Posted on 05/10/2006 10:29:57 AM PDT by cryptical
I noticed the latest poll question, which got me to thinking...
A time for choosing: It appears that a significant number of our members are so disgusted with the GOP's failure to secure our borders against illegal aliens that they are willing to risk all by voting them out of office, even if it means Pelosi, Reid, Hillary, et al, are allowed to take charge. Is this the best course of action or should we be working harder than ever to hold the line and actually try to make a difference by getting more constitutionally-minded conservatives elected? Are you willing to give it all up or are you more determined than ever to keep the Marxists out of power?
This understates the problem, and offers a false choice as a solution IMO.
It's not just the failure to secure our borders, it's the growing government by leaps and bounds, spending like a drunken sailor on shore leave, rewarding RINOs with leadership positions, and in general not advancing a conservative agenda after they have been given all three branches of government on a silver platter.
The false choice comes from the notion that we can hold our noses and vote for the RINOs that the RNC and the state parties put up, and then "work harder" to get more constitutional-minded candidates elected.
If we keep accepting the RINOs that are put up, there's no reason for the Republican Party to change.
I've begun to feel like an enabler for the majority-addicted Republican Party. They keep on promising change, but it's always tomorrow.
Well folks, tomorrow is here. I'm pledging not to vote for any RINOs, and if that means that a Democrat gets elected I'll consider myself to have worked for change in the party.
I wasn't replying to you posting of "Another perspective" I was replying to this....
"That is an interesting reaction in posting a counterpoint by the owner of this site."
It's fairly obvious from the tone of your response that you completely agreed with the arguement presented in the URL you posted. Your ready access to the URL (highlighted by the speed with which you posted it) also gives it away. It was after all the 3rd response to a post that was only two minutes old.
There is another side to this HOPE!!
What if the GOP, seeing the Dems SWEEP into power after the mid-terms, believe this to be a MANDATE that the nation is turning LEFT!
I don't see why it is a LOCK that the GOP will see the error of their ways.
That being said the idea of having......
1. "CONYERS" launch investigations up the wazoo and leading the impeachment of the POTUS during a time of war
2. Commissioning a SLAVE reparations study further denigrating the United States.
3. "PELOSI" running rough shod over the House pushing a Marxist agenda.
4. The nightmare of Rangel in charge of Ways and Means.
5. Not a single conservatives appointed to the bench during the remaining two years.
This is more than a bad dream......but just as likely as the GOP getting the WORD by LOSING congress.......this could be the beginning of the end of our REPUBLIC.
In my opinion the best strategy is to strengthen the GOP position in the House and allow the GOP position in the Senate to be weakened by ridding it of a few RINO's.
It wouldn't be neccessary to completely lose the majority in order to send the proper message to the GOP.
Dr. House had a great saying last night, "When you assume, you make an ass out of yourself...to me"
Anyone who followed the last month of that campaign knew that Ventura was a legitimate candidate. Not many people (myself included) thought he would actually win, but you had to speculate he would get over 25% of the vote (my personal benchmark for viability in a three person race).
I can almost agree with that in that also, our Senate has become a quasi-house of Lords. I think we can accomplish this without, however, ridding our side of a power base in a house of government. Frankly, let's just have term limits.
Agreed. Now that we've solved this one, how's about that pesky Iran? LOL!
Excellent perspective,btw!
No, I'm not happy about it. In 2001, when we got a republican president and republican-controlled U.S. Senate and House, many conservatives probably thought that they would pass conservative budgets, with very small spending increases, but that hasn't happened yet. In 2004, the departments of HUD, Education, and HHS received at least 28% more than they received in 2001. Bush's budgets have increased spending more than Clinton's budgets.
I posted this earlier on another thread:
No true conservative could hope for a Dem win in November.
Bush's tax cut would be revoked.
His No Child Left Behind would be gutted (except for the money to the schools) guaranteeing ignorance from public school graduates.
The Medicare plan would drop private company's participation and be totally government run and funded, just as Gore wanted.
There would be no chance for additional conservative judges to be appointed for any level, much less the Supreme Court.
Repeal of Roe v. Wade would be impossible.
Illegal immigrants would be given amnesty and citizenship, guaranteeing Dem control of many southwestern states. No wall, no nothing!
America would turn tail and run from Iraq, making OBL very happy, and letting the rest of the Muslim world know we are the wimps OBL says we are.
Iran will get a nuclear weapon.
Israel would be abandoned in favor of Palestine.
No new refineries, no nuclear plants, no drilling for oil or gas in the continental US would be allowed.
Labor unions will be running homeland security.
We can watch while every moonbat charge of the last six years is investigated by Congress....tying up the Administration and the military testifying.
Anyone on this forum pushing for a Dem win in November to punish Republicans is a fool.
If you are so one issue that you would throw away fifteen years of conservative gains........
As I see it the problem with Iran exists solely because of their current dictator...er president.
Remove him from the population and the problem will be much easier to solve.
BINGO!!
My House representative is neither a Rat nor conservative, but a solid RINO.
So I am "working for conservatism" by contributing to the Club for Growth and the NRA, and by ignoring my local House race.
I voted for Bush in 92. I've refined my political views in the intervening 14 years, and now believe in principals over party.
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