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40 Pieces of Silver
Nov 8, 2006 | Self

Posted on 11/08/2006 10:53:50 PM PST by Natural Law

The GOP leadership sold its soul and sold out its core constituency for the figurative 40 pieces of silver. Whats more, their apologists on this forum expect that all Conservatives should have followed lock-step behind them. Conservatism is an ideology, not a party. If the GOP wants the money, votes, and support of conservatives it must be conservative. We are not here to represent the party, the party is here to represent us. As Reagan once said of the Democratic Party; "it left me, I didn't leave it". Let's see if it can find its way home.


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To: Natural Law

I agree, it's time to clean house.


41 posted on 11/08/2006 11:40:59 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: singfreedom

Grow up.


42 posted on 11/08/2006 11:41:42 PM PST by NinoFan
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To: singfreedom
"It does sound a bit like some of the stuff that was said about the dim Dummies, if I remember correctly. Or are they your new pals now?

What kind of twisted, self-serving logic is it that you can try to connect one who is angry at the GOP for not being and acting conservative enough with them? Maybe you are comfortable with being a Party uber Alles Republican but apparently not enough of the electorate are.

43 posted on 11/08/2006 11:44:41 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: NinoFan
I'll lay you bets on how long that lasts! How many million you wanna bet?

After their first personal sit-down with "Nan from Fran" and she 'splains to them just how much they owe her for helping get them elected. There went that little fantasy.
44 posted on 11/08/2006 11:45:13 PM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: CWOJackson
"You attempt to correct things in the primaries and get on with business in the generals."So how's that working for you, Chief?
45 posted on 11/08/2006 11:46:50 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law

And it is a failure of education. We have the example of LBJ prominently in our past and the 60s and 70s and W repeated the error. Even Korea is an instructive example. We did not drive immediately to victory because we had replaced the army with the Boy Scouts immediately following WWII and then we got bogged down in proportional tit-for-tat and dumping MacArthur and we had to essentially sue for peace at the 38th parallel.


46 posted on 11/08/2006 11:47:39 PM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: singfreedom

I agree that most of them are not going to stay conservative, but the point is that a lot of them did run as conservatives . They had to do that for a reason. Conservatism is not unpopular.


47 posted on 11/08/2006 11:48:08 PM PST by NinoFan
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To: Natural Law

It's working fine in our district. Our folks must be a little brighter then the cut off their nose to spit their face crowd.


48 posted on 11/08/2006 11:49:18 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Natural Law
Not the "conservative base", honey, the lunatic fringe, the "one issue wonders, the third partyers, and the "perpetually offended" Christians.

I, and the rest of the "base" were right here, voting and praying like hell our soldiers wouldn't get shafted--again--by the idiot Dems and their willing partners in crime.
49 posted on 11/08/2006 11:49:47 PM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: CWOJackson

Not to mention the courts!!! Wonder how soon Ginsberg & Stevens will wait to announce their retirement, cuz no one to the right of Kennedy will be their replacements.


50 posted on 11/08/2006 11:51:47 PM PST by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly

But the LP taught the GOP a lesson...what's more important then that?


51 posted on 11/08/2006 11:53:34 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Natural Law

The way I see it, if you didn't vote Republican you helped put the Democrats in charge of the House and the Senate. Far from being a conservative, you are much closer to a democrat. And why the Republican party should listen to a bunch of democrats is beyond me. Hopefully...they won't.


52 posted on 11/08/2006 11:54:59 PM PST by Rokke
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To: NinoFan
"a lot of the Dem candidates went way to the right during the campaign"

So did Bill Clinton. Did you buy his act too?

53 posted on 11/08/2006 11:56:46 PM PST by Rokke
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To: CWOJackson

But hey, *we're* the ones who sold our souls to the Devil.


54 posted on 11/08/2006 11:58:00 PM PST by GoLightly
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To: Natural Law
"They lost because they were a surrogate for the GOP leadership who was not on their local ballot."

And there you have it. Proof that you care more about hurting the GOP than advancing conservatism. As I said before, in my book that makes you nothing more than a democrat. Enjoy your Congress.

55 posted on 11/08/2006 11:58:37 PM PST by Rokke
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To: Rokke

Something third party types have yet to master...the understanding that they will be paying the same increased taxes we are.


56 posted on 11/08/2006 11:59:50 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Natural Law
Oh, SLICK, this one gets the "Willy" award. Nice how he can so glibly dismiss all the pressing problems of the nation. Why, the real Slick Willy probably couldn't do any better! I'm sure the Dims will play EXACTLY the way he wants.

In the meantime, we won't have to worry about "immigration reform", "border security", or "temporary workers", we'll just have a "general amnesty". Surely, that's what you wanted, all those Hispanic votes going to Dims for umpteen years hence. Conservatives won't smell any sort of victory anytime in my lifetime. Comforting, isn't it. You really should start learning Spanish though'cause in the next election you will probably be using a Spanish language ballot.

Me, and some like-thinking individuals will be moving to Mexico, we'll have it all to ourselves by that then. Alas, it is by invitation only--and YOU are definitely NOT invited.
57 posted on 11/09/2006 12:02:49 AM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: Natural Law
With that kind of attitude, you might just as well be a Dem!

The unbending, all or nothing, dogs in the manger, cut of your nose to spite your face UNAPPEASABLES should look at themselves in the mirror and understand that you don't help win elections, but you surely do help to lose them. And if the best that you can do, is to whinge and whine and complain, but never ever do anything constructive, you are far worse than any damned Dem.

And how about giving these stupid vanities a rest?

58 posted on 11/09/2006 12:03:33 AM PST by nopardons
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To: CWOJackson
"...the understanding that they will be paying the same increased taxes we are."

But hey...at least they're teaching someone a "lesson". Kind of like a 3 year old holding his breath until he turns blue or gets his way. That is absolutely visionary "conservatism".

59 posted on 11/09/2006 12:03:37 AM PST by Rokke
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To: Mamzelle

He'd lose and lose BIG!


60 posted on 11/09/2006 12:04:20 AM PST by nopardons
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