Speaking of freedom, I heard on the news in my car, that California is trying to pass legislation that new homes be built with a radio control device that allows the government to regulate the heat in your home, to avoid power outages and brown outs. I heard that and about drove off the road. Who is leading this mess and what party do they belong to?

McCain will never ask Romney to be VP because McCain doesn

I have been I life-long republican. It comes down to my upbringing as a military brat and it always seemed like the republicans cared about the military more than democrats.

I have become disillusioned with the coalition that makes up the republican party, ever since the Reagan years, however. The way I see it, the Reagan majority used to be comprised of the social conservatives (pro-life, pro-family, tough on crime), the fiscal conservatives (pro-business, deregulation, smaller government), and the foreign policy hawks (pro-military, active democratization).

The social conservatives morphed into the "Christian Right" (people who would never vote for a Mormon) during Bush II's presidential campaign, the fiscal conservatives were outflanked by Bill Clinton when he adopted fiscal policy positions that improved the economy and decreased the growth of our national debt, and the foreign policy hawks are embroiled in military action in Iraq that is currently stable but promises nothing positive in the near future without our continued presence.

In the end, I find myself asking why I should continue to support a party that would never allow someone like me or my sons (not a slide on women, I only have boys in my family) to be their candidate for president because of our religious convictions.

If Ron Paul is out (he would only be a protest vote anyway because he isn't a serious contender), I sure hope I can vote for Barak Obama. I might just start a write-in campaign for a Mendenhall/Edwards ticket.

This was an interesting post.. I've been wondering how LDS republicans will reconcile themselves with a party that has basically rejected a candidate because of his LDS faith. It's somewhat ironic considering most LDS consider it "God's party".