Our two major political parties, the only two that have a chance of having their nominee win president, have over the course of the past 50 years become increasingly more partisan. The Democrats have become so far to the left that they border on socialist. While the only difference between the current GOP and the government of Iran is their religion. People that are in the political center are left out and often don't bother to vote.
John McCain's campaign says that he's a "maverick," obviously, they don't have a dictionary on hand because their confusing maverick with "Bush Carbon-Copy". The Republican party stood at one time for individual liberties and the freedom for people to live life as they please. Well, that is of course unless your lower-class, gay/lesbian, or anything other than baptist. Choosing John McCain as their nominee was only the conformation of many centrist's fears, that republicans were out of touch with Americans. John McCain did vote against the Federal Marriage Amendment citing that he believed marriage was a state issue. However, in the mid 1990's he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which allowed the government to, for federal benefits, exclude gay/lesbian couples and allow states to not recognize marriages from other states and countries. Yet, John McCain continues to brag about how he votes against the party and is a moderate. We're not fooled.
Politics has become a game to see who can "win", rather than who can help the American people. The Republicans are so desperate to win the game they aren't above lies and deceit to fool people into taking their side. In 2004, the George W. Bush made Same-Sex Marriage a keynote-issue scaring people into believe that the gays were going to tear their families apart and ruin our countries "Family Values." Funny, I didn't know intolerance was a family value.
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I'd like to thank you for pointing out that someone can be a Republican but still not agree with what another republican (ie Bush) says and/or does.
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