Friends don't let friends...

[ragani]

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:

Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade With China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.

Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

A president lying about an extramarital affair is a impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.

Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness, and you need our prayers for your recovery.

You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have the right to adopt.

What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

Friends don't let friends vote Republican.

I am feeling rather cynical today and this suited mood.
Sent to me from my friend msvwrose.

Comments

Re: none taken

[terpsichoros.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I could respond point-by-point to the list you posted, but why bother? Nobody would read the entire thing, and nobody's mind would be changed by it. Instead, I thought it would be more appropriate to post the missing half of the email that's being circulated, for balance.

While I am a Republican, and am still planning to vote for Bush (rather than against Kerry), I recognize that the Republicans are flawed and that there are some pretty ridiculous things about what the Bush administration and/or the Republican Congress has done. What I don't see, at least here in the Bay Area, is any recognition that the Democrats are at least equally as ridiculous; nor how alienating the politics of personalized vitriolic hatred directed at Bush is to anyone who isn't already convinced that he's the AntiChrist.

I'm actually pretty libertarian, and fairly socially liberal, but the stifling orthodoxy of the Left here in the Bay Area almost makes me regret voting against Prop 22 (the State DOMA) or the old Gann anti-AIDS-patient initiative. I did vote for Tom McClintock for governor, knowing full well just how anti-abortion he is, because I don't care enough about that to let it affect my vote.