Posted on 06/04/2005 10:14:43 AM PDT by rpersing
My parents are Republican; I was raised on conservative values that defined the Republican Party. I have always been proud of belonging to the same political party that was home to Ronald Reagan, the greatest President of my time, and I believe history will dictate his all time greatness among U.S. presidents.
Recent events however, have created doubt in my belief that the Republican Party is the true party of conservative ideals. Don’t get me wrong; the Democrat Party is nothing more than an elitist, corrupt, immoral party that uses manipulation and self-serving ideologies for personal political gain. However, Moderates (spineless wimps who would sell out their constituency to maintain political positioning), are damaging the Republican Party with their “can’t we all get along”, “let’s share the power”, “we need bi-partisanship” ideas, led by our primary sell-out, Sen. John McCain.
It’s not popular to condemn a war hero, and McCain IS a war hero, no one will question his service to our country and his commitment to those who served with him. That was some 30 or 40 years ago, and his political career is far less noble, sacrificing our first amendment right to free speech, which he risked his life in Vietnam to protect, with McCain / Fiengold legislation, but this is not about John McCain.
Sen. Arlen Specter, who has served those of us who reside in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for years, lost my respect and vote when he sold out his counterparts in the House with his failure to convict President Clinton following impeachment proceedings. In this case, our Senator disregarded Clinton’s perjury and obstruction of justice, which denied Paula Jones’s her Constitutional right to have her case heard in court, but this is not about Arlen Specter.
The group of seven Senators initiated by Trent Lott and carried to fruition by John McCain, negotiated a compromise with Democrats to avoid the triggering of the so-called “nuclear option”, which would prevent Democrats from filibustering judicial nominations, continuing a practice that had not been done in the 214 years of our Constitution prior to Republican’s gaining control of the Senate.
Regardless of the controversy surrounding Bush v. Gore in the 2000 election, since then President Bush has won a convincing re-election, Republicans gained 6 seats in the Senate, and increased it’s majority in the House. This was accomplished not because voters wanted compromise, but because voters wanted a more conservative approach in policy, and the best way to accomplish this was to elect Republicans, even if it meant voting for the Lincoln Chaffee’s and Olympia Snow’s of the world. They were the least liberal of the candidates available at the time.
Increasingly, Republican politicians are mired in moderation, disregarding the desires of the voters, consistent in their desire to maintain political positioning, attempting to court voters who traditionally vote for those residing on the other side of the isle to increase their voter base. This is evident by our government’s unwillingness to seal our borders from the insurgency of illegal aliens, for fear they may offend Hispanics, the fastest growing voter base. Even President Bush, a man I greatly respect, sold out our citizens who volunteered to peacefully protect our borders from illegals, calling them vigilantes, to win respect of Mexicans.
The abandonment of conservative values by Republican politicians will prove to be devastating for the party if they fail to do what voters empowered them to do. The tables can be turned. Never forget, Ronald Reagan was once a democrat!
The East Germans faced living under Hitler or Stalin. Certainly there must be a better way.
Don't "settle".
Please delete apostrophe in title
Thanks for the info and the pic. Amazing. :o)
What doe's it mean to be an elk?
I tried to get my night class to watch it, but they haven't yet . . . actually, I haven't seen it again since assigning it, either. But I did see an excellent on-air bio of Hitchcock which was fascinating, in case you want to watch out for it.
Just remember, the lesser of two evils is still a lesser.
I've got news for you, you don't have to worry about voting for George W. Bush again.
Many vanities are posted by the illiterate.
If I were an American, I'd be a Republican.
Take a look at Hitchcock's work, it's much like Dali's.
He's saying this is an Elks' Lodge and Storks will have to find their own club.
Voting third party in the 1990s got us two terms from Bill Clinton.
And just which party would be there to support the nominations and policies of a third party President?
What can I say? Kill it and grill it!
Although I know Hitchcock and Dali worked together, I can't say Dali actually painted the mattes; he may have designed them for studio painters to copy.
You're right about the fake Dali paintings, though. I don't know all the ins and outs of the story, but when he died, I understand that authorities were faced with re-proofing every possible Dali work. Apparently there were hundreds of fakes. The story got quiet enough after that, that I don't even know how successful they were in sorting them out.
When it's election day, sometimes that's all you can do...
Once I had to choose between David Duke and Edwin Edwards...
The choice on election day often really matters.
There's a point that if you use your vote badly, the very thing you don't want to happen will.
Maybe I run with it awhile then.
I don't mind others using my comments (without attribution even) in taglines. I've borrowed a few and notified the original posters when I have.
This is true. This is why we need to work hard before the candidates are finalized.
hrmn.
The admins will settle it when they check the source (IP? DNS? DNA? whatever). Most trolls have been here before and already left their greasy fingerprints.
Maybe that's why I like Hitchcock movies...
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