re: #522 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Personally, were I the Right, I’d avoid the “company he keeps” angle, considering that the confirmed and potential GOP candidates have been hobnobbing with racists, bigots, creationists, conspiracy theorists, and so forth. This ain’t your daddy’s elections, where the major parties could sweep things like this under the rug, the Internet makes sure your every major screw-up is available, on demand, to the masses.

The mainstreaming of creeps on both sides bothers me. I couldn’t vote for Mitt Romney in 2012 because of his choice to associate/affiliate himself with creeps at “Values Voters Summits” and the like. It’s just funny to see how people refuse to see the problems on their own side of the isle, or with politicians on their own sides of issues. I could have voted for the pro-gay rights, pro-choice Mitt Romney of 1994. Today’s version? No way.

I’m a likely Obama voter in 2012, btw. I doubt he still thinks Bill Ayers is a friend. I hope I’m not wrong about that.

But the freak-out and downdings for my posts are, well, silly and funny.