Posted on 01/28/2004 11:17:09 AM PST by Conservative Coulter Fan
Edited on 01/28/2004 11:24:51 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The nine candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination line up for a debate in Detroit. From left: the Rev. Al Sharpton; U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt, Mo., retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark; Sen. Joe Lieberman, Conn.; Sen. John Edwards, N.C.; U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ohio; former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun; and Sen. John Kerry, Mass
How can we as non-office-holders make that happen?
Some say because conservatives have no one to vote for so why not get on with what is inevitable regardless of the controlling Dem/GOP faction?
That's the nature of these losers, to try to claim the winners are all alike and therefore all unworthy of support. Republicrats all support the continuation of wage-slavery, so according to the flakey extremists of the Socialist Worker's Party there is no difference between the two major parties. Republicrats refuse to commit arson against public schools, so according to the flakey extremists of the Libertarian Party there is no difference between the two major parties. Republicrats refuse to machine gun down women and children at the border, so according to the flakey extremists of the Constipation Party there is no difference between the two major parties.
This coalition also includes the United Nations.
Tell me also, how is being of part of this coalition that panders to terrorists a good thing?
I guess I don't know that much about FR, amigo. To have an idea hiden away, postings deleted, because they do not math up with the popular opinion, is not what I thought this forum was about.
Perhaps the moderator could try for a job in the Castro administration? I'm sure they would be happy to have such an eager censor.
A graduate of the Al Franken School of Political Debate, I see.
Bush-Bashing Conservatives Should Focus on the Big Picture
The key question going into the 2004 presidential election is "What is a conservative to do?"
The answer to this question is simple: conservatives must wake up and smell the coffee. The best choice for conservatives; the best candidate to advance our agenda; and the best person in which to put our hope and faith is President George W. Bush.
On the two previously mentioned issues of immigration policy and federal spending, conservatives only need to look at the alternatives to see that President Bush is the right person for the job. Regarding immigration policy, if Sen. Kerry were to become America's next president, there would be no need to debate the merits of granting legal status to a portion of illegal immigrants, because wide spread amnesty would be the policy of choice. Both Kerry and Edwards favor amnesty for illegal immigrants and would open the flood gates on America's already porous borders. According to campaign information, both Kerry and Edwards favor legalizing the status of illegal immigrants who have worked in the U.S. for a certain period of time.
The best hope for the immigration issue and border security is for conservatives to work diligently for President Bush's reelection and to demand sensible immigration reform from members of Congress. The real work on immigration will be done in Congress. Conservatives must push for meaningful reform, while working to ensure that the candidate who most closely shares our views wins in November. That person is President George W. Bush.
In regards to federal spending, one can only imagine the budgets that would be submitted by Kerry, Edwards, or Dean. A score card of liberal votes in Congress maintained by Americans for Democratic Action shows that Sen. Kerry actually has a more liberal voting record (93%-88%) than his Massachusetts counterpart: Sen. Ted Kennedy. Thus, a Kerry presidency means spending restraint by the Executive Branch goes right out the window. Conservatives have a right to be angry over spending, but the way to fight for our cause is to demand that our Republican legislators trim the pork. It is also up to us to push for presidential leadership in this area. We should support President Bush in his call for fiscal responsibility. We should also call on the president to unleash his veto pen if fiscal responsibility is not what he gets.
Much has been written in recent weeks in op-eds, letters to the editor, Internet discussion boards, and so on regarding conservative dissatisfaction with the current administration. The Bush administration should listen to their concerns, and the conservative community should work for positive solutions. Staying home on Election Day is not the answer. Voting for a third party candidate is not the answer. Writing in a protest vote is not the answer. Had just a small percentage of liberal voters stood with Al Gore in Florida rather than voting for Ralph Nader, the entire outcome of the 2000 presidential election could have been different. Conservatives cannot stay home in November. We must be on the ground working for President Bush and advancing our agenda in the process.
The conservative movement needs a voice, and it needs a leader. President Bush is that leader, and he has stood by conservatives on many of the issues we hold dear. The president is a stalwart on life issues and has been unwavering in his support of a ban on partial birth abortions. The president has been equally strong in putting forward judicial nominees who respect the Constitution and who will not legislate from the bench. The president is a leader in the war on terror, and I can think of no one better suited to occupy the oval office in this time of turmoil. The best way to fight for the conservative agenda is to fight for the reelection of President George W. Bush.
Batter up! :)
Lots of ways. Become an office holder, for one. Secondly, become involved in your county and state parties. Third, shift your dollars to organizations and/or people within the party that represent your view best. Fourth, realize that politics is the art of the possible and that pure ideology is not really possible in any organization--not even a family of three always has pure unadulterated agreement all of the time. Fifth, write (don't just email or call) your Senators and representatives in Congress. Sixth, write your state legislators who probably have more access to the feds than you do: when state legislators speak to them, they'll be saying the same thing about constituent attitudes that the feds see. Seventh, pray for the people making decisions.
Hope these suggestions help.
That's not what occurred, as anyone who has spent "years" here at FR knows. The key word is T - R - O - L - L.
Your 3rd post on FR.
Lots of sleepers being smoked out by this thread.
SOme of both.
I used to be GypsyBob. And I don't post often.
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