For many of the past 8 years, I’ve held hope that the sane members of my party would stand up and do something about the radicals. That they would return to the practical sanity that they once had. Instead, things have gotten worse and the whole political process is in tainted — including the Democrats.

I was hoping that when McCain won my party’s endorsement that he would signal that he would not coddle to those irrational and self destructive members of the party. Instead of that signal, he chose a separatist for his running mate. Someone who would have a high likelihood of becoming president herself. The signal was clear; Senator McCain had like many others been won over by those who would rather destroy the United States over ideology than do the prudent things — the necessary things — that we need to have done now.

With that, I had to accept reality. 4 more years of this nonsense would be too much. I’d have to vote my conscience … like Colin Powell … and not be mislead yet again by a hope that was never really offered.

I’ll be voting Obama and not with the Republicans for these reasons as well as many others.

I’m seriously concerned and angry at my party. They have no intent to speak for me or my concerns.