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(1/) My usual preface: I& #39;m an independent who has voted Republican probably 3/4 of the time, and my overall interest in politics normally registers just above zero.
Well, not this year. Like everyone else, it has my attention. And I am utterly appalled by the Republican Party.
Well, not this year. Like everyone else, it has my attention. And I am utterly appalled by the Republican Party.
(2/) How can any politician who cares about anything other than his or her own political future continue to support this Presidential administration after all we& #39;ve seen? The answer is, of course, they can& #39;t.
(3/) Prediction: as it becomes more apparent the Trump ship is indeed sinking, watch Congress Republicans begin to distance themselves from him. (It seems as though it& #39;s already starting, with McConnell dissing White House Covid protocols.) Yep: the rats will jump overboard.
(4/) But anyone who truly cares about the Republican party had better want Trump out of office, or the party will be damaged beyond repair.
Don& #39;t get me wrong -- personally, I couldn& #39;t care less about the Republican party per se, or the Democratic party for that matter.
Don& #39;t get me wrong -- personally, I couldn& #39;t care less about the Republican party per se, or the Democratic party for that matter.
(5/) See, I want politicians who put country over party. America belongs to all of us --- Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, independents, Black, white, Latinx and every other culture, Christians, Muslims, druids, straight, gay, trans, Yankee fans, whatever.
(6/) I& #39;m tired of worrying about what people think when I fly my American flag. I love that flag and what it& #39;s *supposed* to represent. No, it doesn& #39;t mean I support Trump. (How could I, when there is so much evidence he cheats at golf?)
(7/) It means I support the ideals of America. Ideals, as I recently heard @Lin_Manuel say, that we fell short of the minute we wrote them down more than 200 years ago.
(8/) Yes, you can kneel in front of that flag and continue doing so until we meet those ideals. Until equality truly exists. (And no: I don& #39;t believe anyone who kneels is disrespecting our military and that for which they& #39;ve so valiantly fought.)
(9/) And if you& #39;re planning to come at me with examples of Democrats& #39; malfeasance, save it. I know it exists. I also believe it& #39;s a drop in the bucket compared with the Trumpical Storm we& #39;ve seen over the past four years.
(10/) None of this is going to get any better until ALL of us -- not just politicians -- put country over party. Republicans aren& #39;t the enemy. Democrats aren& #39;t the enemy. *Partisanship* is the enemy.
(11/) We have to work together. Alas, it& #39;s a longshot, but I believe we& #39;re likelier to work together with Biden as President.
(12/) Bottom line: get out and vote.
