How would things change if the Democrats reigned?

WorldNetDaily ^ | 5/13/06 | Henry Lamb

[chesley]

I don't like careerists, either. Not just politicians, either. And I believe in getting them in there.

But in the final analysis, in the general election, we've got to go with what we've got. The winner will be a Republican or a Democrat. Not a Green, Worker's Party, or Communist on the Left. Not a Libertarian or a Constituionalist on the Right. (I'm not sure how far right the Libertarians are right now, either. Personally, I think they've gone nuts. Too bad, I used to like them).

R or D. Anything else is a wasted vote in the current circumstances. Not that I don't agree with the way you feel. I also think the Rs would be a disappointment, except that I really didn't expect any better. They have a few true conservatives, and a bunch of careerists that could just as easily be Democrats, it they had thought their advantage had led in that direction when they had to make a choice. As a matter of fact, I think W has turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I was expecting much worse when I held my nose and voted for him the first time.

[William Terrell]

R or D. Anything else is a wasted vote in the current circumstances.

You duty as a citizen is to vote your conscience. Elections are not a football game, where you root for the winner. The "winner" just may get you a socialist nightmare compounded by a Balkanized state.

I do not care if another party can "win", I can't in good conscience vote for any of the prevailing parties because I see what they have done.

If, after seeing what they have done, I positively vote for them, I bear direct responsibility for the damage. I will be damned if I will put my imprimatur on policies that will destroy my nation.

[chesley]

This is, as you said, a decision of conscience. I let my conscience be guided by my brain, though. I'm not saying that you don't; I'm just saying that obviously you and I have some different criteria that we judge by, that we weight the various factors that we consider differently.

I would never tell anyone not to vote his conscience. We all have to make moral decisions and accept the consequences of them.

[William Terrell]

While my conscience is guided by my brain, it is also guided by my eyes.

[Dave Olson]

Voting for other than established evil will show evil we mean business.

So what? Evil doesn't give a flying gnat's ass that you "mean business". It only wants to win, and if that can be accomplished by chumps either voting 3rd party or not voting at all, to evil that's not a problem.

[William Terrell]

Main parties give a rat's ass when third parties show healthy numbers. Professional politicians have careers to protect and parties have a monopoly to protect.

I we just tumble back into the pot at a threat, why should they care what we think? Ideologues with money then become guaranteers of their career.

[MarkL]

A great deal of the freepers think it would be a good thing to teach Republicans a lesson. I need a real break from this Republican/Bush/Conservative bashing.

It reminds me of the scene in the movie "Constantine," when the ArcAngel Gabriel is about to bring the Antichrist into the world, in order to let humanity suffer horrendously in order to "deserve" the love of G-d.

Mark