>Doug -- I really don't think that you need to say that Republicans are morally superior to Democrats in order to be a Republican. I think that people should feel free to be a Republican because you: like them, endorse their policies, etc.

PMFJI - but my firm belief - and I've seen it enough over a lot of years to believe it strongly - is this: While certainly, polticians on either side can be (and often are) equally corrupt - the ideology and mindset that pushes one to "be a democrat" is also the ideology and mindset that leads one to be an "ends justify the means" thinker. Tenants of that ideology include moral/ethical relativism, the redirection/denial of personal responsibility, and social elitism ("we know what's better for you than you do"), Note that I am not accusing all democrats of being this way or saying that all republicans aren't.

I truly believe that those of this mindset can do things that are "wrong" and not feel that they have done anything wrong because it is serving some "higher" purpose. ex - "It's Ok to hide those Bush ballots because Al gore is the good guy and I'm just being a patriot to save our country" :-)