Only an idiot thinks that conservatives wouldn’t vote for their favorite president who is their conservative hero.
You seem to be whining about something but you are unwilling to say what it is, you seem to dislike conservatism but won’t be specific or clear about it, and what does “bumped” mean?
As far as the owner of freerepublic, if you had a complaint about him, why didn’t you address him?
You seem to be whining about something but you are unwilling to say what it is, you seem to dislike conservatism but won’t be specific or clear about it, and what does “bumped” mean?
As far as the owner of freerepublic, if you had a complaint about him, why didn’t you address him?
hat's fine if it will result in a setback for the Left. Voting for a Virgil Goode because you think he's better than Romney is also being idiotic if Virgil hasn't a snowballs chance to place, much less win. If your hero doesn't make the slate, continuing to put energy into he success through the election is counterproductive - time to cut your losses and begin anew to see if you can get him on a ticket. If we will only accept a conservative idol to vote for, and cannot do what we can to stop the tyranny of the Dems, then we are doomed. If our best chance is to get more conservatives elected to the Congress, great - let's do it. let's not throw a hissy fit and ensure that the Dems get a free pass with an Obama.
I'm all for conservatism but also realist enough to know that if we don't use some of the same strategy the Dims have been using to advance their cause by fractions of an inch over a long period, and do whatever we can to try to get conservatives on the ticket, and having lost that particular battle, doing whatever we can to keep an Obama from getting a second term, then we are the useful idiots for the Democrat Party. All or nothing is a nice ideal, but reality is what reality is.
I have no problems with JR being the proprietor/owner of FR and I agree with most of what he stands for - that won't stop me from thinking and striving to get the best foothold we can get under the circumstances of the time. I will support his endeavors 100% when it looks like the result will be an advantage for us. Else, I will mention my uneasiness. Prior to the last presidential election, I did go directly to him about a few issues that I saw as likely to result in another Obama win.
I said "bumped" because I revisited the original post and noticed that the guy's inputs had disappeared. If we can't explore all sides of a debate, we become unthinking automatons and might as well turn our computers off.
If that strikes you as "whining", so be it - I will try not to engage you in any future debates/arguments/sharing of potential viewpoints.