The current GOP doesn’t remotely resemble the principles I once believed in and fought for. Propping it up like a stinky corpse is just Weekend at Bernie’s w/o the charm. So go many old friends who’d rather party at bloaty Bernie’s beach house than not have an oceanfront view.

If you refuse to cut out a disgusting, supremacist, conspiracy-driven cancer because you A) quietly disagree but tolerate it because it helps you win elections or

B) secretly cheer because you wanted to say this filth for years but knew it was too publicly distasteful, well, you’ll still eventually die of that cancer.

I had an old friend show an ugly side of himself in a very public attack on my spouse. His reasoning? How dare he threaten the GOP majorities he spent a career building. Right.

We all worked for that goal 30 YEARS AGO, but things have dramatically changed. That’s like saying I built the early Weimar Republic so how dare you oppose the Third Reich!!

What a monumental disappointment so many former colleagues/friends have proven to be. I’ve no apologies for being a former GOP refugee.

And btw, ‘Woke’ isn’t a slur. To grow & mature is to awaken to things you may not have seen or understood before. Some of you should try it.