I almost always vote for the best candidate regardless of party affiliation. But now, I admit, I am unhappy with the road down which George Bush is taking me. Generally I detest partisan politics. However, this time I am voting Democrat straight down the line. Here is why this ex- republican, green party member is voting Democratic.

A republican-controlled Presidency and Congress will unleash a wave of right-wing policies on America including:

1. A wave of approvals for Federal Judges with right-wing judicial activism on their mind. There are many vacancies and this administration has the ability to alter the very nature of America for more than a generation. Only Democrats can block this.
2. Bush promised to be a uniter and not a divider. Yet he has turned out to be the most partisan President in a hundred years. We are more divided now on domestic issues than I can remember. He has not yet proved worthy of extraordinary power. Dissenting republicans are far and few between. Only Democrats can check the power of this President.
3. President Bush has embarked on a foreign policy that will surely alter the entire world in our lifetime. If he proves right in his methods, he will be hailed a hero, but little will be accomplished long-term for the benefit of mankind. In he is wrong, in his methods, he could well lead us into World War III or the last Christian Crusade. Too much risk and too little gain for me. Only the Democrats can block him.

Since I live in a predominant Rebublican voting district my vote may not really count. Mine is a protest vote. Protesting is a dirty job. But, hey, somebody's got to do it.