Posted on 09/15/2010 6:29:26 AM PDT by 84rules
Time To Choose: Sacrifice Power For Principles Or Sacrifice Principles For Power?
84rules
September 15, 2010
I have been a loyal GOPer my whole life. That changed yesterday listening to the RNC drones trash talk one of their own nominees.
I am donating my time and money directly to candidates, like O’Donnell in Delaware, from now on. The RINO machine running the GOP needs to be terminated.
The best way to hammer the message home to the RINO clique is for the Conservative movement to pull out all the stops to make sure O’Donnell wins in Nov.
I think that what we need to understand about all this is that it is NOT a “party vs. principles” matter. No. These RINOs who are throwing hissy fits because their side didn’t win, and who support the Dems afterward, or who try to undercut the winners in the primaries - these people are NOT putting party above anything. They are putting their own power and ego above BOTH party and principles.
I blanked Charlie Baker for Governor and wrote in Keith Davis for Lt. Governor. If I voted for them, I would have an anti-social conservative administration with a Lt. Governor who voted against the Income Tax Rollback.
I am reminded of a very famous quote that goes, “To thine own self be true.”
One is nothing if that person does not stand by their values, ideals and principles.
When the polls show only the RINO will beat the entrenched Democrat, not the perceived radical Conservative, you go with the RINO.........NOT.
You change the polls by changing the mind-set. Send your money now.
Amen! We gave them their chance. We did it way through the Bob Dole's and the John McCains, and it's not difficult to see what it's gotten us.
Getting the message across to them is going to be painful, but it has to be done, and the sooner the better. They need to understand, and know right down the their bones that if they insist on putting up one of their own out of loyalty or whatever, they are not going to get our support. Withholding both money and votes is the only thing they will understand.
We might not take back the Senate this time because the voters in Delaware had a temper tantrum and went with the person THEY felt they could support, not the Party's choice. If the balance is so delicate that going with one’s own choice causes a loss then so be it.
Exactly. I would rather vote out incumbent RINOs in primaries & risk a Dem win than hold my nose yet again and vote for a GOP RINO candidate. The GOP needs to learn a hard lesson - stop cramming RINO candidates down our throats - we want strong conservative candidates. At this point, to 'heck' with bi-partisanship. We are in the fight of our lives to get our country back from the likes of Obama & gang. We've 'gone along to get along' to our peril and I for one am sick of it.
Republicans MUST STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM THEIR CONSERVATISM.
REPYBLICANS NEED TO EMBRACE THEIR CONSERVATISM.
REPUBLICANS NEED TO DEFEND THEIR CONSERVATISM.
It is not as difficult as all these RINO republicans think. It can be done. Conservative principles have been defended very well before by people such as William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan just to name two.
That is the model. That is how it should be done.
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