When I first became politically aware, I was more of an Eisenhower-era Republican that called himself an independent. I supported Barack Obama in 2008, and the rise of the Tea Party made me a Democrat for life. It was then that I realized that while I'm not as liberal as, say, Alan Grayson, the Democrats are the adults in the room, while the Republicans are just batsh!t insane.
I realized that no matter how much my political views change, I'll never identify as a Republican. I refuse to identify with the party that had no better argument against Barack Obama's Presidency than "He's a n*****." I can't support or identify with a party that thinks that Allen West and Ted Nugent are "patriots" but Max Cleland, who had 2/3 of his body blown to smithereens in the Vietnam War, is a terrorist sympathizer who supports Al Qaeda. I can't support a party that thinks that hate, fear, and prejudice are "family values."
Most of all, I can't support a party whose platform disrespects the majority of Americans and defies basic common sense. I can't support a party that wants to govern a country that millions have fled to in search of religious freedom as a theocracy.
Talk about hyperbole that you've largely constructed...
