Will you punish the senate republicans?
Do you want Harry Reid, who apparently suggested this nominee, to be running the Senate? "
Think about the answer you provide the next time you post to a Conservative.
For this pick, at this time, I don't expect to punish any of my representatives in 2006. My congressman isn't a solid conservative, but he is pretty good. Allen is my senator, and I'm pretty happy with him although I wrote him about his comments on Cindy Sheehan.
After the hearings, I'll write my senators to provide my opinion on the nomination, but it won't be a litmus test for me.
I would support a conservative in a primary against John Warner in 2008, but would support him strongly in a general election against a democrat.
I will be strongly supporting with my time and effort the candidates running this fall in Virginia for Governor (Jerry Kilgore), Lt. Governor (Bill Bolling), Attorney General (Bob McDonnell), and my delegate (Bob Marshall). I also write a column which has been supportive of Jeff Frederick. I supported a more conservative candidate against a long-term republican Harry Parrish, but now I am supporting Harry Parrish in the general election.
I am a strong supporter of primary challenges, I think they are good for the party, and good for democracy. I am in the minority in that view amongst my republican peers here, who only see primaries as good if they don't like the other candidate.
I simply urge that everybody reading this thread, and not just whoever happens to prompt the thoughts I have (and who therefore appears as the "postee") to consider before the election what their goal is, and whether their actions will accomplish that goal. Then do what you think is right.