Seriously curious, and uncombatively, I ask... why do you consider yourself a Republican?
I refuse to continue answering that question, as I have used up all my eloquence on it. Just accept it.
You've never given an eloquent answer. You simply say you're a swing voter who went for Bush in '04 that has since become disappointed with the party, and that your state republican party "sucks less ass" then your state democratic party, whatever that is supposed to mean. I have never seen you criticize ANY democrat or ANY democratic party policy position. You are enthusiastic about Hillary. You've never made an effort post about why you are a republican.
If you really are a republican, name 1 issue that you agree with republicans on. Name one. If you can't, then you are not a republican in any remote sense of and should switch your avatar to something that is not republican. It can be independent, or libertarian, or other, it doesn't have to be democrat. But if you truly do disagree with the republicans on every issue, then you have no basis on which to call yourself a republican.
I'm not going to pretend like King hasn't annoyed me once or twice, but the only reason he needs is that if he's registered that way, then that's what he is. Zel Miller is every bit the registered Democrat that Ted Kennedy was.