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.
OTOH, you are correct about the rest of it; sadly.
Yeah, I wonder how and where that disconnect happens.
So what's the threshold? By that standard, is a lifetime ACU rating of 100 a reliable indicator?
Flaglady, it's the MEDIA picking and choosing what you hear from "turncoat Senate Pubs, some Reps, and Prez Jorge Bush" that is stirring you up.
You're falling for soundbites from interviews 50 times as long. That's EXACTLY what the liberal media wants you to do.
"To me this thread hijacking is getting old. Yes we have a border problem ok, but HELLO THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES BESIDES THE BORDERS!!!!!"
Not at the moment there aren't. Why do you think this thread is titled Thinking of Throwing a Tantrum in November. Now what major issue would make Pubs throw a major tantrum, pray tell? That's right, it's immigration policy. How bright of you to figure that out.
With Pelosi taking his place? YOU BET THEY WOULD!
Republicans in Congress have shown they do not deserve to be in charge. Better to be the vocal minority, than the lazy inept majority. Bush and current Congress have been a disaster for Conservatives.
Four? And where did you come up with this gem of an idea? Is this some new discovery in topological geometry? Why not 360 borders, one for each point of the compass?
Last time I looked you had a continuous border running around the entire lower 48.
Keep seeking. And don't be so gullible for what the Liberal Media wants you to think. Especially close to an election.
Go for it. Vote democratic. But don't bother coming back to the republican party. How does the saying go ? With friends like you...
HOW HYSTERICAL! Hey....you might want to check our open borders to see if any islamic terrorists are walking across OUR UNPROTECTED BORDERS!
I can't answer that question, I wish they would but the alternative will be a disaster. The illegal thing is a huge problem, but it can be worked on as we go on down the road. We can't put off our military and our Fed Court system, it's too important and we could lose too many of the gains we've made.
It's not just FR... the sentiment's the same in all newsgroups and discussion boards... USENET's Political Groups,Google Politics, alt.rush-limbaugh, Yahoo Messageboards...even the regional political boards...Freerepublic does NOT have a monopoly on this sentiment.
I do agree with your concerns, but at the same time, I'm just so angry that I'm not sure I can force myself to vote for another 15 million amnesty and another 10 trillion in debt.
I apologize for the offhand comment.
We can make a difference by shaming "our" politicians into action and not being reactionists that hand power to the Dems
What makes people childish in this way is if their analysis of the issue is not practical. I've seen some Freepers insist that all the borders must be closed, for example. This is strange, since no major player on the political landscape wants to close immigration entirely (which is what 'close the border' means).
Those people ARE childish - they have an extreme position on one narrow topic that isn't shared by a wide majority of people. Their fixation with that issue, to the expense of other issues, is indeed childish. They can't get what they want, and won't get what they want.
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