I don't understand how any rational person could vote republican. Today's republicans do not hold the values of what we traditionally think their values to be. Do they really believe in small/efficient government, low taxes, fiscal responsibility and states rights? REALLY?! Today's republican are strictly pro-corporation, gay-bashing, rascist, sexist, anti-abortion, civil rights-hating, lying, deceitful, christian extremist-seducing, fascist war mongers... nothing more.

Bill Clinton was a great republican president. Yes, I know he is a democrat but Clinton democrats are more of what we think of when we think of traditional republicans. We had a balanced budget and a tax surplus under his presidency. During the Bush Adminstration and under a republican controlled congress, we went from actually paying down our national debt to giving tax breaks to the wealthy and fighting an outrageously expensive and unnecessary war. We further enriched the oil industry and defense contractors while more and more american corporations moved to 3rd world countries. And the dollar has lost 40% of it's value compared to the Euro.

We are headed for economic collapse in the next few years because of the irresponsiblity of the republican party. Our environment is also collapsing faster than anyone could have envisioned just a decade ago. And republicans are lulled by the christian extremist agenda and could give a shit. The rapture is coming soon anyways, so why worry?

The power will shift soon enough. My only regret is that we don't have a truly liberal party to represent us anymore. Your only real choice in the voting booth is between the extreme right wing (republicans) and the not-so-extreme right wing (democrats). We are fucked!