Posted on 11/06/2002 5:34:44 AM PST by logic101.net
TIME FOR AN END TO THE CONSERVATIVE INFIGHTING MARK A SITY 11/6/02
When WI taxpayers burden skyrockets, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When Milwaukee and the surrounding area are saddled with a light rail system few want, and no one will ride, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When caps on property taxes are removed, and property taxes skyrocket, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When welfare reform is de-reformed in WI, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When public schools in WI get even worse, and the public school teachers get huge raises, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When WI residents find their rights to defend themselves against criminals who break into their homes weakened, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When companies leave WI, or decide not to set up shop here due to our repressive tax structure, we have Ed Thompson to thank. When Gov Jim "bingo" Doyle rewards his contributors, at the expense of the taxpayers (as he has a history of doing), we have Ed Thompson to thank.
Who is Ed Thompson? Ed is the brother of Tommy, our former governor; the current HHS Secretary. Ed was the Libertarian candidate for governor in WI. Ed gave the Governor's Mansion to Bingo Jim by getting 10% of the vote. Governor McCallum lost the election by only 3%. Thanks Ed.
IL can say much the same for Cal Skinner. I don't know how much of the vote Cal got, but it is likely that Jim Ryan would have won there rather than the Democrat were it not for Cal. One good thing for WI residents over IL residents; at least we can pronounce and spell Bingo Jim's name. I won't even try either for the IL Governor Elect!
Let's keep in mind that Libertarians and Republicans are generally going in the same direction. True, the Republicans don't want to go as far as Libertarians, and there are some very contrary views. However, both generally want a smaller federal government that is less intrusive. Democrats on the other hand want bigger and bigger government. They want hand outs. They want dependency. They want Socialism rather than freedom! They want gun control rather than criminal control. They want ignorant sheeple rather than an informed, educated self-dependent population. I prefer much of the Libertarian agenda to that of the Republicans, but I find the Democrat agenda totally repulsive. Libertarians often hand elections to the Democrats, by taking away conservative leaning votes. When a Libertarian candidate's message resonates with the public; Democrats win! A Democratic win doesn't help Republicans, Libertarians, or Constitutionalists! It sets back all of our causes. It is well past time for Libertarians and Republicans to get together to defeat the common enemy. We can work out our differences later; let's get rid of the common threat first! As far as my views; neither Libertarians nor Republicans go far enough; I am a Constitutionalist! Yet, I generally vote Republican; I'm a realist. When we break the stranglehold of the left, then we can fight each other; but let's fight each other on our terms, not theirs!
Now, as far as Ed Thompson goes; well I have to steal a line from one of my favorite movies (They Call Me Trinity). I'm not mad at Ed, I'm mad at his ma. She should have strangled him, or at least drown him when he was born.
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Third, yes Clinton did worry about the Brady Bill. The Dims goal is to CONFISCATE EVERY GUN IN AMERICA. However, they can't come out and say that, because they know Americans would ever put up with it. So, they do it one step at a time, and demonize guns and gun owners along the way so that when the day comes that they push for the confiscation of ALL guns, the vast majority of Americans will accept it.
And yes, they should be able to make meaningful headway, and if they don't we should vote for more conservative candidates WHO HAVE A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY WIN next time.
IF YOU DON'T WIN, YOU CAN'T IMPLEMENT YOUR POLICY
So in that case, you will not be doing anything different to "hold them accountable"?
So much for holding them accountable. LOL You ARE a funny guy!
BZZZT, put on your dunce cap.
The most successful party in American history, the Socialist party, never elected anyone. But they were able to get their entire agenda enacted.
What a lame-brained statement.
I thought you said you were a realist?
The Socialists wanted to enact a Socialist form of government in one fell swoop. The Democrats knew Americans would never go for that, so they did it incrementally, and held power for 40 years. We can learn from that, if we choose to.
I have never said it will happen today. Only that it will NEVER happen with your strategy. Your strategy seems to be holding their feet to the fire by NOT holding their feet to the fire. You admitted that you are already doing what you are threatening to do. It's a farce. Low comedy.
The general population of our country has been brainwashed by socialism for 40 years. We WILL NOT change that in one day, or week or year. Some we can change, some will die off, the rest will be new blood. I don't like it, but that's reality.
Our primary job is NOT electing people, it's EDUCATING people.
I'm trying to educate you. That Republicans are playing you like a fiddle. You vote out of fear. They scare you with the spectre of Democrats being elected. Then they do precisely what the Democrats would have done. It's ludicrious.
Your idea of the function of parties is incorrect. The primary job of political parties is not education. The primary job of political parties is to elect people.
Educating people is the primary job of other organisations. Think tanks and the like.
Our primary job is NOT electing people, it's EDUCATING people.
I don't work for a party.
They are only concidered that by people who are ignorant of political theory. They are not LEFT wing either.
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