YOUR comment is the reason we are losing this country! You want PURITY......there is NO such thing, bud. Perry is FAR better than Hutchinson, and that comment demoralizes the party that will NOT TAKE ALL of YTOUR MONEY like the DEMOCRATS WILL DO! Thanks for helping us lose.
You’re a hoot, Ann! If you follow the thread, you will note that I initially stated that IF my only choice were Gov. Good Hair or KBH, I would reluctantly vote for Gov. Good Hair.
But there’s a long time before the 2010 election and a lot could happen. A real conservative could decide to challenge BOTH KBH and Gov. Good Hair. Until we get to that point, I’d like to keep my options open.
With respect to wanting PURITY, you bet I do. Electing RINOs, partial or otherwise, is why we are in the position we are. Politicians serve no one but themselves, regardless of party affiliation. Look how easily Arlen Specter jumped across the aisle. When Dick Armey jumped across the aisle to join the Republicans, he, at least, had the honor to demand a special election. His supporters elected a Democrat until he changed sides. He wanted to make sure that they wanted him to represent them as a Republican. The rest is history.
Electing people with “Rs” after their name regardless of their history and voting record, is what has wrecked the Republican party. We don’t look for people with true conservative values to represent us at the state or federal level, we immediately go for anyone with an “R”. It hasn’t served us well at all. Reagan was a conservative. Gov. Good Hair and KBH have “R”s after their name, but neither will ever rise to the level of a Reagan because they lack true conservative values and convictions. That’s the difference and that’s what we should be demanding of the people we send to Washington OR Austin to represent us. The history of this country is predicated on the personal liberties and entrepreneurial spirit that our Constitution brought us. These are, in turn, largely predicated on conservative values that have limited the size and scope of government and limited the taxes we pay; allowing us to spend the money WE earn the way WE see fit.
Until recently, that is. Not demanding purity Ann, brought us to where we are today. Voting for “R”s, brought us to where we are today. You are right about one thing, there may not BE purity . . . . life is full of compromises. But, if we never reach for the stars, we’ll NEVER get to the moon.