I turned 18 in June of 2000. Voted for Bush.

I've since changed. The Republican Party claims to be for national security, it claims to be for civil liberties, and it claims to be for fiscal responsibility. These were all lies. In becoming a Democrat, I have also come to realize the importance and value of taxes, and that they are necessary, and the important thing is to ensure that they are spent well.

Somebody who wastes money and doesn't raise taxes is worse to me then somebody who spends money wisely and raises taxes to use it wisely. And that is when I finished the trip to liberal :)

Additionally, the Republican Party claims to be the pro-military party. They're pro-military in the sense that a kid is pro-toy. They like having the military to play with and to use as a tool to act out their own fantasies. Some in the military realize this. I did.