Posted on 09/01/2006 6:02:55 AM PDT by shortstop
The guy is an optimist. I'm a realist. Voting for Bush for his second term was the GOP's second chance for my vote.
The only way I will vote GOP again is for the candidate to address these issues "point blank", and then somehow make it clear that he plans to do the proper thing for each issue.
That may not be an enthusiastic endorsement, but it's the best I've got. And it's taken me six months to come up with that.
But I'm going to vote Republican anyway.
For exactly the reason the GOP's amoral bosses knew I would -- because of my distaste for Democrats and their anti-American agenda.
That pretty mch sums up my view.
I don't agree with the premise. I go on the assumption that politicians, particularly in the Senate, are some of the lowest forms of life on the planet. Their number one guiding principle is self-interest. The rest is BS. There are a few principled politicians here and there, but they are always heavily outnumbered, and THAT is why things are the way they are. It's just that when a party is out of power, they're not accountable. And besides, our system is set up the way it is so that our gubmint will most often be frustrated. The DEMs and their lib friends still have enough power to obstruct. And so it goes. The best thing a person can do re: government is lower their expectations all the way down into the gutter. Then they'll have a realistic view of the situation.
Sounds like he worked on NYS Governor Pataki's elections. Or perhaps NYS Senate majority leaderr Joe Bruno's elections.
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We'd all better VOTE GOP this November, or else.
Just look at what Freedom's Enemy GEORGE SOROS, on behalf of our Enemy Within CLINTONS, have in store for US if the GOP loses control of Congress this time around:
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692140/posts
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1693011/posts
And we thought the Fall of Saigon was bad enough after the Democrats, sailing on the wings of NIXON's Watergate debacle, won the 1974 Congressonal Elections with a plurality big enough to manage a complete cut-off of U.S. funding for South Vietnam to fight for its own Freedom with.
With a GEORGE SOROS Shadow Party now controlling the Democrat Party,
...we ain't seen nothin' yet..!!!
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Absolutely perfect. Whiners are losers. If you want something different, then do something about it instead of having a pity party for yourself.
Lonsberry is dead-on. I feel the same way.....with clothes pin in hand, I'll pull the Republican lever then use the air-bag I hold in the other. Too bad we don't have a viable 3rd (REAL CONSERVATIVE) party at this time. Maybe I'll be able to vote for one before my time on earth is at an end........I hope.
The fact is, that the general public is split 50/50 and every goat stinkin vote counts...
The polls show that the Republican base is split six ways to Sunday, and the rats have the advantage.
If you want the rats to win..........then continue on with the BS, and it will be a fact.
The 2006 Congressional elections will either be a victory, or a total defeat of our policies. If one policy goes, they all go....
Pretty simple math here.....
Keeping in mind that no large political party can possibly satisfy all it's constituents, the hold your nose thing is automatic and normal. You either do it, or lose. There is no other option available and unless and until we achieve a 2/3 majority (which is not going to happen) we have absolutely no room for voting error by way of protest voting. No room at all.
This is what primaries are for.
This guy is right on - the Republican Party down right stinks, but the Democrat Party is rotten.
I guess voting for the Republican Party in '06 is like going home with the fat girl - it's better (usually) than going home alone.
The boat has a hole in it about the size of a golf-ball. The Democrat is bailing out with a thimble and the Republican is bailing with a coffee can.
What is the moral of this story? The moral is that with the Democrat the boat will sink almost immediately. With the Republican it will sink much slower, but WILL SINK!
It's over. There is no difference between either party that is noticeable except that we will be Socialists (or communists) speaking Spanish and praying to Allah sooner with the Democrats.
The only saving salvation is to create a new party that reflects our original American values, but I sincerely believe that we have become too timid to undertake the necessary actions to do so.
Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war. We are in the mindset that we must win every battle to win the war. In reality, that never happens. We simply (and blindly) vote for the Republicans because we are afraid we might lose a current battle. Basically, we can't see the forest because of the trees.
This year be sure to vote "straight line" Republican. They expect you to do so.
I heard someone talking like this on TV. It reminded me of Barry Goldwater's book, Choice not an Echo in 1964. How about you get real and consider something up-to-date instead of recycling the same old same old?
With the election just a little over 2 months from now, it is time for those who are holding their noses and voting republican to stop pointing out that they're holding their noses.
I assume they're voting that way because they don't see a good alternative to the democrats. In that case, making public, negative comments about those they are supporting will only serve to suppress the very voters they are hoping will turn out for a republican victory.
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Thank you for the really scarey SOROS Shadow Party Link.
For...
the Enemy is now within
...and always has been.
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I agree. One of the great Freeper blind spots is that they seem to think most Americans are as conservative as they are. That clearly isn't true. In fact, most Republicans aren't even as conservative as they are. Indeed, most conservatives probably aren't as conservative as they are.
Lots of Americans will say they are for smaller government but when it comes to them and their lives, they like the status quo just fine. I knew a conservative former NYPD cop who was all against welfare and government aid. He had a retarded son and got lots of assist from different levels of government. To him, this wasn't welfare, and when the prospect came of that aid being reduced, he got very defensive and began circling the wagons. He didn't want his government aid to end, just other people's aid to end.
That otherwise intelligent conservatives can't recognize this is astonishing to me. Lamenting the lack of principled leaders isn't helpful: much of the electorate isn't principled. Not even the parts that's on our side.
Dogged one issue types on either side tend to turn off more people than they turn on. Holy Rollers draw some folks in, and alienate others. Liberals love all sorts of dubious social spending, and it sucks. Conservatives love all sorts of military hardware and sign blank checks for it. Both mentalities miss the mark.
The government we have isn't surprising. There is no powerful conservative mandate among the electorate. There is no liberal mandate among the electorate. It's just not a big part of most people's lives. Some things resonate with large portions of the electorate, but when it comes time to policy they would rather maintain the status quo than change things, or take a chance.
We will definitely be voting this November.
So. to sum it all up we live in the greatest nation in the world, warts and all.
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