So do we also take credit for electing an ineffectual republican majority in congress? The Rino's? Republicans that back down from every fight with the dems? If they aren't doing the damn job, they should be held accountable. Otherwise, they will continue to take voters for granted. It's that simple. No one is saying vote for the Rat party, but we better get some better candidates to replace these incumbents. Or if they get the message, maybe they will grow a pair before November and get busy.
In many states your choice is a RINO or a Democrat. Without the RINOs we wouldn't have a Republican majority in Congress -- see post 22, of who you would have in charge.
Is that what you want?
What does that have to do with the subject at hand?
Republicans "back down from every fight" because there is no use fighting most of them in a congress so divided.
But if they are backing down, yes, we who put them into power are responsible for their being there, and we are also responsible for getting through to them about what we want. I thought that was pretty basic knwledge. Our duty as citizens doesn't end on election day, it only begins.
No one is saying vote for the Rat party,
Yes, they are, in the real world--advocating sitting out November is advocating one less vote for the Republicans, no matter how you want to slice it.
but we better get some better candidates to replace these incumbents.
Exactly. That's where we have to work--getting conservatives to run against RINOs in the primary.
Or if they get the message, maybe they will grow a pair before November and get busy.
We can hope. But it's better to work.
Who are your Senators and who is your Representative? Unless you live in Tennessee you can't affect Bill Frist. Unless you live in Arizona you can't touch John McCain. All you can do is do your part in determining who represents you, not who represents the Republican Party. From your rant I get the impression that you are not being very successful in your area.
Mr Senators are John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison and my Representative in Sam Johnson. Needless to say, I am very happy with them. I may not be happy with who is elected in your area but there is little I can do about it. That is up to you.
... No one is saying vote for the Rat party, but we better get some better candidates to replace these incumbents. I guess that means you will get to work and we will be more pleased with your area next time.
However, when it comes to president, we had better all unite behind whomever is nominated for the Republican Party. Any other position elects Hillary.
When people complain about the Patriot Act and such they often say they don't want to give that much power to Hillary. Did they forget so soon that Hillary ignores the laws anyway. Remember the travel office, the FBI files, her "I can't recall testimony.", the disappearing files and emails?
That is what you are voting for when you abandon the Republicans.