i have a regular/faithful republican stalwart/reader.
his name is robbie.
after the recent spate of rush limbaugh ridiculing parkinsons sufferers and republicans
lying to stay in power and being indicted i sent him this email:
-moby
robbie,
how can you call yourself a republican?
they’re bankrupt, both ideologically and ethically.
you’re better than that and smarter than that.
do you really want to be aligned with a party that kills innocents in iraq and ridicules parkinson’s sufferers and lies and is deeply and profoundly corrupt?
i’m not saying you should become a democrat, but seriously, ‘republican’ in 2006 just stands for indictments and lies and hypocrisy and corruption.
the reagan republican ideal of small government and ethical, responsible governing is dead.
you’re better than this, robbie.
‘republican’ used to stand for something honorable. now it just stands for doing the bidding of big corporations and staying in power at any cost, no matter how unethical or despicable.
again, you’re better and smarter than that, robbie.
i hope that you can use your insight and intelligence to see that principles are more important than partisan affiliation.
moby