By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
The Republican Party has lost its way, becoming arms of the anti-abortion movement and the military industrial complex. The White House continues to search for a “war czar” as more Americans die in Iraq, as the war and occupation escalate, as all GOP presidential candidates say more of the same “if I’m elected.”
Tom Tancredo (R-CO) said at a Republican debate: “It would be the greatest day of our country’s history if Roe vs. Wade were overturned.” Where does the decided majority of Americans who are pro-choice fit into Tancredo’s limited thinking? Tommy Thompson, another GOP presidential contender, said in the same debate that businesses should be able to fire employees for being gay. The fact that these two men want to lead the country speaks volumes for the state of disrepair the Republican Party has fallen into.
A vote for the GOP in 2008 will be a vote to continue down the wrong road.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 16, 2007. Read the original PDF.