editorial letter from a disgruntled republican

I apologize for voting for Bush

10/24/03

I'm a registered Republican. I voted for George W. Bush and contributed financially to his campaign. I was wrong. I apologize. Bush is the worst president America has had -- ever.

Bush has turned the entire world against America. He has lied to the American people and gotten us in a terrible mess in Iraq. There were no Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that threatened America. There was no Iraqi connection with international terrorism.

Before Sept. 11, 2001, there were a few hundred Saudi and Egyptian terrorists. Bush's policies since 9/11 have created hundreds of thousands of new terrorist recruits throughout the Muslim world. Bush created this monster.

We are wasting our national treasure in Iraq due to Bush's arrogant, "pre-emptive warfare" doctrine. We have lost 3 million jobs since Bush took office -- and we are exporting our remaining manufacturing and high-tech jobs to low-wage countries at a dizzying pace.

We are piling up massive deficits that will ultimately create chaos in our economy.

Bush must be replaced.

M. GREGG SMITH Salem

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A quick opensecrets search shows Mr. Smith now contributing hard money to the Dean and Kerry campaigns.

If confused-yet-copascetic moderate voters are the Democratic party's worst nightmare, the perturbed-and-disappointed Gregg Smiths of the nation are the Republicans'.

Sorry.. see

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=584546

It's really heartening to see that at least some republican voters eyes are being opened at last. I know a lot of moderates who are really disgusted at Shrub's hard turn to the right, which was not the way he portrayed himself at all in his campaign.