I agree with your sentiments, and I think it is in all of our interests to say that all three Republican candidates deserve people's attention, and that we need to hold-off the cheerleading, and the blasts as well.
Right on. Remember, we are the only side, whether it be the Demos, the Greens, even the pure Libertarian Party or anybody else out there---who can be HONEST about what we stand for. We are the side of ISSUE ORIENTEDNESS and debating the merits of a public policy. We must use that, its the only attribute that makes us superior to everyone else.
I have been getting scared...SCARED by the logical extension of the "rallying behind Ahrnold or you are a traitor and a liberal" crowd that is on here. I'm not saying that everyone posting for Ahnold is what I am describing, just some of the most angry ones.
So I point out Buffet, I point out the "funding the programs" quote, other stuff. Lots of stuff we are principally against, and I keep hearing the "I don't care (what he stands for), he can win, and we need power". I am seeing my fellow McClintockites flamed relentlessly for not wanting this flavor of big government.
When our fellow posters don't want to debate the issues and quest power above all else, my Spidey Senses are tingling, why aren't they Statists too?
Will I vote for Ahrnold? Maybe. But if conservatives don't question his big government policies, exactly who will?