I keep pointing out to my fellow homosexuals that voting Democrat gets us nowhere, not even on specifically gay issues. They promise us the moon while they’re campaigning and never bother to deliver, such as when Bill Clinton welched on his promise to allow gays in the military and signed DOMA. They don’t bother because they take us for granted; they’re sure we and other “minorities” will keep voting for them regardless out of terror of our dire fate should those mean old Republicans get elected.
Unfortunately, Republican politicians, being human and subject to all the attendant failings, are doing the same thing. They know those of us who value free markets, a strong defense, and family values have nowhere else to go. A Democrat in public office is a disaster for us. This means that Republican candidates can count on us even if their performance is decidedly lackluster. A Republican in office doesn’t have to really deliver because the voters who put him there would set fire to our own hair before voting Democrat, the former being a less self-destructive act.
I hereby notify the GOP that the natives are restless. Every Republican I know wants to know why, after 12 years of controlling congress and 6 in the White House, we still have no-fault divorce, the ROTC being banned from federally funded schools and universities, the NEA, and criminal justice policies that have made our streets perilous since the 60’s. And that’s just for starters.
I’m not going to abandon the GOP. But as free marketeers, we Republicans know what happens when there’s no competition. I’m starting to wonder if a party system where every election is between good and evil is such a great idea. A few years ago a local Libertarian radio host interviewed me on her show and her first question was, “Why aren’t more Log Cabin Republicans Libertarians?” Before getting into the theoretical differences, I blurted, “Well, for one thing, Libertarians never get elected.” It would be very nice if Libertarians were a strong enough force in politics that I had a choice between good people who agree with me about 95% of stuff and good people who agree with me about 80% of stuff. It would be nice if every Republican defeat weren’t an unqualified disaster.
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mirwalk said,
Of course with neither party giving two $%#&*$(& about thier constitents (sp?) then it really doesn’t matter.
November 15, 2006 at 7:50 pm