On the Homefront, cracks in the Republican facade.

[Aristus]

My wife, a staunch Republican, is shaking her head over McCain's vicious, ugly campaign, and scratching her head over his choice of the vicious, ugly Sarah Palin for VP.

Mrs. Aristus is a strong, intelligent, good-hearted Goldwater republican. She's firmly anti-choice, but favors strong gun control and opposes the death penalty. And she insists on civility in an arena where there is precious little of it. Yesterday, at lunch with me, my step-daughter and her husband, Mrs. Aristus declared that if that is how McCain campaigns, she doesn't want him to be President. My step-daughter, a product of a conservative Christian upbringing, proudly voted for Kerry in 2004, and she and her husband (who is from rural Georgia!) can't wait until Election Day so they can go out to vote for Obama. I think they understand that their house full of kids deserves a country with a future. A future with President Obama.

Mrs. Aristus and I have tangled over politics for years; although she has always been ashamed of Bush (remember, she appreciates intelligence...) but has still held fairly conservative views on a number of issues. But I think she's had enough. She's tired of having the party she supports led by troglodytes, zombies, shitheads and greedmongers.

The sun is coming up...

[Inchworm]

1. I'm seeing the same eyerolls from "crunchy conservatives"

toward their crooked, swindling, earth killing party. I hope they see the light when the curtain is pulled and vote Obama like they really want to.

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. nice

thanks for sharing that.

i admire anyone who can spend time and share their lives w.republicans.

i really cant. i feel very strongly, that if you vote against my best interests, you dont really love me and cannot be in my life. i am very narrowminded in that manner.

[monmouth]

7. Me too. I've put old friends and relatives on "Block Sender" because

they insisted on sending me vile RW e-mails with awful comments about Obama. I now look forward to opening my e-mails, I have nothing in common with people on the right, so why waste their time and mine.

[MorningGlow]

3. Mr. MG is a Republican

Looks like a hippie (long hair, hiking boots, jeans, Monty Python t-shirts) but is highly conservative with his politics. Go figure. Anyway, he actually LIKED Bush (:wtf:) but haaaates McCain (always has) and says he only is interested in seeing Palin's legs (again, :wtf:)

This year he didn't register to vote. I'm sorry he's not participating but I am glad that we won't "cancel out each other's vote"--this means we're an Obama household! Yay!

[Aristus]

4. Kick for the evening crowd.

:kick:

[Dangerously Amused]

5. Same here. Four of my friends who are repubs are on the fence but "leaning" toward Obama.

Two of them pushed there by Palin, lol.

[DarkTirade]

6. The fiscal conservatives are finally starting to wake up too.

... I still wanna smack 'em in the back of the head for bein' so stupid though. It doesn't take a genius to realize that Republicans are BAD FOR THE ECONOMY.