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Originally Posted by SentToStud
Yeah, I'm a Republican too but it's not feeling that good.
What happened to traditional GOP policy centering around sound economics and restraint of spending? What is so unfortunate is there is seemingly no room for any centrist Republican. Chuck Percy, Danforth, Bush I, Reagan.... I doubt any of these guys could get elected to any office today.
10-15 years ago people like Falwell were on the fringes. Now, they control the GOP "base." It's ludicrous that Falwell gets press when he likens Hillary Clinton's candidacy to that of the Devil himself.
Is it just me or do other Repubs feel the party has moved much too far toward the interests of the Christian Conservatives? Personally I feel insulted by the moral/religous indignation plays run by the GOP. And, how long can this kind of strategy really work?
I know my finger twitched a bit for the first time when I voted for GW for a second term.
And, whatever happend to the Social Security crisis? Were we told to stop worrying about that for now?
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B., I completely agree with you. While I grew up in the church, I do believe strongly that the GOP has gone too far overboard to appease the religious right. I will be a centrist Republican, come hell or high water. The GOP has lost touch with it's core base and it is gonna catch up with us and bite us in the ass....and it is closer to happening than most people think.