Reply #14: I regret to admit I did..... [View All]

[janekat]

I really didn't know any better at the time.

I was born to a family of "rabid" Republicans. No-one on EITHER SIDE of the family had ever voted for a Democrat. We were taught that they were "evil" people. The area I grew up in ALWAYS voted Republican. My father is a contributor to the Republican Party and was friends with Jerry Ford. I've shaken hands with Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Dole.

I started to turn sour on the Republican Party when Nixon came along. I came back to it when Reagan came along.

THEN the Bushes came along. The Clarence Thomas thing just totally enraged me! I then ran out and worked on the Clinton campaign. I've been slowly going more and more to the left ever since.

I have to tell you though that the real thing that has galvanized me and sent me even further to the left was Bush getting into office. The first time I heard Bush speak I was totally disgusted.

I have been told several times by my family that I would be "disowned" if I campaigned for Al Gore.