[Alexander Rubin]

I don't know if we should abandon the Grand Ol' Party, but something needs to be done. Grassroots lobbying, for a start.

[Rodney King]

I'm with him. Let's say you went to a doctors office where there were two doctors.

One of them has a crazy technique where he says he is going to heal your long term problems by pumping you full of alcohol and cocaine. Plus, he is going to charge you $100. You know that this is not in the long term interest of you and your family. Call this guy Dr. Democrat.

Instead you go to Dr. Republican across the hall. He tells you that he is going to put you on a long-term healthy diet, although you might have to give up donuts in the short term. Plus, he only charges you $50.

Give those two options, you make an appointment with Dr. Republican. You go into his office. He puts you in a chair, and fills you with cocaine and alcohol. When you leave, the receptionist presents you with a bill for $200.

You say "WTF? This isn't why I chose Dr. Republican! He has given me the same treatment that Dr. Democrat would have, plus it has cost even more! I'm going to go see if there is another Dr. out there who is honest, and practices sound medicine. Perhaps I can help set him up in his own office."

Just then, Dr. Republican comes out and says "Hey, don't be mad at me. If you went to Dr. Democrat, it would have been even worse! Besides, I'm one of you. We both have short hair. Dr. Democrat is a long haired hippy! Stay with me, we're pals!, and besides, if you leave me, I won't be able to treat you anymore. You will have to go to Dr. Democrat until you find this new doctor".

Would you:
A: Switch to Doctor Democrat.
B: Stay with Doctor Republican.
C: Try to find the new doctor.

I would go with C.

[Veritas et equitas ad Votum]

It's amazing to me how many people around here seem to advance the following two positions simultaneously:

Voting for a third party candidate is foolish because that is a vote for a RAT.
Doing God's work is the most important thing that a human can do.

If you vote for a GOP who promises one thing but does not deliver or worse, delives the opposite, how can you continue to support him and his party?

Isn't it MOST appropriate to vote for a candidate who actually advances a Christian platform and let the chips fall where they may, instead of constantly voting against the worse of two choices election after election?

What has the GOP done to stop abortion?
Whas has the GOP done to curb eminent domain abuses?
What has the GOP done to craft a tax code which does not punish achievement?
What has the GOP done to reduce the entitlement mentality in this country?
What has the GOP done about federal judges who use foreign law or their own personal policy judgments as a substitute for the strict interpretation of the Constitution?
What has the GOP done about those responsible for 9/11 in our own government?
What has the GOP done about treasonous activity on the part of America haters in this country who undermine our efforts in a time of global war?
What has the GOP done about Sandy Burglar?

Answer: nothing but rhetoric and fancy marketing campaigns.

[mmercier]

I am starting to think that those of us who want cost effective responsible and accountable government are the freaks, not the communist leftists who live off of the labor of those who produce..

Maybe we can tax and regulate ourselves to prosperity, seeing as there are apparently more of "them" than "us".

I will choose the Hemingway solution first, given the fact that there is no John Galt.

[Old Seadog]

I am a Republican because I'm not a Democrat. I believe in what the GOP, supposedly, stands for but not in what it is doing. But to vote for a third party is just to throw away your vote. What's a fellow to do>