PART VI - JUST SAY NO: To John McCain -- and not a PENNY to the RNC this election cycle

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/justsayno2johnmccain/ ^ | Monday, 24 March 2008 | David C. Osborne

[davidosborne]

Please pass it on...

I invite you to read the previous “Just say NO” threads

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/justsayno2johnmccain/

[Resolute Conservative]

I have cut the RNC off a couple of years ago and send directly to candidates.

I got a RNC mailer a couple of months ago and instead of a check I sen them a billing invoice for a reimbursement of my past contributions for they way they have pushed RINO’s and bad policy decisions off on us. I have not gotten a check yet :)

[TexasCajun]

I find it very therapeutic to send my frustrated sentiments to the RNC in their own prepaid envelopes with a big ole HELL NO on the solicitation part.

[golfisnr1]

Go away. Admin: Please pull this thread.

[dk/coro]

LOL. Been down that road before.

Seems that the ludicrousness of the ‘92 Perot alternative”to a lethargic GHWB White House gave us 8 years of sheer hell.

This is not a perfect world; and we best play the cards we are dealt, or go home from the game, dead broke, with hat-in-hand. Political Science 101.

Respectfully submitted, dk/coro — now in Battle Creek. *S*

[davidosborne]

I got a RNC mailer a couple of months ago and instead of a check I sent them a billing invoice for a reimbursement of my past contributions for they way they have pushed RINO’s and bad policy decisions off on us. I have not gotten a check yet :)

I LOVE IT !!! .. I will do that on the next mailing...

TOWARD VICTORY !!!!

[davidosborne]

I think this thread is appropriate for the BLOGGER serction don’t you?

[davidosborne]

you have FReepmail..

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[cripplecreek]

I couldn’t be paid or tortured into voting for McQueeg.

[jammer]

I’m with you all the way.

[davidosborne]

Thank you my FRiend !!!

[Calpernia]

>>>I ask you to reconsider this option, unless you want to completely DESTROY the two-Party system and move our party so far to the left that the base is completely ignored in ALL FUTURE ELECTIONS...

I find that sentence redundant. THAT was the whole point of the Centrist Coalition.

Senate Centrist Coalition

Excerpt:

According to Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), "The Centrist Coalition is a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans seeking common ground and compromise on issues. ... The Centrist Coalition helps to bridge the two parties ... It brings together progressive national policy initiatives while promoting growth for businesses and increasing personal responsibility for Americans. Most South Dakotans are not left or right-wingers, but instead are right down the middle -- they simply want their government to work well and efficiently. The Centrist Coalition is a good step toward bringing the parties together."

(snip)

"The group also exerted influence in helping to push for enactment of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, said Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

"Maisel said the members who frequently attend the coalition's meetings 'have the potential to have a great deal of influence' in the current Senate which is closely divided with 55 Republicans, 44 Democrats and Jim Jeffords, a Vermont Independent who usually votes with the Democrats.

"'All they need is a swing group of about six or seven, and then they can be very influential,' he said."

Excerpting the Republican Members:

* Republicans

* George Allen
* Bob Bennett
* Kit Bond
* John Chafee
* Susan Collins
* Mike DeWine
* Pete Domenici
* Peter Fitzgerald
* Bill Frist
* Judd Gregg
* Chuck Hagel
* Jim Jeffords
* John McCain
* Pat Roberts
* Richard Shelby
* Gordon Smith
* Olympia J. Snowe
* Arlen Specter
* Fred Thompson
* George V. Voinovich
* John Warner

[Calpernia]

hmmm, where have you heard of post 14 before....?

[davidosborne]

How is the Hunter Ranger Team doing these days?

[Calpernia]

Some of us are meeting with Minutemen, teaming with ICE.gov, working on congressional campaigns and such.

[pissant]

Looks familiar. We are screwed for the next 4 years. The best case scenario is that Mccain selects a conservative running mate then has to resign for health reasons.

[davidosborne]

I actually thought the same thing.. if McCain REALY wants to energize the base that is EXACTLY what needs to happen.. He needs to select a CONSERVATIVE VP running mate... hmmm Duncan Hunter maybe, but the ONLY way Duncan Hunter should accept it is if he RESIGNS at the same time.. and then Duncan Hunter can choose a VP running mate...

[Calpernia]

McCain’s base would never support him with a real conservative on the ticket. Just like the conservatives wouldn’t support a ticket with McCain on it.

If McCain remains the running mate, the democrats will take the White House.

Let’s just hope that ‘remains’ is the operative word here. A change in the playing field still can happen.