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.
Politics is not a 'team sport'. It is war without shooting lead. In that respect, I will not be fighting with an enemy in front and a shooting squad at my back.
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Welcome back, johnboy. Try be a good boy from now on.
Well, we'll see...............
Even at that, Bush got some wonderful tax decreases implemented and the economy is going gangbusters. How about some credit for THAT?
Moreover, we haven't suffered any successful terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11. Do you suppose Bush and the Republicans in Congress deserve some props for THAT?
The solution isn't to whine and suck your thumbs. The solution is to GET MORE REPUBLICANS ELECTED!!!!
You're all a bunch of ingrates, defeatists, and boobs.
Democrat Republican sounds the African-American Conservative "Off The Reservation Alarm."
Forget the party. What about us? I don't want any part of a Democratic (liberal) Party agenda and I don't want to take the chance of dealing with one. I'll settle with a GOP that's sometimes right. It beats the hell out of a Democratic Party that never is.
And BTW, it is about tax cuts. You're just used to having them. How quickly we forget...
It was more like a conspiracy by Davis and Pfaelzer to circumvent the referendum process. There isn't much the CA electorate can do other than try to pass a similar proposition once again. That can take a good deal of money to accomplish, something the grassroots can't always muster.
Meaning what, that if you haven't learned of something it doesn't exist? Next time try doing some research before announcing to the world what little you do know.
Next time, perhaps you'll try to not be such a Clintonian, pompous, tool.
One thing, your welfare benefits are out of sight , and, again,I know you and the people out there who still think rather than emote, have been battling to curb it , if not totally end it. We still fight with Huey Long's ghost.
'(It) isn't a term usually used' = 'There is no such a thing as "topological geometry"!'
The Original Kingfish. Have you ever heard Randy Newman's album with all his 'Loosiana' songs? I don't recall the title anymore, but you'd probably get a kick out of it.
I threw a tantrum, I voted for Tom McClintock over Rinold. Hope the RATS win.
Enjoy your 30 pieces of silver.
I do...every year.
Tell that to the HRIC. If we force us to remind them of their duty, then we will certainly do so. Sometimes you have to take a few steps backwards to get back on the right track.
The choice is to be attacked from the front or be stabbed in the back.
Nice.
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