it isn't the legalities...it's the betrayal that's pissing people off

[Fuddnik]

16. That was the day I changed my voter registration to "NO PARTY AFFILIATION".

And I didn't do it lightly. I'm a former Democratic congressional candidate. I've managed progressive congressional campaigns. I was Kerry-Edwards staff. I was a member of my County DEC.

When the Dems took over both houses in 2007, and promptly continued funding the Iraq war, which we elected them to stop, I resigned from the DEC. After several more outrages, retroactive telecom immunity and FISA were the final straws, and I dropped the party. They weren't standing up for our ideals anymore. This wasn't the party I had worked for and supported since McGovern.

And, the longer it goes on, the more convinced I am that I was right. I voted for Obama twice, but I never supported his campaigns. I saw him for what he was back in 2007, and before.

I never have, and never will vote for a Republican. But in the future my vote will have to be earned with actions. Not words and lip service.