Why aren't Republicans crying like babies and blaming Diebold?

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[SoFloFreeper]

I am just wondering: if this election had gone our way, right now you would have every Democrat pundit in the nation and every Democrat lawyer in the nation on cable and network news shows throwing doubt about results because of the voting machines and "Diebold".

What do you see today instead? A gloating 'rat party, and Republicans--dazed--some fighting against each other, some wondering how to get out of this mess...

BUT NO ONE is standing on a street corner boo-hooing and trying to BLAME THE OTHER PARTY FOR 'FIXING THE VOTE'.

Of course in some races, there is voter fraud: Philadelphia, etc. And we have always talked about that.

But overall, the conservatives are about trying to FIX the problem and find the solution to their political losses, not WHINE about how they were "cheated" by Diebold.

Let me put it another, more succinct way:
I NEVER EVER WANT TO HEAR A DEMOCRAT PISS AND MOAN ABOUT DIEBOLD AGAIN!!

[lesser_satan]

Because we have class.

[theDentist]

Because we're adults, and we're not going to cry about it. We're going to get back to basics, back to work, and watch the new leadership like HAWKS.

[ClaireSolt]

cool it with the great big headling font. If all caps is shouting, you are screaming like a madman.

[repvetsyiydli]

Because we aint babies.

We fought the good fight.

Have taken our bruises.

And now we get back to work.

[1rudeboy]

Perhaps one of our more enterprising comics here can create a "Damn Diebold to Hell" thread.

[darkwing104]

Because we have class.

Beat me to it...

[jdm]

Diebold ping.

[dinoparty]

Exactly my thoughts. Last night more people voted against us than for us. Oh well. Time to get back to our families, careers and hobbies. We have lives, unlike the libs.

Oh, and by the way, Speaker Pelosi will not be speaker for long.

[jennyjenny]

That's what separates us from the moonbats. We're going to get back to work.

[areafiftyone]

Heck I'm not going to cry - I'm looking forward to 2008!

[dinoparty]

Sorry our fellow freeper insulted your delicate sense of balance and taste.

[syriacus]

We've taken 5 steps forward and 2 steps back.

Dems have learned how to win...pretend to be moderates.

This election was won by "Wolves in sheep's clothing," just as mayor Bloomberg won by pretending to be a Republican (before banning smoking in privately-owned bars and banning trans fats in privately owned restaurants.)

[af_vet_rr]

BUT NO ONE is standing on a street corner boo-hooing and trying to BLAME THE OTHER PARTY FOR 'FIXING THE VOTE'.

As you said, Democrats would be blaming the machines or the process. Conservatives on the other hand are saying "yep, a lot of Conservatives weren't happy with the party, what are we going to do?" In other words, Conservatives can accept that a loss is not necessarily the fault of a machine or the process, but that it can be the result of *gasp* people voting for somebody else.

[SoFloFreeper]

I meant to show my intensity, so my font size was appropriate. :)

[SoFloFreeper]

Conservatives on the other hand are saying "yep, a lot of Conservatives weren't happy with the party, what are we going to do?" In other words, Conservatives can accept that a loss is not necessarily the fault of a machine or the process, but that it can be the result of *gasp* people voting for somebody else.

EXACTLY! So let's work and try to get good people to run in the primaries in a couple years...and in the meantime, I don't think bashing our President is a good idea.

Ronald Reagan lost seats in Congress during a mid-term election; it is expected to happen.

The miracle wasn't there in '06. Instead, history repeated itself...like it always does.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Because Republicans respect the law and our Constitution. Because Republicans want our country to be STRONGER and not WEAKER. I cannot say the same things of the rats.

[af_vet_rr]

EXACTLY! So let's work and try to get good people to run in the primaries in a couple years...and in the meantime, I don't think bashing our President is a good idea.

Yep. Not only do we need to work to replace Democrats with Conservatives, there are quite a few Republicans that need to be replaced with Conservatives as well.

This is our chance to swing the GOP back to its Conservative roots and get away from big government and lax national security.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

a little thing called maturity. We have the grace, dignity, poise and maturity to concede defeat without throwing a fit in public. We conservatives will withdraw from the battle field in good order not in a route, we will re group, re-plan, re think, and attack again. This is what most demo craps don't have. Maturity, forethought, planning, grace, intelligence, dignity, HONOR....

[Echo Talon]

DieBOLD you magnificent POS...