Party Allegiance

Politically, I'm a registered independent, mainly because the Republicans offend my intelligence and the Democrats are mostly spineless (not to mention, in MA, hopelessly corrupt). Digby, as usual, puts the dilemma better:

[The Democrats] are afraid to say the truth. The right is unafraid to lie. And that leads to a distorted political dialog that nobody can understand. And into that void, the scare tactics have a distinct advantage

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