Put down your lamp, Diogenes.

[E-DUB]

Your quest is done. My wife showed me this and I just had to share. Powerful stuff.

Resignation letter

[Crotalus]

[QUOTE=Chris Ladd]
Neither party has ever elevated to this level a more toxic figure
[/QUOTE]
Can’t argue with that assessment.

[Anny_Middon]

Thanks for posting the link, E-DUB.

I live in York Township, so the letter may have meant more to me than some others. It is indeed powerful.

[Amateur_Barbarian]

I find it sartre amusing that his blog title/subtitle is “GOPlifer/Because leaving isn’t an option.”

[Flyer]

Every single election, somebody trots out a letter or a Facebook post, or something similar, from “a life-long X” stating that their party’s candidate this cycle is morally bankrupt, or totally inept, or is dangerous to the country, or something like that.
When will people learn that for every disillusioned Republican, one can just as easily find a disillusioned Democrat?

President Barack Obama’s half-brother, Malik Obama, says he will vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump in the U.S. election in November because he likes the candidate and he is unhappy with his brother’s leadership.

Malik, who is in his 50s, told Reuters by phone from Obama’s ancestral home of Kogelo in western Kenya that he supports Trump’s policies, especially his focus on security.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/obamas-brother-says-hes-voting-for-trump-in-november/ar-BBuOirg

[Snowboarder_Bo]

@Amateur_Barbarian

I find it sartre amusing that his blog title/subtitle is “GOPlifer/Because leaving isn’t an option.”

I hempel noticed that too!

[pulykamell]

@Flyer

Every single election, somebody trots out a letter or a Facebook post, or something similar, from “a life-long X” stating that their party’s candidate this cycle is morally bankrupt, or totally inept, or is dangerous to the country, or something like that.
When will people learn that for every disillusioned Republican, one can just as easily find a disillusioned Democrat?

MSN

And also his stance on same-sex marriage.

But what bothers him even more is the Democratic Party’s support of same-sex marriage.

“I feel like a Republican now because they don’t stand for same-sex marriage, and that appeals to me,” he said.

Good riddance.

[oft_wears_hats]

@Flyer

Every single election, somebody trots out a letter or a Facebook post, or something similar, from “a life-long X” stating that their party’s candidate this cycle is morally bankrupt, or totally inept, or is dangerous to the country, or something like that.
When will people learn that for every disillusioned Republican, one can just as easily find a disillusioned Democrat?

MSN

Sure, and this guy was a relatively low level official. But it’s not like this letter is the only example of the GOP faithful speaking out against Trump. True, on it’s own it doesn’t mean much, but look at all of the GOP politicians who have disavowed Trump, avoided the convention, and tried to change the rules to deny him the nomination.

Also, “I’m voting against my brother’s party because my views align more closely with the opposition” is a little different than “I have devoted my career to the Republican party and now I’m resigning because Trump is the festering boil on the ass my party has become.”

[YogSothoth]

Dio the guy who used to post here?

[Euphonious_Polemic]

@YogSothoth

Dio the guy who used to post here?

I believe the reference is to Diogenes of Sinope, who “became notorious for his philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man.”

[Locrian]

My favorite (and hopefully sobering for other GOPers) part of his resignation:

"The Iraq War, the financial meltdown, the utter failure of supply-side theory, climate denial, and our strange pursuit of theocratic legislation have all been troubling.

Yet it seemed that America’s party of commerce, trade, and pragmatism might still have time to sober up. Remaining engaged in the party implied a contribution to that renaissance, an investment in hope. Donald Trump has put an end to that hope."

(my emphasis)

[dracoi]

@Flyer

Every single election, somebody trots out a letter or a Facebook post, or something similar, from “a life-long X” stating that their party’s candidate this cycle is morally bankrupt, or totally inept, or is dangerous to the country, or something like that.

While that’s true, Trump’s support among actual Republicans is 12% below Romney’s at this point in the election. And I don’t remember any major party leaders either not showing up to Romney’s party convention or giving long speeches in which they refused to make an endorsement of the candidate.

There are some numbers to suggest that this is more than politics as usual.