Posted on 10/18/2014 4:45:34 AM PDT by chrisnj
Many conservative voters are disillusioned at the Republicans for not standing up for their principles, for compromising with the Democrats, for having no spines etc. etc. They vow not to vote for the Republicans, or outright vote for the Democrats, to send them a message, to teach them a lesson. I think this kind of message/lesson serves no purpose but to cut off your own supply of oxygen.
Almost all the Republicans rejected obumbocrap (obamacare) but Harry Reid and his crooked Dems jammed it through deviously. The House Republicans have passed many legislations to repeal obumbocrap but Reid et al killed them all. The House Republicans have passed many good legislations but Reid and his crooks buried them all. The media blasted the Republicans on all their good constitutional/conservative acts, but remained silent on the Democrats' constant acts to destroy the constitution. This is a known fact and all of us always complain about it. Yet we are not showing any understanding of the difficult situations facing the House Republicans. While the Dem voters are behind their Dems 100%, we are demanding perfection while offering no help. We blame the Republicans for this and that but we are not working hard to create an opportunity or situation where they can stand on their principles and serve us faithfully. Why don't we vote them into majority in both House and Senate, so they have more control and feel less pressured to compromise, but more encouraged to listen to us to enact constitutional legislations for the good of the country. This is not excuses for the Republicans' non-performance. It is simply a fact that a good person can only do so much under difficult situations! We should understand that it is human nature to be rather weak, especially when under pressure. But given the favorable situations we are more likely to stand up taller for our principles. Remember when the Republicans were the majority in both Houses - even with a Democrat president Clinton, Congress was able to serve the people well! So if we are able to vote the Republicans into the majority, we just might be able to influence them into reversing the course to get our country back on the right track. Considering that many people have awaken and patriots are much more enthusiatically engaged in shaping government policies, we can realistically hope to get better leaders who will listen to the people again. All we need to do is unite and vote the crooks out but vote the acceptable albeit imperfect Republican candidates in, then work hard to influence them...
Certainly, with rampant voter fraud, ignorant and low-information voters, AND, the conservatives who vow to stay home or vote for the Dems, there is no hope that the Republicans will be in control of both Houses. It was said that those conservatives who wouldn't vote for the Republicans are part of the reasons why the Dems won the elections. So these conservatives are in effect cutting off the supply of oxygen to their own hopes (and our hopes)!
History suggests that the Republicans are more constitution-abiding leaders. We need to create the opportunities for them to abide to the constituion - by voting them into majority and then pressuring them into serving the people the way they should.
Life is fine thanks. It gets that way when logic guides you.
What, no cartoon?
I think we have a B I N G O!
< facepalm3 >
Integrity - it's either there, or it's not.
Yeah, more dodging the point.
Yea. 30 years of fail leading from Reagan to Bhoner...Bingo indeed. Lets blot the card with even MORE fail!!!
YES!!! BRILLIANT!!! What an awesome plan! More of what made things worse!
How could I have been so wrong.
You asked and I answered. Now you don’t like the answer.
Not my problem.
It’s pretty obvious that you’re dodging the point.
I remember the Talent-McCaskill election too. Those who stayed home so that McCaskill could win did alot of damage to all of us. When given a choice of voting for someone who would be with us 80% of the time, they allowed someone who would be with us 0% of the time to take office. What stupidity. No wonder we are losing this war.
What is to stop the democrats from passing amnesty right now other than the fact they will for sure lose the General election.
If they remain in power surely they will then pass amnesty. If the republican’s win it could be a toss up, IOW we might have a chance of winning the debate on amnesty while any scenario where the dems win, it’s game over.
Purists are just as culpable as liberals for placing this bozo we have in office. While their intentions are good they cannot see past their own selfish interests (purity of the virgin Mary variety). They have not come to realize that while Reagan type cantidate would be a god send to have in office it will never happen again. Our electorate has shifted so gregreatthat the days of hoping and praying for Reagan are over. I think the last 26 years of election cycles have shown us this trend.
Again, not 2 days ago the GOP said in no uncertain terms that if they win, we get amnesty. They are campaigning on it.
Read that again and again until it upset you. If it does not, then vote for them and be happy with your choice to assist in the invasion.
Simple.
Your actions have helped leftist candidates win. That is offensive to me.
The NSA van is controlled by your candidate.
If every “True American” would be encourage to vote or assisted to vote, we would have a mandate of more than 60% to change the direction of this great country. Then we can start to change the Republican Party.
....and about 37% of the vote. Nice work.
They won’t try our way because they would win. The GOPe shills aren’t interested in winning. They’re wasting their breath on a Conservative forum.
Norm, You’ve claimed to be a purist many times. which one is it?
~ Larry Elder, The Ten Things You Can't Say In America
“That’s fine — you tell me what word to use for your ilk and I’ll rewrite my earlier post using that word.”
Sound familiar? I said call us “Conservatives” in reply. you call a direct answer to your direct question dodging the point.
Ball’s in your court sport. Good luck getting anyone but a lib to agree thats a dodge.
Your liberalism is offensive to me.
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