Your excerpt lacks paragraphs. Can't be bothered to read it.
If you had a link, I might read that. But you don't.
I know exactly how you feel. I dumped the GOP long ago. Conservatives aren’t appreciated there. I used to get upset at the GOP, for never listening to their conservative base. I no longer bother to stress over what that party does, and for one reason, it is far too late for a ballot box solution.
two reasons: no brains, no balls
If a lot of voters think like you thew will elect a lot of Conservatives to the House and perhaps 15% per cent of them will be still Conservatives on the first day of business. There is no money in it. Vote "correctly" and your financial future is assured, even if you are not re-elected in 2 or 6 years. Vote Conservatively and your financial future is your salary and what successful investments you can make with it.
BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS!
Now...did we need all that rif raf for that?
Our standard bearers have been RINOs since Reagan. What do you expect?
Either Bush? -RINO.
Dole? -RINO.
McCain? -hard core RINO. Maybe more a stealth democrat.
Romney? -Now come on! An east coast elitist who as governor passed assault weapons ban, Obamacare lite, and raised taxes; RINO, RINO, RINO!!!!!
Now look at what the Dems had as their leaders; progressively more hard core leftists at each election, until we see them elect a Communist. At least they are unified, and it proves you have to motivate and inspire your base. Republicans have watered down their base until nobody cares and we don’t even get the same numbers to vote in 2012 as we did in 2008, which would have removed Obama.
Going libertarian has the inherent danger of splitting the conservative ticket, but I am getting tired of compromising my principles for what has been up until now a vote for the lesser of two evils.
The Republicans are in danger of becoming a sideline party, replacing libertarians IMHO.
I know I am at that point.
THEY KEEP TRYING TO PLEASE EVERY ONE, AND YOU CANNOT ALWAYS DO THAT. They have no core principals any more. And that is what we conservatives look for. And if you keep your word once elected.
Twelve years ago, the Dems running the city of York PA were proposing a 40% property tax increase to plug a $1.5 million deficit that happened because of their mismanagement. A bipartisan group formed to protest. Their were two Republicans running for office in that election cycle, one for mayor and one for city council. Most of this group was either Democrat of independent.
The two GOP candidates argued against us being critical of the administration. They were afraid of us being perceived as being negative. Both lost badly in the election. The Dem to GOP registration is about 3 to 1 in favor of the Dems in the city.
Two years later, I ran for city controller as a Republican. I was not shy about tying the city’s financial problems and high taxes and crime to the ruling gang, with whom my opponent was in tight. I lost, but only by 118 votes out of 3,500 cast, and I won every precinct that was not predominantly black or hispanic. I had little money, and the big money was supporting my opponent. I almost overcame those handicaps. Another thousand bucks for an advertising blitz, and I could have won.
IOW, we win when we stand up to the governing class, and for the taxpayers.
MAKE DC LISTEN: TELL YOUR SENATORS !
State Senator Party Phone
AK Mark Begich D (202) 224-3004
AK Lisa Murkowski R (202) 224-6665
AL Jeff Sessions R (202) 224-4124
AL Richard C. Shelby R (202) 224-5744
AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843
AR Mark L. Pryor D (202) 224-2353
AZ Jeff Flake R (202) 224-4521
AZ John McCain R (202) 224-2235
CA Barbara Boxer D (202) 224-3553
CA Dianne Feinstein D (202) 224-3841
CO Michael F. Bennet D (202) 224-5852
CO Mark Udall D (202) 224-5941
CT Richard Blumenthal D (202) 224-2823
CT Christopher Murphy D (202) 224-4041
DE Thomas R. Carper D (202) 224-2441
DE Christopher A. Coons D (202) 224-5042
FL Bill Nelson D (202) 224-5274
FL Marco Rubio R (202) 224-3041
GA Saxby Chambliss R (202) 224-3521
GA Johnny Isakson R (202) 224-3643
HI Mazie K. Hirono D (202) 224-6361
HI Brian Schatz D (202) 224-3934
IA Chuck Grassley R (202) 224-3744
IA Tom Harkin D (202) 224-3254
ID Mike Crapo R (202) 224-6142
ID James E. Risch R (202) 224-2752
IL Richard J. Durbin D (202) 224-2152
IL Mark Kirk R (202) 224-2854
IN Daniel Coats R (202) 224-5623
IN Joe Donnelly D (202) 224-4814
KS Jerry Moran R (202) 224-6521
KS Pat Roberts R (202) 224-4774
KY Mitch McConnell R (202) 224-2541
KY Rand Paul R (202) 224-4343
LA Mary L. Landrieu D (202) 224-5824
LA David Vitter R (202) 224-4623
MA Edward Markey D (202) 224-2742
MA Elizabeth Warren D (202) 224-4543
MD Benjamin L. Cardin D (202) 224-4524
MD Barbara A. Mikulski D (202) 224-4654
ME Susan M. Collins R (202) 224-2523
ME Angus S. King I (202) 224-5344
MI Carl Levin D (202) 224-6221
MI Debbie Stabenow D (202) 224-4822
MN Al Franken D (202) 224-5641
MN Amy Klobuchar D (202) 224-3244
MO Roy Blunt R (202) 224-5721
MO Claire McCaskill D (202) 224-6154
MS Thad Cochran R (202) 224-5054
MS Roger F. Wicker R (202) 224-6253
MT Max Baucus D (202) 224-2651
MT Jon Tester D (202) 224-2644
NC Richard Burr R (202) 224-3154
NC Kay R. Hagan D (202) 224-6342
ND Heidi Heitkamp D (202) 224-2043
ND John Hoeven R (202) 224-2551
NE Deb Fischer R (202) 224-6551
NE Mike Johanns R (202) 224-4224
NH Kelly Ayotte R (202) 224-3324
NH Jeanne Shaheen D (202) 224-2841
NJ Jeff Chiesa R (202) 224-3224
NJ Robert Menendez D (202) 224-4744
NM Martin Heinrich D (202) 224-5521
NM Tom Udall D (202) 224-6621
NV Dean Heller R (202) 224-6244
NV Harry Reid D (202) 224-3542
NY Kirsten E. Gillibrand D (202) 224-4451
NY Charles E. Schumer D (202) 224-6542
OH Sherrod Brown D (202) 224-2315
OH Rob Portman R (202) 224-3353
OK Tom Coburn R (202) 224-5754
OK James M. Inhofe R (202) 224-4721
OR Jeff Merkley D (202) 224-3753
OR Ron Wyden D (202) 224-5244
PA Robert P. Casey D (202) 224-6324
PA Patrick J. Toomey R (202) 224-4254
RI Jack Reed D (202) 224-4642
RI Sheldon Whitehouse D (202) 224-2921
SC Lindsey Graham R (202) 224-5972
SC Tim Scott R (202) 224-6121
SD Tim Johnson D (202) 224-5842
SD John Thune R (202) 224-2321
TN Lamar Alexander R (202) 224-4944
TN Bob Corker R (202) 224-3344
TX John Cornyn R (202) 224-2934
UT Orrin G. Hatch R (202) 224-5251
UT Mike Lee R (202) 224-5444
VA Tim Kaine D (202) 224-4024
VA Mark R. Warner D (202) 224-2023
VT Patrick J. Leahy D (202) 224-4242
VT Bernard Sanders I (202) 224-5141
WA Maria Cantwell D (202) 224-3441
WA Patty Murray D (202) 224-2621
WI Tammy Baldwin D (202) 224-5653
WI Ron Johnson R (202) 224-5323
WV Joe Manchin D (202) 224-3954
WV John D. Rockefeller D (202) 224-6472
WY John Barrasso R (202) 224-6441
WY Michael B. Enzi R (202) 224-3424
Now that we have your attention, you sorry US Senators, keep in mind that we will replace you with those who will gladly correct your errors - - - .
So, scrub and clean by 2014 !
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US SENATE GOP DEAD WEIGHT LIST LOYAL TO OBAMA
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Dan Coats (R-IN)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Lisa Murkowksi (R-AK)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
John Thune (R-SD)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Bob Corker (R-TN)
Not Voting:
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)