"- nobody seems to know what it means to be "republican" anymore.
If you do, please let me know."
I could go on with another laundry list... but I'll cut to the chase!
Take a long look at (and study the voting records of) ted kennedy, sheila jackson lee, maxine waters, charles rangle, harry reid, hillary clinton, henry waxman, john kerry, howard dean, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, weasly clark, and add in barbara streisand, george clooney, tim robbins, susan sarandon, michael moore, chris matthews, dan rather, mary mapes, louis farakan, jesse jackson, and the reverand al...
Republicans are just the opposite of these... at least so far to the right of these to appear Conservative, even if they don't prove to be Conservative according to your measuring criteria.
LLS
"Republicans are just the opposite of these..."
Success is not defined by what you are not. That is the problem with what appears to be the republican strategy in November 06.
Again, what does it mean to be a "republican"?