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.
Here's a newsflash: Amnesty is on it's way one way or the other.
The Rats are laughing at us right now along with the Media even though they are the ones that advocate outright, amnesty and citizenship for the illegals.
Look at Teddy Kennedy, one of the faces of the Rat party openly participate in an illegal rally and bascially proclaim that illegals are citizens of this country too...
No Republican is going to make you 100% happy.
But Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, they have the power to make you 100% UNhappy.
Your decision.
Getting ready for Hurricane season?:)
ever so subtly turning this into an immigration thread?
The Dimorats want instant citizenship, immigration corridors, welfare, and affirmative action programs for the mexican and OTM aliens.
We should atleast let them know how we feel so that they have a chance to know they are not doing the will of the people.
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Exactly, there a some "conservative issues" coming down the pike in the next few weeks. The tax cuts we saw just signed was just one of them. People need to think about those. Also about the WOT and troops in the field abroad. The fact of having a commander in Chief under stupid investigations is abhorrent while we have the WOT and possible problems with IRAN
ISnt every thread becoming one?
I dont remember FR having this many people acting like little children because their version of what needs to be done to solve the illegal problem isnt done today or tomorrow.
The Republicans in Washington could always join with the majority of the party. That's how representative government is meant to work. Isn't it?
I don't expect them to make me 100% happy. I would just like them to implement strong border security. Other than that, they have been ok with me, except for excessive pork spending.
Well stated!
Another unique idea.
Instead of appealing to voters jutifiably upset to reward a party for arrogantly dismissing them time and again, people could, I don't know, write the Republicans and give them a heads up scare tactics won't work? That governing responsibly (and conservatively) is the way to win the vote in November.
Just a suggestion as well.
A solid republican majority has at least slowed it down so it can be debated. A democratic majority would ramrod it through so fast that not even the President would see it (and how many welfare, feel good provisons, no English requirement for citizenship, and affirmative action programs are attached to it)
Yep. Hurricane season blows.
Would many people miss Denny Hastert?
Like the rallies where they had posters asking people to vote Democratic, if that wasnt felonious behavior, I dont know what is. And these are the exact same people that certain on FR want to give control of our government... Blows my mind.
I dont vote against something. I vote FOR something.
As opposed to Republicans being in power and passing amnesty?
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