Posted on 08/07/2013 5:06:25 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
As a Conservative, I hold these truths to be self evident: (in no particular order)
* Life begins at the moment of conception. Abortion, for any reason, real or imagined, is murder.
* The Right to Bear Arms is an unalienable right that the government cannot infringe on in any way. Background checks, "assault weapon" bans, magazine capacity rules, and the like are completely unconstitutional.
*Global warming is as much of a fraud as the "Next Ice Age" scare was in the 1970's.
*Illegal aliens are criminals and should be treated as such. There should be no amnesty for illegal aliens whatsoever. All illegal aliens should be deported without exception.
* The Constitution should be interpreted exactly as it's written without exception.
*Marriage is between a man and a woman only.
*Capitalism is the only economic system that works.
*Radical Islam is just as dangerous as the Axis Powers and the Soviet Union.
Basic stuff, right ?
For We the Conservatives, absolutely. This is our meat and drink. This is who we are. The above self evident truths are in our souls. The vast majority of us are not willing to compromise one iota on any of them for a variety of heartfelt reasons. (Memo to arrogant and lazy media: Yeah, yeah, it's because we're all a bunch of racists, blah, blah, blah. Got it.)
So here's the Hundred Trillion Dollar Question: Why do we, as Conservatives, keep voting for the Sit-Down-When-They-G-O-Pee ? (Say it fast, you'll get it.)
For every truth I've listed above, there is a Republican, either in political office or as a useless talking head on cable snooze doing their best to fight against them. The laughable (and FOX News favorite) Mitt Trotsky was all for abortion as long as the "mother's life was in danger". TEA Party traitor Pat Toomey allied himself with the radical far left and tried to obliterate the Second Amendment. During the 2008 Popularity Contest, court jester John McLame made cap and trade part of his platform. Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan have decided that illegal alien criminals should be granted amnesty. John McLame (like a bad penny, isn't he ?) teamed up with the horrid Pus Feingold and declared war on the First Amendment. Michele Bachmann thinks it's Constitutional and perfectly A-OK to have the NSA spy on American citizens. Rob Portman and Ileana Ros-Lethinen are cheering for homosexual "marriage". Tokyo Rove and Charles Krauthammer are doing their level headed best to make sure that the socialist scam known as Obamacareless is funded. The rotund Chris Christie has never met an Islamonazi that he didn't want to make a judge. I could go on and on about the Weeper of the House and Mitch McConman, but this paragraph is long enough and depressing enough already.
I'm not exactly sold on the idea of a third party, but I'm becoming more and more open to it every day. Sure, there are some rock solid Conservatives in the party and in the media (Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Louie Gohmert, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, and Rush Limbaugh to name a few), but let's face it, they are becoming marginalized in today's Sit-Down-When-They-G-O-Pee. They're derided as "hobbits" and relegated to the nether regions of the party, despite the fact that the vast majority of the base agrees with them. As their influence wanes, so does our liberty. I don't have all the answers and I'm not going to pretend that I do, but I at least know what question to ask:
Why should I vote GOP ?
That’s why we need to hold our nose and vote for the most conservative candidates - even RHINOs - to prevent Democrats from rubbing us out.
Common sense says that you’re right. I’m just tired of voting for someone because the other guy is worse.
It’s rather funny. We the Conservatives are sometimes called “reactionaries” by the Horrid Left. Yet, there’s no time in American history where the Constitution has been strictly adhered to by the government. It’s the Conservatives fighting for (man, do I now hate this word now) change. It’s the liberals who fight for the status quo no matter how badly it’s decaying.
We’re in a real pickle as a movement. There’s no denying that. I don’t know what to think, honestly.
‘they’ say rats might/could lose the senate. How? If the Pubs can’t win Conservative/T Party votes, how will the rats lose? If’n the pubs waver on the important issues and approve ...obumcare, illegal influx, among a few, I plan to avoid voting for any. Rather than vote for a known rat or another known rat, save the time and gas and stay home. My vote never counted for anything anyway.
I can’t fault your logic.
So you are the NSA mole....
Good luck, come Nov. there will only be 2 choices on most of the ballots. Any attempt to form a 3rd party will be mocked and laughed into oblivion by TV. (remember Ross Perot’s big ears?)
The only way to get rid of any of them is in a primary, since the 2 sides - dems/pubs - of the party have gerrymandered up the voters to preserve sharing the pie as best they can. They always go back to office in the general and the party tries to ensure they are uncontested in the primary.
Don’t vote GOP.
Uh-oh, cover’s blown....
Makes sense!
:)
All political parties are corrupted and corruptible candidates are their prey. All organizations, once institutionalized, will become corrupt. This includes unions, religions, and governments.
Not all Tea Party primary Candidates will win their primary race.
Not all Tea Party Candidates who win their primary race will win the general election.
Not all Tea Party Candidates who win the general election will withstand the opportunities for corruption their political party will offer.
The Conservative’s primary goal must be to locate and support candidates who display a sincere desire to honor the Constitution.
Ain’t nothing easy!
I am to that point too. If we get another McCain a la Christie or Rubio or Jeb Bush, I am sitting out consequencez be damned.
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are about the only people I could see voting for at this point. Sarah Palin too......but I do not believe she will ever run.
Yes. I will vote for someone who represents a majority of those values. mittens didn't. jeb and krispy don't.
When is he ever in left field. I agree with him about 100% of the time.
The funny thing about this thread is the fact that no one is wrong. This problem is so large that it almost causes paralysis for the movement.
You’re a 1000% right. We shouldn’t become attached to these people. The moment they step out of line, we should primary them and send them packing. Unfortunately, it’s easier said than done with operatives like Tokyo Rove gumming up the works.
And they never will. They’re Trotskys to Obama’s Lenin.
I hear you and you’re right. The primary may be the only way to go for the foreseeable future. The problem is the paid operatives like Tokyo Rove who will stop at nothing to defeat Conservatives.
Like I stated in the article, I don’t know what to think. That’s why I consulted the largest Conservative think tank of them all— Free Republic.
I heard through the grapevine that he’s a 9/11 Truther and a Ron Paul nut. Still, he’s one of the sharpest legal minds around.
I’ve read some of his books. Great stuff.
It’s over, the 2 sides of the 1 party have the game pretty well rigged to keep them both in power. A peaceful secession ala the Soviet Union would be great but unlikely. The dividing lines are too muddled to divide up for one
I stopped donating to the RINO club a long time ago.
They still call, and they still write, but they have backstabbed us too many times for them ever to be trusted again.
Excellent OP and thread, Sir. Thank you.
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