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.
And you are forgetting that nowadays lots of people fly in on planes and that's yet another kind of "border" to worry about, for you FORTRESS AMERICA folks.
No thanks. Prefer to remain happy than succumb myself to your type of "educated world". I'm just a truck driver. Just a stupid truck driver. Never had a desire to become one of those elitists. They're the one I see in office today. Maybe we need more truck drivers to run for office. And construction workers. Cops. Printers. Anyone without a college education. All these politicians going to those liberal schools, Harvard, Yale, ect... being fed that liberal mush. Getting their degree and then deciding to be a conservative running for office? Like all those years of brainwashing didn't affect them?
praise Jesus. thank you. for saying this.
Let's see, calling us irrational, hysterical, fools, throwing tantrums, hmmmmmm......
Add rude, obnoxious. My, you sure do take your own advice, don't you. And a good evening (I think) to you also. I'm hungry. To the kitchen I go, a much less hostile atmosphere.
"Topinka is worthless."
You got that right!
Thought you were going to the kitchen? South Cook County here. What are we going to do come Nov.?
omg!!!!!!what? homo marriage?!?! unrestrained invasion?!?! i am so fearful.
ALready called on that mistake in post 59. But thanks for your kind attention to my mistake.
oh, my God. we can't let that happen, can we? oh, it's already happening? under the pubies watch? uh. uh. well, nancy palosis eats babies.
It will wipe out any opposition from the Republicans in the house, as the Democrats will be able to bypass them.
What are we going to do come Nov.?
Throw a tantrum, of course. I really am hungry. Adios, to use a little Jorge lingo.
just between us: you are substantially more courteous than am i. i ask your forgiveness. please.
Well, the southern one is a good start. I consider a fool someone who goes along with whatever the establishment expects them to.
All they have to do is seal the border and I'll vote REP. I am definitly not alone.
Thank You. Big difference between true conservative and true Republicans.
you know ... i gotta ask you something. i find that i am overwhelmingly on the side of the catholics in, e.g., south america with respect to [i'm sorry, but the phrase escapes me: " ? theology." has to do with biblical injunction about oppression of the masses/poor]. why is it, then, that i just find myself so diametrically opposed to the position of the catholic church and others with respect to the invasion of america by mexico and others?
lol no problem, heck at 2 am in the morning part of the fun is its a little bit more free wheeling.
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