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God Save Us from the Loud ‘I’m Staying Home This Year’ Conservatives
National Review-Campaign Spot ^ | 9-30-2014 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 10/01/2014 3:18:37 PM PDT by smoothsailing

NATIONAL REVIEW

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 12:34 PM

God Save Us from the Loud 'I'm Staying Home This Year' Conservatives

By Jim Geraghty

A few thoughts from the middle of the day . . .

God save us from self-professed "conservatives" who will announce they'll stay home on Election Day as a demonstration of their power.

Because as we all know, you become more influential in politics and government and public life by staying home and doing less.

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Does the "I'm staying home" crowd apply this to everything in life? "I don't like the way the company is run, so I'm not going to work."

"Honey, I'm just not happy with your performance as a spouse, so I'm going to be less active in the marriage until you improve."

"Kids, I'm disappointed with your performance in school. Until you improve, I'm ignoring you."

The thing is, I wonder how often the "I'm staying home this year" crowd voted before. In fact, I wonder if they ever vote.

I don't understand the "I've never been more fearful for the future of this country, but I'm not willing to do anything about it" mentality.

Ronald Reagan is not walking through that door, folks.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chamberofamnesty; gope; karlrove; reincepriebus; rinos; rinos4amnesty; rnc; vichyrepublicans
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To: smoothsailing

I’ll be too busy suppressing minority votes to cast my own ballot on Election Day.


81 posted on 10/01/2014 4:08:10 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Right on brother! Vote for the winner of the primary.......don't stay home and pout.

No way!
The GOP does not automatically have my vote; should an unacceptable candidate win their primaries I will not vote for him.
(Romney is a good example; I consider him to be Obama's political clone and therefore unacceptable.)

82 posted on 10/01/2014 4:08:23 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: smoothsailing
That sounds like a plan.

Everybody stand up and announce to the GOP leadership that they can lie, cheat and steal from us with impunity, and we'll still swallow whatever crap they want to shove down our throats, and like it.

83 posted on 10/01/2014 4:08:42 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: jsanders2001

You say conservatives help the left by staying home. However, they are helping the left if they vote for RINOs.


84 posted on 10/01/2014 4:08:45 PM PDT by rcofdayton (.)
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To: freedumb2003

Thank the GOP for the result.


85 posted on 10/01/2014 4:09:27 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: livius
You can have all the principles in the world, but unless you have a numerical majority, they’ll be useless. That’s why we have good conservatives in the Senate but they have virtually no impact on our laws.

No. Principles are never useless. They are what one uses to govern oneself. And it is by those same principles that you and I, and everyone else, expects others to be governed by.

To vote against principle is to vote for the unprincipled. Hence, as I have said before, until you are willing to hold out for statesmen, you will be left with mere politicians. That, FRiend, is the cold edge of truth.

86 posted on 10/01/2014 4:09:49 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just socialism in a business suit.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Harry Reid thanks you and applauds your wisdom.


87 posted on 10/01/2014 4:09:51 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

If the RINO wins the primary, I will not vote for them. I will never vote for them. They do not represent my values, they might as well be Democrats.


88 posted on 10/01/2014 4:10:26 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: livius

Are you kidding me? Sounds like you are in the capitulation camp too. So just when do we grow a back bone, or I guess as you suggest, do we keep taking it in the rear?


89 posted on 10/01/2014 4:11:21 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Well, that’s true. The problem with a lot of states is that there are simply too many “conservative” candidates and that there is then generally a libertarian who muddies the waters.

That’s why I think we’ve got to really push during the primaries to get one strong contender to emerge. The RINOs have only one; non-RINOs seem to have a minimum of three (not to mention the libertarian), which means that all the votes are concentrated by the RINO.

Also, states with open primaries have got to stop this practice! That should be a target for all conservative groups in any state that has open primaries.


90 posted on 10/01/2014 4:12:05 PM PDT by livius
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To: GeronL

I hope I get to see Cornyn’s face when he hears he got less than 60% of the vote.


91 posted on 10/01/2014 4:12:56 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Politics is not a simple a or b choice. At the national level, it is a dynamic flow.

At present, the dynamic flow is guided by the Democrat party. Their liberals make it the party of give-aways; a party of “vote for me and I’ll give you this service or benefit.” This vote buying creates a side effect that they use often: ‘the republicans are uncaring because they won’t give you things.”

Unless the congressional district has all true conservatives, the republican political party must moderate its message in order to win the district seat. That’s why you have rinos. There’s a tactical reason for keeping a seat light-republican instead of full democrat.

Only two things will cure us of this problem.

a. the debt calling the politics - - no more give aways. No more vote-buying.
b. the voters become educated to a level that they understand the evil acts of the Democrats.

Staying home and whining makes matters worse, regardless of the rationalizing. Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton are smart enough to understand political dynamics. I hope you are too.


92 posted on 10/01/2014 4:13:27 PM PDT by Loud Mime (arguetheconstitution.com See if the video makes sense to you.)
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To: catfish1957

I hope he gets less than that.

Once upon a time I actually thought me and the Republican Party were on the same general side, I no longer feel that way


93 posted on 10/01/2014 4:13:49 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: smoothsailing

Have you ever noticed that if will listen to people sometimes that often they won’t get so loud?


94 posted on 10/01/2014 4:13:56 PM PDT by inpajamas (Texas Akbar!!!!!!!)
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To: smoothsailing

That would be the sanctimonious self righteous who place a higher value on their own self esteem than on America. Better Obama than me feeling bad is the attitude


95 posted on 10/01/2014 4:14:12 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12 ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: SoConPubbie

What is revealing is the number of party-hacks and Ruling Class acolytes who are telling us “f—k your principles, vote for the guy with the “R” after their name even if they declared war on you, or you are worse than the Marxists and will be blamed for everything bad that happens”.

Big government ruling class statists whether politicians or their stormtroopers are really no different than the MarxoFascists; liberty means NOTHING to them. Only loyalty to party does.


96 posted on 10/01/2014 4:14:16 PM PDT by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: CarmichaelPatriot
Name 5 legislative goals they’ve said they’ll implement if given the majority.

  1. Amnesty for the illegal invaders.
  2. More fixes to ObamaCare… you know, keeping the good parts.
  3. Formally expand the NSA's powers.
  4. Enact more tax-loopholes/-complications.
  5. [Insert Item Here]
Dang, I only got four.
97 posted on 10/01/2014 4:14:41 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: GeronL

Read my post above, please.

Too much ego here and not enough reasoning.


98 posted on 10/01/2014 4:14:52 PM PDT by Loud Mime (arguetheconstitution.com See if the video makes sense to you.)
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To: roamer_1

> [...] the worse of two evils from getting elected.
There’s your fallacy, right there.

One candidate is usually ess evil / harmful than the other unless it’s a draw. To not vote is like acting a vote for the liberals. I don’t see how it’s a fallacy.


99 posted on 10/01/2014 4:14:53 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: roamer_1

> [...] the worse of two evils from getting elected.
There’s your fallacy, right there.

One candidate is usually ess evil / harmful than the other unless it’s a draw. To not vote is like casting a vote for the liberals. I don’t see how it’s a fallacy.


100 posted on 10/01/2014 4:15:06 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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