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# Elect Republicans at your own peril
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/elect-republicans-at-your-own-peril-editor/
- Published: 2007-12-18T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T04:25:49.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Indiscriminate shooting sprees now happen with depressing regularity and gun nuts still want to arm all citizens. Can you imagine every emotional live-wire armed to the teeth?

Republican politician Kit Bond says waterboarding torture is no different than a leisurely swim. Have you seen demonstrations of waterboarding? America needs a new direction. Elect any of the GOP presidential candidates in ’08 and it will be a continuation of the Bush era — more war, more debt, more lies, corruption and secrecy.

The anti-immigration movement equals discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, racism, hatred and ignorance. And how safe will your vote be next year?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 18, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)