Reactions on Repubs

Megan (a.k.a. Miss Avery's mom) shared her thoughts on Palin at Casa de TiVo and it got me thinking about my own reaction to the RNC. On a broader level, the base of the Republican party leaves me confused. In McCain's speech last night he outlined his version of "change" and spoke of the normal things you expect to hear from Republicans. Things like getting rid of "big government" and "lowering taxes" and "cutting government spending," to name a few. I can't help but wonder what it is that those things mean to Mr. McCain. I fear his idea of getting rid of big government is whittling away our right of personal autonomy, not protecting our rights to make decisions for ourselves [read: abortion]. I fear his idea of lowering taxes means reducing taxes for those earning the most and for large corporations, not reducing taxes for the low to middle income families and small businesses. And I fear that for him cutting government spending means reducing social services, not budgeting for all of our nation's needs in a responsible and caring manner [read: runaway national debt as a result of the current Republican in office].

When Republicans* continually elect members to Congress that vote against education, that vote against health care for all, that vote against ending an illegal occupation of a foreign country, that vote against the environment, that vote against protecting the rights OUR FOUNDING FATHERS established for this country, that vote against seeking real answers to our dependency on oil...what are they voting for?

*This is a generalization.