My Republican Friends

Yes, I do have some friends who, in spite of it all, still believe in the Republican credo and in those they have elected to guide our Country. Good partisan people, highly disappointed with their chosen ones, but trying hard to ride the Tsunami that is devastating their party and the political atmosphere around them. Not to mention the great divide created by their “uniter“.

And I must say, I feel sorry for them. I think they must be facing the same dilemma parents have when dealing with a child turned liar or a cheater.

The parental instinct moves to protect and to shell the culprit while having to face the external criticism from outside the family and intimately admitting that indeed, something is wrong with their offspring.

We Democrats went thru the same feelings when the far right hammered Clinton in the past with the Lewinski scandal. It was painful but at the same time, had a comic relief twist, with all the jokes and late night show takes on the affair.

Problem is, this time the outcome is far more serious. With so many casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places where our citizens are suffering the results of a terribly failed policy, it’s hard for my Republican friends to find something that will give them hope in this messy situation.

To compound the situation and with the latest Foley affair, the Christian followers of George W. may also be wandering what the heck is going on and whether they have been sold damaged goods.

What will my Republican friends do in this mid-term election is anybody’s guess. Will they stay home? Will they give their vote to a Democrat or an Independent or will they go out and vote for the same people who have betrayed their confidence? Who knows. Let’s see how much they have learned from the past few years.