[buffman]

Great article. It is so frustrating to live in a State where the outcome of elections is pretty much preordained. The victors will be demorat and liberal in most cases. I live in a county where the lefty congressman runs unopposed every 2 years. A good man tried to beat him back in 96, to no avail. In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing. So the reincarnation of Paul Simon will occur this fall, looks like. Too bad.

[azhenfud]

"It is so frustrating to live in a State where the outcome of elections is pretty much preordained. The victors will be demorat and liberal in most cases. I live in a county where the lefty congressman runs unopposed every 2 years. A good man tried to beat him back in 96, to no avail. In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing."

Your frustrations seem awfully familiar. The powers from on high preordain who what we can cast our votes of confirmation for. Then they disregard us.

[Carry_Okie]

In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing.

Great excuse! So now you can do... what?

What Mr. Bates has shown you is how to take these arguments into your community. The message is simple: Liberalism PRODUCES the poverty, corruption, and crime upon which it depends. It creates jobs only for bureaucrats, enforcers, and gatekeepers. It keeps people poor and coddles the shiftless brats of inherited wealth. It has parents working to pay taxes so that the state can turn their kids into dependents. It ruins communities and cultures because it is destructive to families.

Now, get out there and TELL PEOPLE THAT. Go to coffee shops. Babble about it in church. Plant those seeds.