Posted on 10/04/2005 8:05:40 AM PDT by Constitution Restoration Act
Leaving the Federal ballot blank doesn't get the point across. If you want to demonstrate to the establishment politicians that you aren't going to vote for them anymore, then you've got to vote for a conservative third party. When the politicians see all those votes they didn't get, they'll be falling all over themselves to prove they're conservative enough (assuming enough people vote this way).
That cannot be said often enough or loudly enough. When you're the hammer, who cares what the nail is thinking of doing?
There is no point that can be made. The dem and pub sheep are willing lemmings.
You're right! Just caught the end of his show today, and Rush was saying Bush didn't like confrontations, never vetoed anything, but would get back at the left with Miers. I think he called her a "trojan horse." We'll see. To me, any ABA supporter is an establishment lawyer.
Mary Matelin was on H and C last night, and said Miers was a "bulldog".
She said she was one tough lady to get past. If that is so, and she is a true constitutionalist, she may be what we are praying for. She's an evangelical, and Dobson also said that he "knows things about her" he wouldn't reveal, but he backs her strongly.
I think W believes in her. My worry is that his belief may be misplaced. I guess only time will tell, because I think she will be confirmed.
A lot of conservatives seem to be spoiling for a fight. Rush's philosophy, like mine, is that it is always better to deal from a position of strength. His reservations seem to be more on the psychology of the pick, that not picking an obvious conservative signals weakness to the Dems, which is always bad when dealing with vultures.
I think Bush must have had his reasons for this undercover pick - perhaps he may have been told that the RINOs would scuttle a truly conservative justice. Bush is not confrontational - he talks tough, but favors end runs. He's a little machiavellian, but has been fooled. But he can also do some fooling on his own.
We need to recall things like this. Even Reagan made mistakes. We either learn from mistakes and avoid them, or, we pretend that they were never made, and continue to wallow in mediocrity. Liberalism is a mental disorder and, furthermore, even exerts its evil on those of a conservative nature but who fear that the squishy middle cannot be convinced of the correctness of conservative ideas.
Great comments.
Typical.
I think it's the Dale Carnegie stuff he's read. Carnegie is great for the working world but stinks in certain cases regarding politics. Win - lose is the harsh reality at times. I like to win. The Right need to be more aggressive. Etc.
But the democrats are the minority party. Who cares? What would be so wrong with a bloody brawl and bullying the right selection through the process? We've earned the bully pulpit. Why so much fear of using it? Worried about the angry mob of squishy middle soccer mobs - worried they'll tar and feather you?
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