Republican Voters

[xoxoxoBruce]

New York Magazine asked 100 Republicans in NH and IA, who they were voting for or leaning toward. There were some thoughtful answers, some, to my thinking, were misguided, but this guy just blew my mind.

Earle Kolb
From: Salem, NH
Age: 34
Occupation: Unemployed
Supporting: Cruz

Ted Cruz is the most conservative guy in the bunch and he’s frankly the smartest guy in the bunch. I was leaning toward Rand Paul until Rand started to give me the impression that he was a little soft. Largely, the reason why I’m a conservative is because I’ve been on public assistance my whole life, and I have always felt ashamed of it. I have two major health conditions — cerebral palsy and an injury to my left hemidiaphragm. The whole idea of welfare and entitlements is to create a permanent underclass. They’ll give you plenty of handouts, but they won’t give you any hand-ups.”

WTF??