Jumping off before the cliff

Charles Johnson, conservative blogger, is parting ways with the Right. However, that won't make him a progressive. His reasons for the split are because the Right supports…

* fascism
* bigotry, hatred, white supremacism
* throwing women back to the Dark Ages
* anti-science (creationism)
* homophobia
* anti-government lunacy
* conspiracy theories
* a right-wing blogosphere dominated by hate speech
* anti-Islamic bigotry that spills into violence and genocide
* hatred for Obama beyond criticism of his policies
… and more.

Andrew Sullivan, who is a gay and conservative blogger, has done the same and has his own points on the matter. He says, "I cannot support a movement that…

* claims to believe in limited government but backed a president who wanted unlimited power.
* exploded spending and borrowing and blames its successor for the debt.
* holds torture as a core value.
* so abandoned its regulatory responsibilities that the result is Katrina and the financial meltdown.
* believes religious doctrine trumps politics and uses faith for the pursuit of power.
* is deeply homophobic and racist.
* has no respect for the institutions of government and fights political warfare rather than hold a conversation.
* would back a VP candidate so unqualified because of identity politics.
* does not accept evolution.
* sees climate change as a hoax.
* refuses ever to raise taxes while proposing no reductions in spending.
* refuses to distance itself from Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
* sees America as the sole global power, the world's policeman, and uses violence as a core tool of international relations."

Pam Spaulding, "reality based" blogger responds by wondering how weak the GOP must get before the Dems grow spines.