Reply #43: From my earliest political thoughts [View All]

[Hatchling]

I have been loyal to the democratic party.

My other loyalties are a mishmash of my ideals and the love I have for others.

But my party loyalty has been tested almost to the breaking point. I was fast becoming disillusioned with the Democratic Party prior to the primaries. It just did not seem to be the Party I originally signed up with. Too many things to go into, but it seemed it was no longer the party of the "underdog". When did Liberal become a four letter word?

The Primaries elicited the first excitement in politics I have felt in a long time. What a fine group of people to represent us! But viable candidate after viable candidate slid to the way side. No not slid, pushed! I watched the M$M and the Democratic Party destroy a beautiful field of candidates.

When it came down to two, I chose. And she is being pushed out as well. I won't go into all the terrible things I believe have been done to her. You've heard it in a hundred other threads. You don't buy it, that's okay. I want it to go to the convention. But we've already been told it will be stopped on June third. Why bother to have a convention in the first place? It's just a fancy party?

But my loyalty to the Democratic Party is stretched thin. This isn't a threat, merely what I plan to do. If Hillary isn't on the ticket, I will change my Party affiliation to Independent that very day.

My very last bit of Loyalty to the Democratic party will be to vote for Obama in November. The last sentimental homage to a party that once represented me but no longer does.