It's your party, YELL IF YOU WANT TO

It is no secret that I am not a fan of the previous administration. I have several friends who are Republicans and I have to say that I feel sorry for them. I don’t feel sorry because they are Republican, I feel sorry because their party has been hijacked by a group of FREAKIN NUTS. I'd be pretty pissed if my point of view got hijacked by Bill Ayres and Janine Garofolo.

Not a day has gone by in the last few weeks without seeing Rush Limbaugh saying something crazy. During the last few months, the people yelling the loudest from the conservative side of the isle are completely negative. It seems there is an endless parade of people lead by Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney who don’t offer any solutions but just like yelling. In fact they are yelling so loud that they are drowning out the sensible majority. I know lots of people that are Republican. I know very few who think like Rush or Hannity or Cheney or the other nuts of the week.

Does this party really want to make a stand in favor of government sanctioned torture? In this economic climate, does this party really want to champion the policy of not regulating Wall Street and screwing the little guy? Do they really want be known as the party who wants to freeze government spending and stop making Social Security payments to old people? Do they want to be the party who is anti-environment?

It seems that the main Republican agenda seems to be “What ever Obama wants, we hate it.” I think the opposing viewpoint is very important. One of the things that makes our political system great is our ability to resolve our conflict in a civilized manner and to glean the best ideas from all sides. The result can be a solution that is the best one. Diversity is the strength of America. The idea that we can argue and come to a solution without shooting each other is something that separates us from other parts of the world. Our civil discourse is something that should provoke a sense of pride for all Americans.

The problem of the recent past is the other side has nothing to offer. I generally like what Mr. Obama is doing. There are occasions where I disagree with him. It would be nice if there were a rational opinion that was well thought out that opposed his viewpoint. The problem is the Republican side of the isle is giving us NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE. All they are giving me is a liar, liar pants on fire, he’s a commy, she’s a socialist, BLA BLA BLA. In the face of all this irrationality no wonder Obama has sky hi approval ratings.

For all these Republicans who hate Obama JUST COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE. Come up with well thought out policies that will allows us to engage in meaningful debate that can move this country forward. I ask all the sensible Republicans to reject this bunch of nuts and give me a well thought out alternative. I believe that the conservative philosophy has a lot to offer this country. It is a shame that the people getting the most attention are the crazies. As long as people like Rush and company are running things, the Republicans will never win another election and this country, at least in the short term, will loose a much needed opposing viewpoint.

TAKE BACK YOUR PARTY MY REPUBLICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS