Posted on 04/11/2006 3:33:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Question:
Who owns the land along the border? Is a lot or it private or is most of it government land?
Why settle for the volunteers going down to watch the border? Why not pull a Habitat for Humanity trick, and start building fences on private property with the owner's permission?
Amen, Jim. I'm not opting out. I am going to register a protest vote (a non-vote) against DeWine, partly because I'm confident even if he were to lose, the Senate would be secure, and partly because at some point a good commander has to fire colonels who flagrantly disobey orders, even if it means temporarily the regiment is headed by an ignoramus.
Well, whatever we do, we cannot allow the Dems to take power. If they do, we're liable to see that voting bloc legalized and coming into play.
I know.
Perot helped Clinton win a second term in 1996 because Perot was a spoiler candidate who divided the GOP base,
I know.
the GOP is weakened when it's base is out supporting goofy third parties.
I know.
But, the fact remains: The 1994 congressional elections were a direct repudiation of Clinton.
Those of you who are contemplating throwing your vote away (or not even casting it) this November - please think very carefully about the consequences of your actions.
Putting the demoncrats back into power will NOT help further our agenda. It will NOT make everyone vote for a conservative in 2008.
If the dems win in November, we will STILL get the blame for everthing that goes wrong because there will still be a Republican in the White House. No matter how bad the dems screw things up - George Bush will get the blame and that will almost guarantee a democrat in the White House in January of 2009.
The stratgey of letting dems win this year so people will be fed up with them and vote Republican in 2008 will not work ! It will backfire and put this country at risk.
No, a fractured base gave us 8 years of Clinton.
And democrats have NO conservatives.
Perot showed people that change was possible, he made them feel like they could effect a change in leadership, he rode a wave of discontent and steered people along with him. That wave of discontent ultimately cost the democrats contol of congress.
In the end, no matter what you say, Perot told americans they could be a force for change and could change the government if they were unhappy with it, and in 1994 they did.
If anything republicans were caught with their pants down by Perot and it took them two years to figure out a way to capitolize on Perot's success.
The Republicans. That's why socialism within the GOP is so much more frustrating than socialism within the Dems, where it's expected. And that's why I don't want to see the GOP become exactly the same as the Dems, which is the natural consequence of voting for them unquestioningly.
my dad was a UAW worker and Carter was the only dem he ever voted for.
Newt's Contract With America is a direct result of the GOP winning the House. Had nothing to do with Perot's "sucking sound" speech in 1992.
Not only that, but the Republican Party is never more conservative than when they have Minority status. Being in the Majority, and their overwhelming desire to cling to Majority status, has changed them for the worse.
The longer they're the Majority in Congress, the less conservative they are.
I think the republicans have underestimated the contempt that the avgerage joe blow has for their pandering to the illegals. If the republicans(Bush) can be encouraged to see to it that current law is enforced it will appease a great many disgusted (r) voters.
But, I don't see it happening becuase in the end it's all about the votes.
Unlike you, I will sleep thru the election before I'd EVER take responsiblity for the consequences of casting a vote for John McCain.
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And the more corrupt a number of their members become.
If we allow the democrats to regain power, then THEY will allow the illegals to become citizens and we automatically lose the immigration issue, along with a whole host of other issues just as important.
I'd like to see the illegal immigration problem solved too, but if it's not solved this year or even during the rest of Bush's term, it will not be the end of America as we know it. Keep the majority, keep electing the most conservative people we can, keep control over the White House and Senate and I guarantee you that eventually the problem will be solved.
Bump...good points, NZerFromHK
Some prominent and obnoxious ChiCom trolls come to mind (if you know who I mean). One of these trolls has been consistently abusing FR in his posts but is shameless enough to post repeatedly here.
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