To: se_ohio_young_conservative
The Republican party is fractured beyond repair. The very trait that makes people conservative also makes them highly independent, therefore solidarity is a rare commodity in the ranks of the right.
Republicans gather into cells, each with its own pet agendae, and each with the short-sightedness that keeps them from uniting behind a common theme.
Every viable candidate that entered the ring this season has been vetted by conservatives with the, "Yeah, s/he's a nice person, BUT.....". Meanwhile the democrats don't get caught up in inter-party minutia, moreover, they see the value in uniting behind their party and sorting out the details AFTER they've won the election.
Conservatives want their candidate to be "mini-me's", mirroring each nuance of their particular beliefs.
"Priorities" seem lost to Republicans; they fail to see that issues like abortion and gay marriage, for instance, can sit and simmer a while on the back burner while we take care of the immediate crisis at hand...saving America from marxism.
Bring up Palin, and a chorus of small-minded boneheads chime in with, Yeah, but in January of 2009 she said..." so-and-so. These type nit-pickers are as obsessed with their pet issue as Howard Hughes was with having clean hands in his latter years.
It's easy to see why the left calls Republicans the "stupid party"; it's not based on individual intellect, but one their ability to understand one basic line..."United we Stand, Divided we FALL.".
Seems that every election season the GOP is so freakin' intenses on running against itself, it doesn't have the time to attack the real problem.
Take Romney, for instance...the GOPe is so obsessed with handing them the nomination that their wishes have almost come to fore. Romney is almost as bad as obama; he is NOT a conservative and the Republicans who do vote for him - if he wins - will hate themselves in the morning after the election.
For the GOPe, It comes down to who they can ultimately control. I think the word "rogue", pertaining to Sarah, scares the bejesus out of them. They know her record of cleaning up graff within her own party, and the GOPe has too many skeletons with their bones exposed to risk being found out.
Casually observing, anyone can see that the ones who think like the GOPe, the ones who hate conservatives like Palin, are the ones who get their nightly news on the alphabet channels, and even FOX news. They use "Tarzan" logic..."Ugh...she bad...man in talking box say so...".
People get caught up in what they perceive to be the "winners" in society; for instance, I'm a casual baseball fan, at best; however the year that the Atlanta Braves won the World Series, I went all-out for them. A year later, my interest waned and I haven't followed them since.
Fair weather fan? Well, maybe, but it's human nature to go for the winner. But that was sports, and not the well-being of the country that I love and served.
Mitt Romney is the supposed "winner", but I've never backed him and don't have any good thoughts about him. Having said that, IF he is the nominee...well, I'd rather have a RINO than a marxist, so I'll vote for him.
When it comes to elections, the left has us in a bind. They will always blindly follow the party, but while the GOP is focusing on intramural games, the main tournament is all but lost.
I would gladly vote for Sarah Palin, or any true conservative who won't become a slave for the GOPe. Romney IS the GOPe, personified.
I HATE the way this primary has turned out, we're right back in 2009 again; very little difference between Romney and McCain, but obama is as evil as ever.
My fear is, if obama wins, it will be the last election America ever has, and we become a dictatorship under the most ignorant, and evil person possible.
I pray for America's freedom from tyranny and oppression...being born, living in America for over 60 years, I never thought I would ever need to utter those words.
9 posted on
04/11/2012 1:42:32 AM PDT by
FrankR
To: FrankR
BTTT
Republicans gather into cells, each with its own pet agendae, and each with the short-sightedness that keeps them from uniting behind a common theme
OTOH, the leftists have had a clear aim - take over the reins of power - and have worked diligently and shrewdly towards that aim. We're stuck with proving a negative - that less government will solve more problems than statism. Lost in the shuffle are such ideas as liberty, the rights of the individual, the tragedy of the commons, etc.
28 posted on
04/11/2012 3:04:35 PM PDT by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: FrankR
The Republican party is fractured beyond repair.
Wish I had a dollar every time I've seen this. Been seeing this since 1964.
31 posted on
04/17/2012 4:08:21 PM PDT by
Valin
(I'm not completely worthless. I can be used as a bad example.)
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