and more each day, conservatives are jumping Bush's ship of state:
John Eisenhower:
Sen. Kerry, in whom I am willing to place my trust, has demonstrated that he is courageous, sober, competent, and concerned with fighting the dangers associated with the widening socio-economic gap in this country. I will vote for him enthusiastically.
I celebrate, along with other Americans, the diversity of opinion in this country. But let it be based on careful thought. I urge everyone, Republicans and Democrats alike, to avoid voting for a ticket merely because it carries the label of the party of one’s parents or of our own ingrained habits.
John Eisenhower, son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, served on the White House staff between October 1958 and the end of the Eisenhower administration. From 1961 to 1964 he assisted his father in writing “The White House Years,” his Presidential memoirs. He served as American ambassador to Belgium between 1969 and 1971. He is the author of nine books, largely on military subjects
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657Former Republican Gov. of Michigan William Milliken:
William Milliken endorsed Democratic Sen. John Kerry for president on Monday, saying President Bush has pursued policies "pandering to the extreme right wing."
Milliken, governor from 1969-82, accused the Bush administration of rushing into the Iraq war, pushing tax cuts that benefit the rich and blocking meaningful stem-cell research.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041018/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_gop_endorsement&cid=694&ncid=1963&sid=96378798From California Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey
"Ending secrecy and bringing truth and honesty back to the White House are reasons enough to elect Kerry and Edwards."
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/Former Republican Senator From Kentucky Marlow W Cook
I shall cast my vote for John Kerry come Nov 2.
I have been, and will continue to be, a Republican. But when we as a party send the wrong person to the White House, then it is our responsibility to send him home if our nation suffers as a result of his actions. I fall in the category of good conservative thinkers, like George F. Will, for instance, who wrote: "This administration cannot be trusted to govern if it cannot be counted on to think and having thought, to have second thoughts."
http://www.courierjournal.com/cjextra/editorials/2004/10/20/oped-marlow1020-8060.htmlFormer Minnesota Governor Elmer L. Anderson
This imperialistic, stubborn adherence to wrongful policies and known untruths by the Cheney-Bush administration -- and that's the accurate order -- has simply become more than I can stand.
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/Former Republican Congressman from Georgia Bob Barr:
Throughout my own presidential voting history, the choices have rarely, if ever, been agonizing. Nixon vs. McGovern? Carter vs. Reagan? Reagan-Mondale? Dukakis, a Massachusetts liberal? Clinton? Al Gore? Ah, the good ol' days. Each of those races presented clear choices, easily resolved.
Now we have the election of 2004. For the first time in my voting life, the choice in the race for president isn't so clear And, among true conservatives, I'm not alone.
Bush's problem is that true conservatives remember their history. They recall that in recent years when the nation enjoyed the fruits of actual conservative fiscal and security policies, a Democrat occupied the White House and Congress was controlled by a Republican majority that actually fought for a substantive conservative agenda.
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2004-10-07/news_flankingaction.htmlFormer White House Counsel John Dean
"Clearly, it is an impeachable offense," he says. "I think the case is overwhelming that these people presented false information to the Congress and to the American people."
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20030606.htmlStaunch conservative Columnist Charley Reese
I will swallow a lot of petty policy differences...to get a man in the White House with brains enough not to blow up the world and us with it.
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/Andrew Sullivan conservative writer The New Republic Magazine:
Writers bear some responsibility too for making mistakes; and I take mine. But they bear a greater responsibility if they do not acknowledge them and learn. And it is simply foolish to ignore what we have found out this past year about Bush's obvious limits, his glaring failures, his fundamental weakness as a leader. I fear he is out of his depth and exhausted. I simply do not have confidence in him to navigate the waters ahead skillfully enough to avoid or survive the darkening clouds on the horizon.
http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?pt=qFFINfAm4eR7PMnY1tkQ2m%3D%3DCousins of George W Bush:
As the election approaches, we feel it is our responsibility to speak out about why we are voting for John Kerry, and to do our small part to help America heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush was appointed President in 2000. We invite you to read our stories, and please, don't vote for our cousin!
http://www.bushrelativesforkerry.com/pages/1/index.htmThere are many more prominent Republicans switching. I can not remember this level of defection of known party supporters, not even with the Reagan Democrats.
For more information check out these sites:
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/http://www.errolmorris.com/html/election04/election04_main.htmlhttp://www.republicansforkerry.org/http://www.republicansforkerry04.org/http://www.johnkerry.com/communities/republicans/
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