In state's (CA) GOP heartland, questions

URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/20/IRAQCAL.TMP

In state's GOP heartland, questions
Many die-hard Republicans shaking their heads over Bush, war
- Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
Monday, March 20, 2006

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"Enough is enough,'' he said of the war while showing Lance Cpl. Aaron Kernell, 19, from Tennessee, to a red Naugahyde chair for a cut. "If they haven't got this thing settled by year's end, it's time to bring the boys home.''

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"We've done what we needed to do,'' he said. "We could spend 10 years there and get the same thing. ... It doesn't matter, it won't change. These guys have been fighting each other for generations, and they're going to hate us no matter what.''

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"I voted for him two times, and I wish I hadn't,'' Ranquist said of the president. "It was probably one of the worst mistakes I ever made.''

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Shephard is bitter that the president "squandered his political capital'' on a conflict that has tallied 2,300 American deaths, thousands wounded and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead.

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MORE fun at the link as Rethuglicans cough, sputter, and vomit up the Koolaide.

one who can admit his error, but still Ranquist will probably look to another Republican who will sell him that sweet, sweet kool-aid

I don't think many of these disaffected Rethuglicans will become Democrats, but I think many have cast their last vote.

And that DOES help us even though it is a terrible way to win.

he finally sees that there is NO light at the end of the tunnel with Bush, only an oncoming train.

I think Katrina was one of the major turning points for him, so those that died did NOT lose their lives in vain.