This just in: The idea that “I have always voted Republican and will continue to do so” just doesn’t leave me with a lot of confidence in our democracy. The GOP of today is not even closely related to what it was 30 years ago. This party loyalty is like saying, “My favorite food is whatever the Republican Party says it is.” It used to be steak and now it’s fish…because I can’t make up my own mind.

The Republican Party used to stand for low taxes, small government and personal freedoms. Let’s take a look at what they stand for today.

The Republican platform:

1. Trump won the last presidential election.
2. The FBI should be defunded because it wants to enforce the law equally for all Americans.
3. Create roadblocks to voting for people that won’t vote Republican
4. Dog whistles for racists
5. Calls for violence when they don’t get their way
6. Preventing any legislation that benefits the American public in general
7. Obstruction of all government at every level
8. Giving elected state officials the ability to override the will of the voting public
9. Praise for Putin
10. Science denial
11. History denying
12. Fear mongering
13. Anti-women’s rights
14. Arming more people so that we can fight it out with each other at schools and stores
15. Misinformation spreading (recent study shows 1 out of 3 statements by Republicans spread misinformation.
16. Support your local homegrown terrorist
17. Fear immigration
18. Go It Alone approach to our place in the world.
19. Christianity should be the foundation of our government
20. Beating police is fine if they get in your way
21. Subtly support white nationalism
22. Anit-LGBTQ
23. Coup = normal political discourse
24. Make sure we have poor people so we can staff our armed forces
25. If they lose any election it was rigged, otherwise its fine
26. Trump is chosen by God

There you have it. Nothing on foreign policy. Nothing on the economy. Nothing on the general welfare of the American people.

As your average American, they have nothing to offer me. ZERO.

Let’s take a look at the Democrat platform based on their actual actions:

1. Fight inflation
2. Fight climate change
3. Promote higher education
4. Promote democracy around the world
5. Bring manufacturing back to the U.S.
6. Fight corruption
7. Bring justice to ALL who break the law
8. Pro women’s life
9. Compassionate approach to immigration
10. Credible and reliable member of NATO
11. Support science
12. Improve healthcare for everyone
13. Separation of Church and state
14. Acceptance of all LGBTQ people and related issues
15. Anti-racist
16. Take care of the troops

These are not all-inclusive but I think you get the point. The GOP is the party of “hate” and “self indulgence” while the Democrats are doing their job of “working for the people.”

Time to save the world.

Up, up and away…

Jim