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This a photo of a relative of mine, on the Hanks side. I'm a lawyer, but not that tall. I'm from Illinois, and have practiced in some of the same courthouses in which Abraham Lincoln practiced. I have pride in my Lincoln heritage, pride in my Country, and pride in what the Party of Lincoln once stood for.
The GOP, under the Bush /Cheney/Rove and now McCain/Rove/Palin regime, has corrupted and will further corrupt the GOP, and in doing so, further erode the principles of this Country so cherished and practiced by Lincoln himself.
Thus,
Let's bring America back to its greatness, its sense of pride, and its moral and intellectual role as a world leader. Barack Obama has in him the moral and intellectual DNA of Lincoln, and I am one centrist Republican supporting the Obama / Biden ticket. I expect there to be millions more come election day. http://www.palinbycomparison.net
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Like you, I am related to Lincoln (through the Shipleys—Nancy Hanks’ mother), and like you, I feel appalled at the GOP’s abrogation of its traditional sense of itself. Fiscal irresponsibility and far-right ideologies have no place in MY Republican Party.
Like you, I very strongly support Senator Obama. In my case, though, I’ve worked for him through the Democratic Party.
The outcome of the November election still hangs by a thread, and McCain might actually succeed in his quest for the presidency.
Tell you what: If McCain wins, the Democrats will have demonstrated to my satisfaction that they are, and will ever be, a party of losers. Losing’s only for, well, losers. Not for me. If McCain wins, I’ll be glad to join you all and work for the restoration of sanity and sobriety within the used-to-be-Grand Old Party.
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Hello everyone,
We know there are a lot of republicans ready to vote for Barack, and that's a good thing. I deeply think this county can't afford 4 more years of the same failed policies, McCain is simply offering the exact same failed policies that have gotten us into trouble, a infinite dumb war in Iraq with the spending of 12 billion a month when the Iraqis have 80 billion for them.
No solutions to restore the economy.
Barack will win this election, I have no doubt about that, the Obama campaign ground operation is impressive in important battleground states, their volunteer have been registering news voters for weeks now, will be very surprise to watch the surge of Obama voters this November, it'll be incredible.
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Nice job! Looking forward to more posts!
A CT Republican for Obama
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GOP and American values must be restored and the only way to do it is to get rid of the neocons and theocons who've been ruling the country for 8 years, and to vote against their new proxy John McCain.
4 years ago, I said to Republicans for Kerry : if Bush wins, the GOP loses its soul and will implode.
After 2004, George W. Bush succeded beyond his wildest dreams.
Because George W. Bush didn't act as a President of The United States of America in the interest of his country.
And George W. Bush didn't even act as a Republican in the interest of his party.
George">http://e-blogules.blogspot.com/2007/08/universal-declaration-of-independence.html">George W. Bush always acted as a fundamentalist in the interest of fundamentalism.
It's time to declare the independence.
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Another Lincoln relative here: Edward Gilman II was my great10-grandfather; he was President Lincoln’s great6-grandfather. Which makes him my seventh cousin, five times removed. So, you and Paul could be extremely distant family. Drop me a line if you like.
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Wow. This is great! At one time I had this sinking feeling that our country was doomed. Then I find this site and all of a sudden I'm feeling good about things again. Hopefully Obama will inspire us all to do bigger and better things and move into a new era of greatness together. I think most of us have more in common than what divides us in that Rovian way. Wedge issues are a ruse. Best of luck!
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I am a church-going university student and was raised with conservative Christian morals. So great to know that others have observed that Obama shares more of our family values!
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Yeah!!!
I'm so very excited to find this site and hear your sane commentaries and comments.
I have republican family that I love much but don't know if I can forgive them if they help usher in another term of destructive ego over sane policy. Thanks for being here.
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I'm not a republican or a relative of lincoln but I see the same things you see. It's refreshing actually. I'm tired of the Rove talking point robots that don't really follow politics.
Please tell your friends that Obama is the way to go. They shut out obvious non-republicans but they listen to you.
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John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin illustrates the critical role of judgment in evaluating political candidates. Until he hijacked Barack Obama’s theme of “Change,” John McCain frequently insisted that he had the experience and judgment to be a better president than Obama. Notice that he and most other politicians seem to refer to “experience” and “judgment” as two separate, if related, qualifications. Experience can be seen as the sum of one’s contact with life events, while judgment is being able to make good decisions on important issues, which does seem different.
Yet, if you take a step back and consider what experience actually does for a politician (or anyone, for that matter), you will find yourself focusing on judgment. Think about it. Experience by itself is of no use unless it improves judgment. In other words, judgment is the conduit through which experience affects our actions.
But, having lots of experience does not mean one has better judgment. There is the right kind of experience and the wrong kind of experience. Moreover, there are other influences on judgment, such as personality and intelligence. For example, impulsivity and a lack of intellectual curiosity can lead to a careless decision-making style that no amount of positive experience can fully overcome, resulting in poor judgment on important matters. (Obvious example: George W. Bush ). Conversely, being even-tempered, curious, analytical, and socially skilled can enhance judgment despite limited experience (Example: Abraham Lincoln). Thus, knowing a politician’s lifetime experience does not fully inform the voter as to the source of the politician’s judgment; one has to take all the politician’s qualities into consideration. And, of course, the best gauge of judgment is the politician’s past record of decision-making when faced with important issues, like going to war.
So, from the standpoint of voters, whose lives are impacted by the actions of a politician, what else matters but that politician’s judgment—whether or not he or she makes good decisions on important issues? And why should the voter care if that politician’s judgment comes mostly from experience or mostly from other qualities? Soldiers killed in a stupid war endorsed by a politician with lots of experience are still dead. An unprepared vice president chosen by a president with lots of experience is still unprepared to become president should that be necessary.
As the late Randy Pausch, professor at Carnegie-Mellon University, said in his “Last Lecture”, “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.” I am counting on both John McCain and Sarah Palin getting lots of that kind of experience this fall.
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Right with you, buddy. Voted for Bush in two elections (deeply regretting it now). This year I'm going Obama.
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I was so heartened to come upon this blog. After the last 8 years, some people consider the term "thinking Republican" to be an oxymoron, but some of my best friends are Republicans. I live in the Philly suburbs and I'm happy to report that the Obama lawn signs are running 10 to 1 vs. McCain/Palin lawn signs even though a lot of us earn enough (thank G-d) that our income tax will be increased under the Obama plan. Ironically, it's mostly the "Joe the Plumbers" that don't "get it".
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