 Katherine Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:11:08 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-214 Correction to my previous post. The count (which I KNOW said 112,115 when I looked before) is now down at 89,505. Still nothing to sniff at. Hope more people will sign on. Correction to my previous post. The count (which I KNOW said 112,115 when I looked before) is now down at 89,505. Still nothing to sniff at. Hope more people will sign on.

]]> By: Katherine http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-213 Katherine Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:28:28 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/leading-the-evil-gop-into-the-light.html#comment-213 Good advice for people to get involved. I'd add that people need to VOTE. Too many people don't bother to vote and then wonder how their government got high-jacked. I do feel a need to defend the Democrats a bit. I'm terribly disappointed in their failure to stand up to the Bush administration, but they didn't really get elected "en masse;" they are a majority in name only in the Senate, if that. Lieberman isn't really a Democrat any more, which means the Senate is 50/50 and Cheney gets the deciding vote. That doesn't excuse how easily they have given up the fight on too many issues, but I don't envy them being judged for the illusion of a vast majority and power that they don't really have. On a cheerier note, there is a whisper of hope on the impeachment front. Rep. Wexler, who is a member of the judiciary committee, is now looking to move ahead on impeachment. He has a website posted where you can sign on. They were looking for 50,000 signatures in the course of two days are already up to 112,115 (as I post this). http://wexlerwantshearings.com/ This is Wexler's post at Huffington Post for anyone interested. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-robert-wexler/the-case-for-impeachment-_b_76846.html I agree with you Vegan Girl, that it would be nice to see both parties taken back by the people. Too much big money and media controlling who we vote for and not enough just plain folks. Good advice for people to get involved. I'd add that people need to VOTE. Too many people don't bother to vote and then wonder how their government got high-jacked.

I do feel a need to defend the Democrats a bit. I'm terribly disappointed in their failure to stand up to the Bush administration, but they didn't really get elected "en masse;" they are a majority in name only in the Senate, if that. Lieberman isn't really a Democrat any more, which means the Senate is 50/50 and Cheney gets the deciding vote. That doesn't excuse how easily they have given up the fight on too many issues, but I don't envy them being judged for the illusion of a vast majority and power that they don't really have.

On a cheerier note, there is a whisper of hope on the impeachment front. Rep. Wexler, who is a member of the judiciary committee, is now looking to move ahead on impeachment. He has a website posted where you can sign on. They were looking for 50,000 signatures in the course of two days are already up to 112,115 (as I post this). http://wexlerwantshearings.com/

This is Wexler's post at Huffington Post for anyone interested.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-robert-wexler/the-case-for-impeachment-_b_76846.html

I agree with you Vegan Girl, that it would be nice to see both parties taken back by the people. Too much big money and media controlling who we vote for and not enough just plain folks.

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