====== susan eisenhower ditching republican party ====== Any political party with a history has legendary heroes. For the Republican party, one of these is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower|President Dwight D. Eisenhower]], who was the 34th President of the United States of America. Last week, his daughter Susan Eisenhower wrote an article for [[http://www.nationalinterest.org|The National Interest online]], on why she is voting for Barack Obama, and declaring her intent to leave the Republican party for good (and register as an Independent). The story is here: [[http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=19618]] {{tag>politics obama}} ~~DISCUSSION~~