Posted on 04/16/2006 1:52:39 PM PDT by rodeocowboy
Question for conservatives who vote for Republican candidates every few years because the Republicans are the "lesser of two evils." P>
How is your voting strategy working out?
Since "conservative" Republicans have taken over the House of Representatives 11 years ago, the expansion of government has continued at every level. Nothing has been done to stop the holocaust of abortion. Gay marriage under the guise of "civil unions" is becoming a norm in our society. Our government continues in its Wilsonian tradition of globe-trotting and nation-building with the precious blood of American soldiers fertilizing the subjected nations, making them "safe for democracy."
Nothing has been done to deter the invasion of over 10 million illegal immigrants across our southern border. Taxation as a percentage of income is at record levels. Federal and state government debts are at record levels. The middle class of the American citizenry have the boot of the government planted squarely on their necks and continue to shoulder much of the monetary burden that keeps our corrupt governments breathing.
Conservative voters, I ask you again...How is your voting strategy working out? Have the "lesser" of evils advanced your agenda? (I really don't believe that this "evil" is lesser at all...but is merely a different flavor of evil. Much like choosing between strawberry or chocolate ice cream...the underlying substance is the same with the only difference being the flavor.)
I'm not asking if they have promised to advance your agenda (because I know their rhetoric).
I'm asking, "What has the Republican Party done for you and your cause?"
Words without actions are MEANINGLESS.
To use a quote from one of my all-time favorite superheroes in one of my all-time favorite movies (Batman Begins), "It's not what you are underneath that matters, but what you do that defines you."
In politics, it's not what you SAY that matters...but what you will DO once elected to office...
Until there is a paradigm shift in the thinking of conservatives, our nation will continue slouching toward certain destruction...Until there is a revolution in the minds and thought processes of dyed-in-the-wool conservatives who regularly vote Republican, there will be no legitimate change in our nation's course...Until the conservatives arise from their mental dormancy and slumber, our nation will continue to creep toward certain judgment.
Conservative brothers and sisters...OPEN YOUR EYES!
OK. I'll let yours be the last word on this deal.
Yeah, who the hell cares what they believe??
Then it also won't be foolish.
Now that you mention it, that's a good way for a lot of people to think about this issue. Since no one person's single vote has any realistic chance of affecting the election one way or the other, each voter might as well vote for the candidate that best reflects his own views, instead of constantly fretting about the non-existent risk of throwing the election to someone undesirable. Thanks for the insight.
My point is I wold rather not vote then vote for a rino.
Then disrespect the man. Their platform is based on solid constitutional principles.
But if I remember my history, Lincoln won the White House when the GOP first fielded a candidate against 2 established parties.
Or is that a bit too inconvenient for you?
If you have no idea of what kind of judges Rudy would nominate, you just ain't paying attention or using the brains the good Lord gave you.
HE'S A LIBERAL!
A gun grabbing, baby killing, big government, tax and spend, personal rights be damned, LIBERAL. The difference between him and Hillary is that he actually did do something in his political career. Otherwise, they see the world through the same lens.
He's as much a Republican as Bloomberg. Ain't that doesn't say much.
No suitcase nukes blew up in your hometown during 8 years of clinton either. What's your point?
Voting Republican is like keeping your foot on the brakes of a car skidding over a cliff. If you keep doing it, you're going over the cliff. If you stop, you're going over faster. Voting for the Constitution Party is sort of like cranking the steering wheel to the right as you're going over. It isn't going to make a damn bit of difference.
Fine with me. The tax cuts have been nice, and if they're not made permanent, there's plenty-o-cash to be made under the radar. I live well below my means, purchase little and pay in little in taxes anyway. But the extra cash has been nice. :)
And yes, I know it was Alito, my typ-o.
And yes, secure borders would be nice, but I don't see that happening from either party. Have you read Sowell's latest on that?
Vote any way you want, as will I. But I'll NEVER vote for the Party of Abortion, and while I lean Libertarian on some issues, I won't throw my vote to the Dems voting for them, either. My moral choices are firm.
See my post 290 for my voting options.
And the point is, I feel safer under Bush than under Clinton, who is a big part of the messes that we're cleaning up today. I was in the military under Clinton and am a Desert Storm Vet, I joined two years after Viet Nam ended, so I know a little bit about what Presidents caused which World Events. ;) (And Carter = Iran)
I'm glad our current President sees beyond his own "legacy."
The fact that even though this is an election year Republican Senators appear to overwhelmingly be opposed to the House immigration enforcement-only bill tells something about their mindset. They never met a spending bill they didn't like: they will spend hundreds of billions on highway bill pork projects, MediPill to buy off the senior citizens, and on keeping two 7th century Iraqi Mooslim sects from cutting each others' throats, but say building a fence to secure our southern border would be too expensive.
There are certainly Republican candidates I could support: Ron Paul, Mike Pence, Tom Tancredo, and some others. However, the majority of them turn my stomach. I will be looking for third party options when the only other choices are Dims and big government elephants.
OR: "We're not as FOS as the Democrats."
I don't see it happening as long as no one's willing to take a firm line with them. But with a little backbone, that could change. It's not like it's an unpopular idea, by any stretch.
Do the words "Read My Lips" mean anything to you?
"Any form of amnesty and his name will be used as a pejorative when he is done with us just like the name Lewinski took on new meaning after Clinton was done with her."
I agree. We've already had two large illegal immigrant rallies in Wisconsin. May 1st will bring more problems, I'm sure.
I'm just not going to Republican Bash, that's all. It's more my style to work to change things behind the scenes than to endlessly criticize.
"Do the words 'Read My Lips' mean anything to you?"
From my earlier post:
"The tax cuts have been nice, and if they're not made permanent, there's plenty-o-cash to be made under the radar. I live well below my means, purchase little and pay in little in taxes anyway. But the extra cash has been nice."
Bush Sr.'s "New Taxes" effected me even less back then. I was in the military, totally broke and a lot of our taxes were waived, anyway. Bush Sr. was a Globalist. That was clear; but he got elected anyway.
I'm simply not going to be dragged into Republican Bashing with those of you that keep pinging me, though I will say that I've yet to meet a Republican who's conservative enough for me and again, I'll never vote for a Democrat, or a third party, either.
I'll continue to work behind the scenes to try to change what I can. :)
Tribal mentality.. is gang oriented. You are either one of the gang or not.. no middle ground.. a Mob.. Useful in a democracy(Mob rule), its true.. Not useful in a Republic..
A republic thrives on individuals not loyal members of mobs(partys).. A democracy thrives on MOB power.. In the U.S. there is two major mobs.. that is the problem and why the U.S. is governed by Mob Rule(democracy)..
A FREE Republic requires people not loyal to the MOB.. its easy to see here the ones loyal to "the MOB"(republican).. Is America a democracy?.. and not a republic at all?..
Recovery from "a problem" requires admitting the problem and facing it.. The democrat party is a lost cause. The republican party is only slightly better.. Two steps backward(Constitution Party) in preparation for three steps forward is progress.. One step forward(republican party) in preparation for two steps backward, Is Not progress..
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