Posted on 05/11/2006 8:25:42 PM PDT by Burr5
There has been a rising tide of opinion expressed these last few days on Talk Radio regarding the impulse to vote against Republicans in the upcoming congressional election in order to punish them for their whorish pandering to illegal aliens, their fiscal irresponsibility, and their general disregard of the demands of the conservative base. I have heard echoes of this on Rush Limbaugh, Mike Gallagher, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck and Bill O'Rielly.
We should be worried about this attitude. Especially those of us who remember 1992. In George H.W. Bush's second presidential attempt, a conservative rebellion (over tax policy) and the insurgent candidacy of a purported "economic conservative" (Ross Perot), resulted in the election of the most venal, irresponsible, demogogic criminal in the history of American politics. 43% of the electorate was enough to give us eight years of Clinton.
So would sitting this one out, or voting for a Libertarian get us closer to where we want to be? Everyone realizes that a conservative temper tantrum at the polls will only serve to grant power to the Democrats. Would this "teach the Republicans a lesson"?
Perhaps. But where would we be then? We are at war. The Democrats believe the war is Bush's fault. 9-11 was an aberation. It will not happen again even if we don't listen in on Al-Qaeda's phone conversations. We will be safe if we pull out of Iraq. There will NEVER be a justification for bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. There will be no more war for oil, and yet the Caribou in ANWR will still be safe from the predations of Exxon-Mobil.
Domestically, we can expect the likes of Charles Rangle and Ron "Red" Dellums to hold the reins of power in the House of Representatives. The Bush economy will not be destroyed; things will simply become more "fair" for women and minorities.
And, of course, the great gains we are making in the corrupt, tyrannical judiciary will come to a screeching halt. If you're alright with the "right" of irresponsible young women to hire doctors to shove a metal implement into the skull of their partially born babies, and to have them crack open the skulll, vacuum out the brain matter as the tiny arms silently flap around, and then throw the corpse into the trash, then the make-up of congress may not be of much importance to you when the next confirmation hearing comes around. Chairman Leahy- Say no more.
Politics is a TEAM SPORT, ladies and gentlemen, and one does not express one's dissatisfaction with the team's effort by aiding the opposing team.
Do not let the party of treason, greed, corruption, infanticide, demogougerey, hypocricy and judicial tyranny gain power.
It could take another forty years to get it back.
Your right of course and I have no desire to see a Speaker Pelosi or Majority Leader Reid. On the other hand I would prefer not to see a Chairman Specter or McCain.
While most Republican senators stink on Immigration, just imagine what the 'Rats will do if they get in power.
The article is a good one, but it doesn't go far enough. If the democrats get back into control, the voting maps will be radically different in less than two years. Felons and the Southern invaders will be voting and taxation will jump to 'embraqce the immigrants' with entitlements guaranteeing that a democrat significant majority will be voting thereafter into perpituity! Tax dollars will be allocated to fund abortion on demand, the military will be gutted and spying will again have gorelickesque walls erected everywhere, aiding and abetting al Qaeda assaults that ill have citizens begging for the democrat government to protect them from womb to grave ... and if that nightmare isn't enough, just let me know and I'll offer more.
Spell like a DU'er, smell like a DU'er.
Amen
Don't forget a total ban on firearms.
And don't forget being called a traitor for voting your conscience. "C'mon people, we've got to hold on to our gains! What's that? You're worried about the border? Silly rube, don't you know that if you withold your vote you're selling out your country?"
I have evaluated all the views and I think Bush's plan is the best. Thats my judgment call. However that doesn't mean at the end of the day we probally wouldn't agree on 90 percent of the other issues. I guess thats the point of this thread.
Immigration is a ridiculous thing to determine the elections on.
What US Gov in our liftimes was serious about border control?
They (either party) arent going to build a wall and they arent going to place armies on the border.
For those that want the border patrolled, get busy.
The minutemen have shown you the way.
Yes, they will.
We have rules on the books against most of the laws being broken right now. They choose not to enforce them. They may not write what Dems would write officially into legilsation, doesn't mean they don't allow the same result to occur off the record. They do.
I didnt suggest you specifically in terms of supporting their local republican congressperson. I was asking a rhetorical question regarding your voting or not wanting to vote for your congressperson. Isnt that all we have, to elect our local representatives, not the entire congress as a while.
A general comment about people wanting to stay home to "punish" the overall party when a majority of congress (at least the house) is in tune with what I believe in to stem illegal immigration, enforce laws against employers hiring illegal immigrations, some form of deportation, a possible fence does not make sense to me when the opposition party is completly against beliefs.
yeah....instead we should reward the GOP for its actions...or IN ACTIONS.
We should just bend over and grab our ankles and pretend the current crowd will do what we want...pfftt
Look forward to endless "investigations" of the Office of the President disguised as witch hunts.
no one is casting final judgement yet. but what is coming out of the senate, with the backing of the administration - isn't good.
show me a compromise bill that inisitially has a 2-3 year period where we get ONLY enforcement - border security, employer sanctions. then, after the 2-3 year period to assess whether those measures have been honestly implemented - then we can bring the "carrots" into play.
first the sticks, then the carrots. that's an honest bill.
"While most Republican senators stink on Immigration, just imagine what the 'Rats will do if they get in power."
really hate to bring this up but the immigration laws were enforced more vigorously under slick willy
The Repuborats want instant citizenship, immigration corridors, welfare, and affirmative action programs for the mexican and OTM aliens.
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