Tom Teves: "I Have VOTED Republican My Whole Life,...“I’ll NEVER Vote Republican Again — EVER!"

[SheilaT]

34. You expressed it perfectly.

I am constantly outraged at the almost daily reports of some idiot who has supported Republicans until they go after his union, or start trashing teachers big time and she's a teacher. And so on and so forth.

I'm old enough to remember Eisenhower as President. Back then, not only were the Democrats the party of racism and bigotry -- although I'd argue no where near as vile as certain Republican factions are today -- but Republican values were ones almost everyone could understand, identify with, and support. It remained that way pretty much until Reagan became President, and then there was a steady and not very slow march to the right, to destroying unions, to crushing the working class (which has since morphed into crushing the middle class), support of policies that actively harm people, and a complete lack of compassion for everyone.

So, it took YOUR son being murdered and only AFTER that the callousness of John McCain for you to finally see the light? I wonder how many more murdered children will it take.