Duroc: Left Behind By Repub Party

Duroc: The GOP left me behind when they became the party of ideological, quasi-religious zealots. They had me up through GWB in 2000. I’ll admit I voted for Bush in 2000, because I thought Al Gore would be a terrible president (and I still do) and I was choosing the lesser of two evils. Whoops. I no longer recognize the Republican party. This isn’t the party of my youth, my parents, or my grandparents - all who were proud to be Republicans. With the exception of Huntsman and Romney, this is a group of fanatics. It’s a Freak Show on Opposite Day in Bizarro World. Do you really want buffoons like Perry, Bachmann, Cain, or Paul to be president of the United States? You really think that’d be better than Obama? At least he’s an adult operating in Reality - most of these “candidates” are as bonkers as Rex Rammell. (AP photo: Texas Gov. Rick Perry at last night’s Republican debate)

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Question: Has either major political party remained true to its traditional principles?