The Darker Side of Compassionate Conservatism

A conservative reporter details his bizarre ordeal at a pro-Bush rally four years ago:

I was probably going to vote for George W. Bush four years ago. Seriously.

He seemed like a nice enough guy. And at the time I was a registered Republican. But I'd also reached a point in my political development where I could no longer be impressed by party labels or cheap imagery to win me over to any candidate. It's just that of the two major party candidates that year, if you put a gun to my head and told me to choose, I would have likely picked Bush over Al Gore, but other than that I really didn't know enough about Bush to have conviction enough to vote for him. But I had no reason not to vote for Bush: bear that in mind especially as you partake of my tale of woe, Noble Reader.

But that was before the night of October 11th, 2000 ...

Read more about The Night George W. Bush Ordered A Thug To Tell Me To "GET THE #&@% OUT OF HERE!" (WARNING: Contains some harsh language.)