My imaginary friend thinks I have sold out to the tax-and-spend liberals, to the terrorist-loving wimps, to the big government wimps, to those who prefer a sluggish economy.

I haven't sold out to anyone. I just looked at the facts.

Tax-and spend isn't the problem. Fiscal responsibility is what matters.

• My former fellow travelers talk a good game, but truth be told, Republicans have long been fiscally irresponsible. They are the ones who borrow-and-spend.... and spend way too much.
• Democrats are more included to spend less, and do a better job of pay-as-you-go.
  

Terrorists are a serious concern. Who has the good track record in dealing with terrorists? Whose record is dismal?

• Terrorists have tested our mettle 3 times.
  
• Under one party's leadership, the perps of both events were caught promptly and brought to justice.
  
• The other party has botched everything and wound up with terrorist leaders regularly going on TV and mocking us. My prior party's leaders have the dismal record.
  

Who really grows government? Who really shrinks the size of government?

• Small government sounds good, but the GOP consistently expands government, while the other side shrinks it.
  

Who wins wars? Who supports the troops? Who demonstrates the correct priorities?

• I am embarrassed to say that like other Republicans, I parroted the party line. We were dead wrong. And deadly wrong, as well.
  
• Which party is in charge every time we did not win?
• Which party is in charge every time we DID win?
• On whose watch have we cut-and-run?
• If you want to prolong a war, who ya gonna call?
• When veterans get mistreated, who is supposed to be providing leadership?
• An easy one - who has the most blood on their hands from active duty troops and veterans committing suicide?
  

Are you pissed off yet? Stay tuned... the proof is coming.

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Hillary Clinton:

1. Has thrown $12,000,000 of her family fortune at what is, at best, a futile attempt to become US President.
2. Insists that she is still in the race for the nomination.
3. Will say anything, do anything to scratch and claw for votes/delegates
4. Has shown that she will destroy her party and its presumptive nominee for personal gain
5. Supports her party's presumptive opposition candidate to her party's presumptive own candidate
6. Gleefully accepts endorsements from influential Republicans - even though everyone else in the world knows that the right-wingers prefer to run against Hill rather than against Barack. Hint: they might be able to beat her in November; they haven't a prayer against Obama.

• I would rather not have a president is is delusional.
• I would prefer a president who doesn't squander millions of dollars on useless activities.
• I would hope to have a president who priority is not "Me first. Screw the rest of you."
• I would like to live in a country where a bumbling, doddering old fool can't manage to defeat someone who is so widely hated... not just in her country, but even among members of her own party.
• I want a President who has the humility and humanity to say:
  
  • "I was wrong when I supported the 'authorization to use force.'
    
  • I was wrong because I didn't do my homework before promoting and voting for that authorization."
    
  • "I was wrong to give the warmongers another shot at starting a war by declaring another country was run , in part, by terrorists."
    
  • "I was wrong to encourage the people of the state (in which I am a carpetbagger) to entrust me with their say in governing the country - when all that I have done is pander for votes."
  • "I was way, way wrong to smear, slime, lie about, and swiftboat my colleague. "
  • "I ask the forgiveness of my country for my reprehensible behavior."

If she can do that, she might be an OK president - if OK means playing politics as usual.

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There are several reasons why I am no longer a Republican.

• The party has sold its soul to religious zealots.
  
• The party's platforms and beliefs are based on hypotheses that have been proven wrong.
  
• The party eagerly assists those who would claim righteousness while performing very unrighteous actions.
• The party has abandoned its principle of a strong national defense.
• The party accepts - worse, encourages - fiscal recklessness.
• The party climbs on the backs of entrepreneurs to promote the growth and profit of wall street's worst.
• The party has tossed accountability and personal responsibility in favor in expedience.
• The party approves of winning - saying and doing anything - at any cost.
• The party's vision extends only to the next election.
• The party is in bed with the targets of the "Southern Strategy": the latter-day racists.
  

My imaginary friend is stunned and demands an explanation. He, and you, will have to settle for understanding each of these one day at a time. Stay tuned.

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