My mom has been a Republican all her life. She's an avid Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage fan. To make things far more confusing, she's also gotten heavily into paganism, new age stuff, holistic medicine, renaissance fairs, and belly dancing. Most of the other stuff has come into play the last ten years or so, since my dad passed away. I called her a "New Age Pagan Republican" once and she rather liked the label.
Anyhow, she has never cared for John McCain. About two years ago, I asked what she'd do if the 2008 race came down to her two least favorite politicians: McCain and Hillary Clinton. She shuddered and said something about writing in Alan Keyes.
Now that Nov 4, 2008 approaches, she will vote for McCain.
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