I'm out!

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

So you finally came out of the closet?

He kinda already did when he admitted he enjoyed Real Housewives of New Jersey.

it has caught a lot of peoples eye. it is better then RHOOC

[fezzyfestoon]

So you finally came out of the closet?

He kinda already did when he admitted he enjoyed Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Haha, maybe I should reexamine my sexuality after all.  First I admit to watching a show on the gay channel of choice about middle-aged women, then I participate in a conversation in the "Hot Guys" thread, and now I inadvertently create a thread largely assumed to be my admitting to being gay.  Whoops...

I'm thinking the decisions my groin has made for me in the past disagree with my recent betrayals of heterosexuality.

[Torie]

An orifice is an orifice Fez. Our species seems to get so hung up sometimes on inconsequential stuff.

The sad thing, is that at my age, nobody cares much about such matters anymore as it pertains to me, even though I have read that I can still sire, and I act accordingly.

[fezzyfestoon]

Ugh...one less member of the LWRP.

Shame. Now I'm all alone in this room. What am I to do?

Hang in there you two!

Yeah, it's a shame you guys aren't represented enough within the party.  I personally don't want to go along for the ride with a party that clearly has no interest in our values.

[RosettaStoned]

Good job! Feel free to come out of that other closet!

[fezzyfestoon]

Good job! Feel free to come out of that other closet!

Ha, unfortunately I'm about 99.9% sure I'm strictly a P in the Va-G kinda guy, so don't hold your breath.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The green avatar confuses me when I look at it

[Joe Republic]

Welcome! 

Are you still a fan of Mitt Romney?

[fezzyfestoon]

Welcome! 

Are you still a fan of Mitt Romney?

My image of him finally changed after his comments about the healthcare bill, so nope not anymore.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Welcome! 

Are you still a fan of Mitt Romney?

My image of him finally changed after his comments about the healthcare bill, so nope not anymore.

Which comments, if I can ask.  I honestly didn't pay much attention to what he said.

[CubOB]

Good job! Feel free to come out of that other closet!

Ha, unfortunately I'm about 99.9% sure I'm strictly a P in the Va-G kinda guy, so don't hold your breath.

Well yes, using such vulgar epithets would rather suggest so

It's good to know you've jumped ship before you became forever tainted by the teabaggers

[fezzyfestoon]

Welcome! 

Are you still a fan of Mitt Romney?

My image of him finally changed after his comments about the healthcare bill, so nope not anymore.

Which comments, if I can ask.  I honestly didn't pay much attention to what he said.

He said it was nothing like his program and tried to make his out to be something it wasn't.  That was one of the biggest reasons I supported him, for his healthcare overhaul.  But that's not what the loonies in the party want to hear, and all he's interested in is manipulating his record to make it sound as conservative as possible.  It was always an annoying aspect of his candidacy that I could overlook as long as he kept governing by sense.  As time went by he just became more and more about politics and I hate that.  I saw him in a similar way I saw Howard Dean, as the kind of executive who didn't do things because he "should" but because it's what needed to be done for the best of whatever he was running.  Dean owned it, Romney tried to pretend he was a conservative demagogue.

Anyway, he said things like Obama's plan is "a big government takeover of health care" while his extremely similar system is the "ultimate conservative plan".  What he said, like that the whole issue should be state by state I agree with, but his whole dismissive attitude towards his own approach that I admired so much turned me off big time.  It's more of the negative partisan politics I hate the Republican Party for.  Instead of saying something like "I would have liked to see states adopt my plan rather than the federal government, but hopefully the plan will further improve upon what I had done" he stood entirely in the negative, contrarian position for political positioning purposes.

[J. J.]

The last political donation I made was to a democrat, who defeated the incumbent Republican by 29% (county race).

[SvenssonRS]

Congratulations, Fez. Welcome to the happy medium.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

[Lunar]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

Do you actually change your registration every time you change your avatar?  I know I don't.

[Shilly]

Great! I can't wait to get you confused with Verily

[King]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

Do you actually change your registration every time you change your avatar?  I know I don't.

If he didn't change his registration to match his avatar, he would be lying.

Congratulations on being born again, Fezzy.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Good job! Feel free to come out of that other closet!

Ha, unfortunately I'm about 99.9% sure I'm strictly a P in the Va-G kinda guy, so don't hold your breath.

Well yes, using such vulgar epithets would rather suggest so

It's good to know you've jumped ship before you became forever tainted by the teabaggers

The odd thing is the Tea Party is the last chance for moderate Republicanism atleast on social issues because for the most part its pushed abortion, gays etc to bottom of the list of concerns. But if you can't satisfy at least one leg of the three legged stool completely or near completely, you really are out of luck in the GOP. In Fezzy's case the closest he came was on fiscal issues but supporting Health care is a big mark against him in the eyes of the last group of the Republicans he could possibly fit into. The odd thing is I agree with Fezzy to an extent on healthcare as far as Romney and MA went but there was no way that GOP was not going to rally itself against whatever Healthcare plan Obama put forth. Also, the rhetoric of opposition may seem distastefull at times but it is nothing new to American politics which is built on one side coming up with something and the other side screaming "Hell no" at it. So I disagree on him faulting Romney for using such rhetoric. The opposition party will rally in opposition to actions and measures that the incumbent party makes especially one as divisive as health care. I frankly prefer such a system as the worst thing possible would be to give one party everything it wants without a fight and fierce debate.

I hope that Fezzy can find peace with himself as an independent. I wish there were some way the GOP could have maintained a place for him in the party and its unfortunate that such a great FF is leaving the party.

[Хahar 🤔]

The odd thing is the Tea Party is the last chance for moderate Republicanism

wtflol

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The odd thing is the Tea Party is the last chance for moderate Republicanism

wtflol

Perhaps the better phrasing would have been "provide them a chance".

It also depends on how one views the Tea Party movement in general. I see them as being similar to the Perot voters of the 1990s, whereas you see them more in the line of Lyndon LaRouche's crazies.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

Do you actually change your registration every time you change your avatar?  I know I don't.

If he didn't change his registration to match his avatar, he would be lying.

Congratulations on being born again, Fezzy.

You could look at it like that.  However, my registration still says Democrat, but my heart says Independent-Republican.  We are entering the period that I cannot change my political affiliation (July 1-September 1) in an even-numbered year.  Then, if I change it in September, I run the risk of not being able to vote at all in November, so I will wait until after the first of the year to change.  Of course, if any of you remember, I went through this debate with myself a few months ago and I ended up staying Democratic.  Let's just say that I am trying to find the party I best identify with.  I hate the indy rules in Oklahoma.  They SUCK!!

[Mint]

The odd thing is the Tea Party is the last chance for moderate Republicanism

wtflol

Perhaps the better phrasing would have been "provide them a chance".

It also depends on how one views the Tea Party movement in general. I see them as being similar to the Perot voters of the 1990s, whereas you see them more in the line of Lyndon LaRouche's crazies.

I suppose it depends on your definition of 'moderate.' If by moderate you mean beltway centrists/opportunists like Scott Brown I think that ship is starting to sail. Although I have to admit at this point the Tea Parties are bordering on becoming irrelevant and that's coming from someone that works with them. We need to drastically change our tactics and who we associate with.

[King]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

Do you actually change your registration every time you change your avatar?  I know I don't.

If he didn't change his registration to match his avatar, he would be lying.

Congratulations on being born again, Fezzy.

You could look at it like that.  However, my registration still says Democrat, but my heart says Independent-Republican.  We are entering the period that I cannot change my political affiliation (July 1-September 1) in an even-numbered year.  Then, if I change it in September, I run the risk of not being able to vote at all in November, so I will wait until after the first of the year to change.  Of course, if any of you remember, I went through this debate with myself a few months ago and I ended up staying Democratic.  Let's just say that I am trying to find the party I best identify with.  I hate the indy rules in Oklahoma.  They SUCK!!

What's with Oklahomans and their rigid scheduling system?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Enjoy the fresh air, fezzy!!  I really wish I could register Indy, but Oklahoma looks down on indies.

Do you actually change your registration every time you change your avatar?  I know I don't.

If he didn't change his registration to match his avatar, he would be lying.

Congratulations on being born again, Fezzy.

You could look at it like that.  However, my registration still says Democrat, but my heart says Independent-Republican.  We are entering the period that I cannot change my political affiliation (July 1-September 1) in an even-numbered year.  Then, if I change it in September, I run the risk of not being able to vote at all in November, so I will wait until after the first of the year to change.  Of course, if any of you remember, I went through this debate with myself a few months ago and I ended up staying Democratic.  Let's just say that I am trying to find the party I best identify with.  I hate the indy rules in Oklahoma.  They SUCK!!

What's with Oklahomans and their rigid scheduling system?

What else is there to do in Oklahoma?