Why I’m leaving the Republican Party and Endorsing President Obama.

[dblack]

They said the same thing after the New Deal. Anything wrong with Obamacare, they will iron out. But at least we got some reform. Some was better than what Bush gave us. For example, pre existing conditions don't exist anymore. The GOP didn't even want to agree with that. Let people die or go bankrupt. The CEO of Blue Cross needs a boat.

You know what? Its too bad the Insurance Lobbyists and GOP obstructed real healthcare reform. Thanks for reminding me of another reason to not vote GOP. It was on their watch so many people lost their healthcare. The costs went up 200% from 2000-2006 when the GOP ran the entire government.

People want to forget why Obama was elected and why he was pushing for healthcare reform in the first place. As if there wasn't a problem with healthcare before Obama.

"Some" bad reform isn't better that "none". This was a bad law. Obama betrayed his supporters, and all of us, the day he signed it.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Right. I'm not a Democrat anymore. Right. I said that.

I feel betrayed by the Democrats shift so far left that there are Communist nations that have a better embrace of Free Enterprise than my former Democrat Party

I've find it funny that guys like FDR and Kennedy were totally obsessed and fearful of communism, yet the modern progressive democrats are nothing but socialists and communists.

Of course they will be the first to to praise JFK or FDR....

Progressives are a joke.... They're fucking tyrants...

I'm not a democrat, however there is little difference between a classical liberal, libertarian, republican or a blue dog....

At least we all acknowledge and respect the constitution...

Progressives have no respect for the constitution or our first Ten Amendments...

Our Constitution to them is nothing more than an "old outdated document." Ironically they continue to point at it when it is convenient to do so...

You do not have an educated understanding of what those terms actually mean.

Jake, what makes you think you were going to fool us by starting another "real Republican" account?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

Jake Starkey says the EXACT same thing and we know he's a liar too

 

[Amelia]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

Then why does your website say you are a former elected official and that you left the party before the election of 2008?


You are peddling this essay and your conflicting story about who you are all over the internet. What is in it for you to dust off the story of your GOP defection at this particular time? Hoping for a HuffPost gig or to be a panelist on NPR?

 

[g5000]

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

From your blog:

While I was an elected Republican committeeman, I never self identified as a conservative

Jeff Wartman | Reasonable politics for logical people


So let's see. Pro-choice. Not a conservative. Voting for Obama. Whatever made you think you were a Republican? You come across as conflicted as a gay fundamentalist. It must feel great to be finally out of the closet.

The Democratic Party is where you belong. Their loss is our gain.

 

[JeffWartman]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

What blew their cover of supposedly being a Republican..
Is saying they are leaving and endorsing Obama.

I can't stand people who have to lie.

I'm an elected Republican committeeman.

What are you? Have you actually done anything beyond posting on a message board?

 

[g5000]

Jeff, you claimed to be a libertarian: Libertarian Strategy Monthly » The Future of Limited Government

And you had this to say about the Democratic Party:

Too many big government Democrats want to drive your car for you. They feel that if they know the route better, it’s in your own interest to just sit in the back and let them drive the car for you — they will be able to plan the best route and will be able to get to the destination according to the way they think is best. It doesn’t matter if you feel that a different route may be better, because they know how to get there better than you do.

You said this in 2009. If that does not describe Obama to a T, nothing does.

Speaking of Obama:

However, the deference to government power is moving us from the individualistic “Father knows best” mentality to our current way, a “government knows best” mentality where Barack Obama and his band of merry travelers will dictate economic planning from above because they know best.

I can understand someone being sick and tired of the idiots who have hijacked the GOP. I feel that way myself, frequently.

But to then make the completely illogical conclusion that the Democratic Party is the way to go is just astonishing. I have serious doubts you were ever libertarian.

 

[g5000]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

What blew their cover of supposedly being a Republican..
Is saying they are leaving and endorsing Obama.

I can't stand people who have to lie.

I'm an elected Republican committeeman.

In a town in Illinois; population 41,000. Big whup.

 

[sealybobo]

Jeff, you claimed to be a libertarian: Libertarian Strategy Monthly » The Future of Limited Government

And you had this to say about the Democratic Party:

Too many big government Democrats want to drive your car for you. They feel that if they know the route better, it’s in your own interest to just sit in the back and let them drive the car for you — they will be able to plan the best route and will be able to get to the destination according to the way they think is best. It doesn’t matter if you feel that a different route may be better, because they know how to get there better than you do.

You said this in 2009. If that does not describe Obama to a T, nothing does.

Speaking of Obama:

However, the deference to government power is moving us from the individualistic “Father knows best” mentality to our current way, a “government knows best” mentality where Barack Obama and his band of merry travelers will dictate economic planning from above because they know best.

I can understand someone being sick and tired of the idiots who have hijacked the GOP. I feel that way myself.

But to then make the completely illogical conclusion that the Democratic Party is the way to go is just astonishing. I have serious doubts you were ever libertarian.

Actually, you would be surprised how much real liberals agree with Ron Paul. Of course we don't agree with enough to want to vote for him, but on things like the Federal Reserve, we agree.

He goes on Randi Rhodes and Thom Hartmann and they seem to get along.

What does Fox, the Mainstream GOP & Rush say about Ron Paul's views on the Federal Reserve and not having bases all over the world?

Remember Bachmann said his ideas were radical and extreme and wrong? The rest of the GOP agreed with her.

Us liberals agreed with him.

 

[Amelia]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

What blew their cover of supposedly being a Republican..
Is saying they are leaving and endorsing Obama.

I can't stand people who have to lie.

I'm an elected Republican committeeman.

What are you? Have you actually done anything beyond posting on a message board?

They reelected you after you already left the Republican party and announced that to the world?

 

[g5000]

Actually, you would be surprised how much real liberals agree with Ron Paul. Of course we don't agree with enough to want to vote for him, but on things like the Federal Reserve, we agree.

He goes on Randi Rhodes and Thom Hartmann and they seem to get along.

What does Fox, the Mainstream GOP & Rush say about Ron Paul's views on the Federal Reserve and not having bases all over the world?

Remember Bachmann said his ideas were radical and extreme and wrong? The rest of the GOP agreed with her.

Us liberals agreed with him.

You and I both know that Ron Paul disagrees with you liberals on 99 percent of the issues. He would eliminate Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the FDA, the USDA, etc., etc., etc. Don't even pretend you have some kind of kinship with him. Ron Paul would gut the government down to about 5 percent of its current size. And he's the only one who truly means it.

 

[JeffWartman]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

Then why does your website say you are a former elected official and that you left the party before the election of 2008?


You are peddling this essay and your conflicting story about who you are all over the internet. What is in it for you to dust off the story of your GOP defection at this particular time? Hoping for a HuffPost gig or to be a panelist on NPR?

The essay says nothing of what you state. Do you need lessons in reading comprehension?

 

[Oddball]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

An elected member of which party's leadership?....Your announcement that you left the GOP and endorsed Boiking is dated 2008.

 

[g5000]

Besides, the point of my post recollecting Wartman's own statements was that he was clearly saying he was against the nanny state, big government policies of Obama just three years ago.

Now he's drinking Obama's piss.

 

[g5000]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

An elected member of which party's leadership?....Your announcement that you left the GOP and endorsed Boiking is dated 2008.

It is dated January 5, 2012.

 

[Full-Auto]

Why I’m leaving the Republican Party…and Endorsing President Obama.
by: Jeff Wartman

Full article: Why I’m leaving the Republican Party…and Endorsing President Obama. | Jeff Wartman

I’m leaving the Republican Party. No longer can I say with a clear conscience that the Republican Party is focused on solving problems that will benefit average Americans.

Solving problems is about pragmatically viewing data to decide upon the most effective public policy solutions. Many times, problem solving is the complete opposite of adhering to a rigid political ideology that dictates policy regardless of consequences. Our public servants need to be looking at what has worked, what has not worked, and using those judgments to form policy moving forward. The Republican Party refuses to look at what works and what doesn’t — they simply base policy on whether it fits into a rigid anti-government philosophy, whether it is good policy or not. Essentially, the effectiveness of policy is completely and totally irrelevant to Republicans. Additionally, the Republican Party believes more strongly in obstructing anything that President Obama proposes than in real solutions that would create jobs and help the average American.

Additionally, I have specific grievances with the current “know-nothing” incarnation of the Republican Party:...

Read the entire article at JeffWartman.com Why I’m leaving the Republican Party…and Endorsing President Obama. | Jeff Wartman

I think your message is pretty clear.



30 trillion in debt. Charge it!!!

 

[Outback]

The federal gubmint wasn't chartered to "solve problems"...Its role is supposed to be the protector of the rights of every individual, to provide a framework of justice when said rights are violated (rather than be the chief violator of them) and maintain the nation's borders.

Also, those who don't want a (reputedly) benevolent nanny state aren't exhibiting any "rigid anti-gubmint philosophy"...The merely want public servants to stay in their box, where they belong.

Strawman fail.

You don't sound odd. You sound right.

 

[JeffWartman]

I am so tired of people pretending to be former Republicans as if that somehow gives themselves some credibility. If your ideas don't have merits on their own, saying you used to be a member of a party doesnt give you any credibility.

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

An elected member of which party's leadership?....Your announcement that you left the GOP and endorsed Boiking is dated 2008.

No, it is not. Do you have a learning disability?

 

[Amelia]

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

Then why does your website say you are a former elected official and that you left the party before the election of 2008?


You are peddling this essay and your conflicting story about who you are all over the internet. What is in it for you to dust off the story of your GOP defection at this particular time? Hoping for a HuffPost gig or to be a panelist on NPR?

The essay says nothing of what you state. Do you need lessons in reading comprehension?

Do you need memory exercises?

You need to go edit your "about" page if you want to convince people that your conversion is recent.

About Jeff Wartman | Jeff Wartman

About Jeff Wartman

October 30th, 2008

JeffWartman.com is the blog of Jeff Wartman – a moderate political observer using reason, logic and progress as benchmarks for effective public policy based in Chicago, IL. A former elected official within the Republican Party, he left after the rightward shift of the party became too much to take. He is a sales professional for a dot com/advertising company.

So, what's in it for you to pretend that your conversion is recent and that you are still an elected official?

 

[Amelia]

I'm an elected member of the party leadership. Clearly, it means a lot more than a keyboard warrior like you.

An elected member of which party's leadership?....Your announcement that you left the GOP and endorsed Boiking is dated 2008.

No, it is not. Do you have a learning disability?

Yes it is.

October 30, 2008.

You need to fix that before you go further with your charade.