Stand up and fight

-Snip- [Republicans]need to step back, count to ten and remind America that anger is not an agenda — and remind themselves what is at stake. Can Democrats win armed only with a "rage against Republicans" platform? It's possible, but such a "victory" would also inflict serious injury on the war on terror and the economy, and would further coarsen political discourse in America. "This is a very volatile environment," a Republican political consultant told me last week. "The poison in the atmosphere is definitely motivating Democrats. How Republicans respond to all this anger is the big question."

-Snip- Higher taxes are another consequence of the anger agenda. Many think a divided government fight just means the status quo prevails — blocking both further tax cuts and increases. This is not true. Most of the reductions in rates on individual income, capital gains and dividends, and even the marriage penalty repeal, are set to expire and "snap-back" to higher levels after 2010. In other words, legislative inaction means higher taxes.

-Snip- Some conservative voters and pundits harbor anger issues of their own toward the Republicans in Congress. They argue a loss might help refocus and re-energize the party in power that lost its way. This view is misguided. A victory for the angry left will inflict more damage to this country, and our political culture, than any sins perpetrated by the fallible humans who make up the current majority party. And conceding the battle — as some have done — because the mainstream media has already declared the election outcome is another piece of twisted logic. Buddy Rydell's eccentric anger management therapy teaches patients they can either crawl into a shell or stand up and fight. Conservatives face the same decision this November.

Democrats are hate mongers, the only way they can get votes.

2 posted on 10/19/2006 2:21:39 AM PDT by tkathy (The Real Republican (RR) way is sticking to the issues and not finger pointing.)

The GOP is far from perfect, but the alternative, the Democrats, are far worse. Cutting off the money for the war on terror and diverting it to big city pork barrels would cause this country and the world big time problems for the next fifty years at least.

I hope the conventional wisdom is wrong and we can hold onto both houses of Congress.

3 posted on 10/19/2006 2:43:08 AM PDT by Ninian Dryhope ("Bush lied, people dyed. Their fingers." The inestimable Mark Steyn)

Today is the first day for early voting in NC. I plan to fight back by being the first in line to vote this morning.

4 posted on 10/19/2006 3:35:58 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)

I have to believe that the average American will cut through the BS, and knows truly what's at stake. I get the heebie jeebies thinking about Democrats gaining control of anything.

Totally agree.

6 posted on 10/19/2006 3:57:19 AM PDT by libertylover (If it's good and decent, you can be sure the Democrat Party leaders are against it.)

Rather than just getting angry every election time (I know I do) when things don't go our way, we should vote straight R down the ticket and strategize ways to beat the RINOs in the primaries (next time).

It need not be much more complicated than that.

Exactly!

Democrats are not an option.

With them in power our very security is at risk.

8 posted on 10/19/2006 4:56:52 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))

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