VANITY: The best way to keep America a sovereign free nation is to keep the Democrats out of power!
Hey Mods, why not just start a catch all thread over in the SBR and let all of these folks who think we shouldn't vote for Bush and should put a Dem in office congregate on their pity party thread over there?
THIS thread in particular is over the line.
This NOT a "DO NOT VOTE FOR BUSH BECAUSE" thread.
This is beyond the purpose of this forum.
I don't think so. This is discussing the shortcomings of the Bush administration. I voted for Bush in 2000 because I knew Al Gore would advocate growing the government. Now we have a Republican administration acting under the premise of 'oh well it was bound to happen so we'll introduce our version of big spending'. To top it off we're supposed to blindly continue to support said administration for no other reason given other than he is a Republican. You've got to provide more than just the banter of 'he's sort of better than the other guy because we said so'
As much as some would wish us to continue to vote for one or the other, the electorate out there is getting bored. Baskin Robbins has more than 2 flavors for a reason. These people realize there are other solutions which do include staying at home or voting for another party. I personally know more than a few people that haven't voted since they had the responsibility given to them to vote. And the reason almost every one of them give is that they can't see a big difference. Of course most of them couldn't pick out the Constitution in a line up which makes them perfect for running for political office.
While I do not advocate their solution of staying home, I think it is the responsibility of patriotic citizens of the respective states to get out and vote. However I do not think it's their responsibility, if they happen to have conservative leanings, to continually vote for a party that could care less what they think.
You say work within the party. Make your voice heard. And I do. I have for more than a few years. And you know what has occurred? Absolutely nothing. Because Democrats and Republicans alike expect something from their government. As if the government owes them something. The politicians know this. They pander to the people of either side. The problem is that we have reached the point, perhaps decades ago, that Alexander Tyler spoke of. And unless we are willing to look at an alternative solution, a solution outside of the box, nothing will change.
Kevin, I've read your posts before and while I may have disagreed with you every once in awhile, this is an excellent piece. Thank you for posting it