Switching Parties

After many years, with a sad heart and more than a few regrets, I’ve decided to leave the Socialist Party. My campaign last year, as well as events before and after, took a lot out of me and to say that I’m feeling burned out is putting it mildly. But there is more to the story than that.

I still consider myself a democratic socialist (which is why I remain a member of DSA) but I no longer believe that the SP USA is “America’s voice for democratic socialism.” They were at one point, but have begun to move in a different direction - a direction I do not want to go.

So this left me a voter without a home, or rather party. I did not have to look long for a new one though. Today I changed my party affiliation to Green. Like the DSA’s work, the Green Party’s 10 Key Values is something I can totally support. And besides, like a friend of mine says, before you can be Red 'ya gota be Green.

While I'm serious about wanting to take a break from politics, I've decided I'm going to keep this blog around, since I suspect I will still want to say what’s on my mind from time to time.