PrintMarch 5, 2008
Republican at a Texas Democrat Caucus
Hillary Clinton as president concerns me, greatly. Barack Obama as president makes my charlatan antenna vibrate, wildly. So I voted for Clinton and attended my assigned Texas Democrat caucus.There were probably 250 people there. Crowded, and chaotic. My neighbor was there. He said, "I'm surprised to see you here." "Only as an obstructionist," I said, and he laughed because he's not an ideologue. He's a former Republican who got disgusted with the fiscal irresponsibility of a party that touted principles that it didn't follow. "I was one of Newt's followers," he said, "but he's gone. So I'm looking for something different. And if the Democrats can't do it, there'll be a third party."He's a smart guy, with a responsible job inside a major IT company. "All our circuit boards are made in China," he said. McCain will need to win over a significant number of folks like...(Read Full Article)
