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I'd have a very hard time supporting the current crop of republicans, no matter what they do.
For me to suddenly be a GWB fan, he'd have to come clean about all the bullshit regarding Iraq, take responsibility for all of it, and be willing to deal with the consequences of it. That's the only way I can conceive of trusting him to have any integrity at all.
Then he (or whoever would replace him after his resignation) would need to present a coherant plan for ending the bleeding in Iraq. He'd have to end the ideological opposition to stem cell research. He'd have to come up with an education proposal that would actually leave no child behind. He'd have to reach out to an opposition congress and be willing to lead in a bi-partisan fashion.
He'd have to pledge not to use presidential signing statements. He'd have to restore the authority of the constitution and the rights that they have erased from it.
He'd need to legalize same-sex marriage. He'd need to loosen restrictions on abortion. He'd need to drastically curtail military spending and funnel that money into education. He'd need to make nice with the UN.
If the Republicans did that, I could concievably come to their side. In short, if they undid pretty much everything on their platform, I could be a Republican.
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