I’ve been asked why I couldn’t vote Republican, well – if the election were held today – here are my reasons why I couldn’t vote for the current crop of Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential candidates:

Michele Bachmann – why would I vote for an uber-conservative evangelical candidate who is certifiable and who makes wild claims and then denies she made them? She hasn’t said one thing I agree with or could ever agree with.

Hermann Cain – won’t vote for a racist, and yes his views on Islam are racist.

Newt Gingrich – He’s a typical “family values” conservative;  had an affair while persecuting President Clinton for having an affair; told his wife he was divorcing her to marry his mistress while she was undergoing chemo therapy for cancer; claimed he had his affairs because he loved America too much.

Jon Huntsman – Wants to end Obamacare; wants to cuts taxes to corporations and the wealthiest 2%. Millions of Americans now have health care but Huntsman wants to eliminate that; can’t support that, much less supporting tax cuts to the wealthiest 2%; it’s time for the wealthy to pay their share, if not some back interest as well.

Ron Paul – He’s a kook; says he would do away with FEMA, enough said …

Rick Perry – no one who ever said secession was a viable answer for a state should be president. We don’t need a red neck deciding our country’s domestic and foreign policy. His desire to repeal the 16^th and 17^th Amendments are two more reasons not to mention his wild idea that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme …

Mitt Romney – Flip flops every other day; changes his mind depending who he’s talking too; he has a used car salesman feel; claims to be a job creator, but while governor of Massachusetts his state ranked 47^th out of 50; he bought American businesses and chopped them up and sold them to the highest bidder – he took away people’s jobs while adding millions to his private fortune; runs from his faith … Corporations are not people Mitt …

Rick Santorum – Another uber-right wing candidate who makes wild statements and in particular his stern view on abortion, and homosexuality. Ricky claims, “Its murder, no matter what the circumstances. Doesn’t matter if it’s incest, or rape, doesn’t matter if the victim is eleven years-old.”

The Republican Tea Party, and its policies, has become something I can’t support, and quite frankly can’t conceive of any situation where I would ever do so.

These candidates don’t represent what’s best in America, they represent what’s worse.

They represent an America Ronald Reagan wouldn’t recognize, and a party where the Gipper wouldn’t be welcome; Reagan would be a Democrat today.

They represent racism, lying, hurtful aspects of America …

They represent an America where people applaud and cheer wildly when 234 people have been executed in Texas …

They don’t worry about facts they just make stuff up- they lie …

They represent a far-right form of Christianity that doesn’t recognize the Christ …

They represent the wealthiest among us while grinding down the poorest ..

They are not what’s good for America.