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To: Ancesthntr

I havent ruled out Thompson but my point is that the attack on Dobson is unjustified. Dobson has proven himself to be true to character, he is not perfect but at least he has convictions and I can appreciate that after voting for one of the worst presidents of all time and a true deciever Jorge.


47 posted on 10/10/2007 3:53:11 PM PDT by sasafras (All things evil are cloaked in the word diversity)
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To: sasafras
Dobson has proven himself to be true to character, he is not perfect but at least he has convictions and I can appreciate that after voting for one of the worst presidents of all time and a true deciever Jorge.

Being true to your character is fine, even admirable. However, cutting off your nose to spite your face is just plain stupid. Even the most principled people have to make compromises. No one likes it, but better you get 70% or 80% of what you'd like than 0%. If Dobson and those who listen to him vote 3rd Party or not at all because the Republican nominee isn't perfect, then you'll end up with the most imperfect candidate imaginable. You'll end up with her appointing 2 Supreme Court Justices (at least) and dozens or hundreds of lower court judges - and that part of her legacy will last decades (in terms of who is wearing the robes) or hundreds of years (in terms of the longevity of the legal precedents established by these people.

She'll raise taxes, whereas any Republican will be hardpressed to do so (and most would cut them); most Republicans will be very hard-line on foreign policy and defense, while she'll slice our throats like her husband did; she's guaranteed to be the single most anti-gun President in our history, someone who'll likely appoint a Schumer-type to be AG (i.e. the person who is in charge of the BATF), whereas even anti-gun Rudy won't be able to much without his party's support.

Oh, yeah, and if Dobson thinks that Rudy and his crew are pro-abortion, maybe he should look at Hillary and hers. The result on that issue will be - at best - the same, while on a whole host of other important issues she'll be incredibly worse, even a disaster.

No, I don't like the idea of President Rudy. I detest it, in fact. But the worst Republican is better than the best Democrat - at least at this point in history (it certainly wasn't true 45+ years ago, but this isn't your father's Democrat Party). Dobson simply has to understand that he isn't going to ever get a candidate who agrees with him 100% of the time, and that his influence gives him a responsibility to intelligently choose between supporting an 80% candidate, or childishly taking his ball home and allowing a 0% candidate to lead our government. The man needs to think a bit more.

77 posted on 10/10/2007 4:25:35 PM PDT by Ancesthntr
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