Posted on 10/28/2015 5:04:50 PM PDT by Kaslin
Even though we continue to contend with one another, I do want to mention that I do appreciate your kind words back up the thread.
Well what have you learned then?
Who ARE you supporting this time around, or are you going to launch another campaign for the White House?
Curious minds want to know such things.
I’m still looking for a candidate who will keep the most important fundamental obligations of his oath, and thereby represent me and what I believe.
If the Republicans won’t give us one, we’ll do what we can to make sure there is one on the ballot. If nothing else, we’ll once again rob the compromisers of any legitimate excuse, just like we’ve done the last two presidential election cycles.
As to the question of whether I’ll run again? Don’t want to. What sane person would? The personal abuse is beyond anything that those who have never experienced it could possibly understand. But I probably will do it again if no one else can be found.
What can I say? I believe you should ‘lead, follow, or get out of the way.’
Sincerely and honestly said. Thank you for that.
I wish you well.
Thanks again.
Look, at least speaking for myself, these sorts of reviews of the recent past may be a bit harsh at times, but they are not personal.
However, we are talking about fundamental approaches to how we do politics that are going to determine whether or not the republic is ever going to be revived and preserved for our posterity.
As they say, ‘politics ain’t beanbag.’
I’m getting old. In the great scheme of things, I won’t be around that much longer, no matter how you cut it.
But I’ve got nine kids and three grand kids so far, and what is going to happen to them matters a whole lot to me.
And so, I continue in my firm belief that the only way to save the republic is to reestablish the plumb line of principle that made the greatness of this country possible in the first place, and to then convince my fellow Americans that they must stop compromising the things that should be beyond political compromise.
I understand what you mean EV. I’m getting a bit long in the tooth myself. While I try to remain optimistic about Americans using the soap box and the ballot box to turn this Nation around, I believe that ultimately we will have to get out that last box:
The ammo box.
Well, again, no sane person wants these things to be settled violently, if it can possibly be avoided.
But...
‘If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.’
— Winston Churchill
Good one.
‘Never give in ... never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.’
— Winston Churchill
Hindsight is always 20/20. Absolutely correct -- as a matter of fact, the hindsight that served me well in my decision to vote for a plurality in 2012, was derived from 35 years of voting your way, exactly as you advise, and using the same rationale, as in your post 106. I've already tried your way -- for more than three decades.
My 20/20 hindsight, which was also adopted by enough fellow conservatives in 2012, served our nation and all "conservatives" who voted for Romney very well -- the bastard lost, and you, MKJ, are off the hook for all the garbage statism and amoral evil he would done in your name with your endorsement.
Yes, your endorsement. Whether he was your first, second, or 100th choice is totally beside the point, as relevant to the outcome as potato chips are relevant to bicycle tires.
Most important, though, is that your entire strategy is based on an illusion -- that of voting "against." I believed in that illusion for decades, the same as you do still. I finally wised up -- you are still laboring in blindness.
You are basing your strategy along the same lines as someone planning a trip by using unicorns as the mode of transportation. Because you are beginning on a totally false, imaginary premise -- that of voting "against," the results are GUARANTEED to fail. And they have failed and will continue to fail. Voting "against" is as real is unicorns -- and you will get the same results by depending on either one to deliver them.
Well thank God we have you Defenders of the Conservative Faith to steer us lesser mortals into the light.
And I tell them what my dear wise ol' pop would say: No, you voted for nixing Prop XYZ.
For so many decades I believed in voting "against," the same as our FRiend MKJessup and so many others still believe. Thinking that a goal can be accomplished by relying on an imaginary resource, is folly; the goal will remain elusive every time. It's like planning with wisdom and precision a nice trip, itinerary, budgeting and saving up for plane tickets and hotels, etc. -- and counting on the Tooth Fairy to act as your travel agent. No matter how good the plan, the trip will never materialize because from the git-go, you've lost it -- there's no such thing as the Tooth Fairy, and there's no such thing as voting "against."
Don’t take it personally, FRiend.
Again, please resist the temptation to take personal offense -- I was right there with you for decades, MKJ. And please understand that MANY OF US HAVE ALREADY TRIED YOUR WAY. It fails. And we think we know why -- because it's based on a false premise of voting "against."
Amen, Black Elk!!
Almost the entire political system has gone off on drunken spending spree now. Recourse? Pretty much nothing at this point.
Finally today, I realized that a complete financial collapse is going to be the only thing bringing this country back to reality. Until recently, I felt the chance of this was 50-75% in the next 10 years. Now, I think it is closer to 75-90%
Me too.
Has the projected annual deficit been projected relating to the two year budget?
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