GTFO of the Democratic Party. But the Republicans aren\u2019t our friends either, nationally. Except of course for Ron Paul.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t hate those voting for Romney because of the contraception battle: better a jerk who doesn\u2019t care about you than one who hates everything you stand for. But I\u2019m not going along.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Agreed. Any Catholic who can\u2019t see that the Republican party doesn\u2019t care about you in the slightest is not paying attention. Any Catholic that cannot see the Democrat party regards you as an enemy to be persecuted and destroyed is a fool.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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