Still undecided
Other Republicans join the ranks of the undecided. Here’s Venomous Kate: [A]lthough I am a registered Republican, although I contribute regularly to the Republican National Committee and proudly display my personally-signed portrait of George and Laura Bush in my den, although I have voted Republican in every election since turning 18, I don’t cast my ...
Other Republicans join the ranks of the undecided. Here's Venomous Kate:
Other Republicans join the ranks of the undecided. Here’s Venomous Kate:
[A]lthough I am a registered Republican, although I contribute regularly to the Republican National Committee and proudly display my personally-signed portrait of George and Laura Bush in my den, although I have voted Republican in every election since turning 18, I don’t cast my vote based on a candidate’s vision for America. I vote based on my vision for America, and I cast my vote for the candidate who seems not just more likely to move in the direction that I think is best for our country but also more capable of keeping our country from going in directions we should never go. The fact is, I voted for George W. Bush to be my President. I knew when I voted for him that, like all his predecessors, he would delegate responsibility to others. That’s part and parcel of being a good executive, whether that be in business or in politics. But I did not vote for four years – nor will I vote for four more years – of Donald Rumsfeld’s worldviews in which so many “possible threats” are overstated while so many realities are misstated. So if George Bush wants my vote he needs only do one thing: take charge of the White House by clearing out the cobwebs that are clouding that vision of his. Until then, I’m going to sit here on this fence and watch the various candidates grapple with their pasts as they each try to wrest hold of our country’s future. May the best man win.
I’m omitting a ton of links in the post. Go check out the entire post at Electric Venom, which includes a hard look at the Democratic alternatives.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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