Thompson's Out

Rough ride today - cold, windy, rainy. Only 39 miles. 3:07:28:06

Last ride was only 24.17 due to time. It was an early morning, a before work 'sprint'. 1:47:23

I've been listening to the talking heads tell me what's wrong with the Republican Party today. Not one ('cept maybe Rush) have got it figured out. The DC Repubs might just as well be Democrats. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the Democrats who elected Roosevelt would think today's crop of elected Republicans are socialists.

Shocking? Well, consider Social Security. Republicans who opposed it said it would lead to a national ID. Democrats said no, not only would the SSN never be used as a means of identification, Social Security itself was only a temporary fix to help us through the depression. When good times returned, SS would go away or be replaced with a personal retirement plan.

Today, you can't claim a new baby as a tax deduction unless said babe has an SSN. Vets, when did your SSN replace your serial number? Those Repubs were right, we have a national ID courtesy of SS.

Can you find a Republican today who wants to get rid of SS, or who is willing to go to the mat to privatize it?

We have 'serious' Republicans backing RINO In Chief John McCain. Excuse me, how is McCain Feingold a conservative idea? How can you back someone who is endorced by Joe Lieberman? Did you not pay attention during the amnesty debate? Jhn McCain backed the plan - still backs the plan. This man represents the Republican Party? I THINK NOT!!!!!

And all this talk about 'change'. Even Mr. Newt wants to change politics. While I think that's a noble idea, how is using government to force 'green' behavior on people a conservative idea? Saying the Reagan revolution is dead is conservative? The Reagan revolution was successful because Reagan trusted the people. Mr. Newt apparently thinks the government knows better than the people. That's conservative????

Even Mitt wants to change.... what? Is there not one remaining candidate who paid attention to the '06 election? The dems did not win because of an antiwar sentiment, they won because we got tired of supporting Republicans who acted like Democrats.

The Republican who gets my vote is the one who wants to return us to our roots. Not one who wants us to be 'socialists lites". Those "Republicans" can kiss my rosey red and get the hell out of my party.