RNC

I didn't watch the Republican National Convention, but I've been reading about it. Some of the quotes coming out of it I find just baffling.

All this talk about Republicans and smaller government, and how the people want a smaller, less invasive government so they should vote Republican... from the party that gave us the Patriot Act and has worked to remove so many of our rights.

All this talk about voting Republican so that Government can cut spending, when most of our money has gone to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and will possibly go to fighting a war in Iran.

Democrats do want to spend money, on things like social programs and health care. The Republican pattern has been to spend money on war, and giving breaks to corporations.

Palin is portraying herself as someone who stands up to special interests and big oil after suing the Bush administration for declaring polar bears an endangered species, because it might block her goals to open up Alaska's wilderness for oil drilling.

Continual references to "liberal Washington", after 8 years of Bush and his policies. Look at what has been done in this country over the last 8 years... how liberal has Washington been? Hell, most of our Democrats have been acting like Republicans for the last 8 years. How is that liberal?

Romney referred to America as "what it has always been, the hope of the world." This, after Bush's arrogant approach to foreign policy has reduced the world's opinion of us to pathetic levels.

People talk about Steve Jobs having a reality-distortion field... well, apparently he's given it to the GOP for the season.