seattle.politics

On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:02:19 -0700, Paul Mitchum wrote:

> Lobby Dosser < @ > wrote:
>
>> Jim Lovejoy wrote:
>>
>> > usenet@ (Paul Mitchum) wrote in
>> > news: %usenet@ :
>> >
>> >> Clave wrote:
>> >>
>> >> [..]
>> >>> After *decades* of empty talk and broken promises, it looks like
>> >>> the Religious Wank has finally figured out that the GOP doesn't
>> >>> represent them:
>> >>>
>> >>> /news/ ?ARTICLE_ID=57908
>> >>>
>> >>> Which argues against my previous assertion that they don't learn at
>> >>> all.
>> >>
>> >> Well, of course, this doesn't actually mean the RR will actually
>> >> leave the Republicans. It's an all-or-nothing kind of gamble by the
>> >> RR.. Let's see how much juice they still have.
>> >
>> > What gamble?
>> >
>> > 2008 doesn't look like a Repbulican year.
>> >
>> > What's worse, sit out the presidential race, have the Republicans
>> > lose, and say, "see what happens when you ignore us?"
>> >
>> > or
>> >
>> > Go to bat for the Republicans, and still have the Republicans lose.
>>
>> Or vote for a Democrat and get a Republican anyway!
>
> Democrats are Republicans who aren't beholden to the religious right.
>
Or the Gun Nuts. Don't forget them.

It's a pretty important distinction, really.

Charlie