Posted on 05/20/2006 1:16:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Conservatives, nationwide are getting angry about the loss of principle by GOP'ers in office. Big spending in Washington and Sacramento. The inability to control illegal aliens. Failure to protect jobs and the failure to stop the social agenda of liberals in our schools in finally causing conservatives to say NO to GOP incumbents, even if it means we could lose seats in a legislative body. The thought is simple, why protect a Republican running for office if their voting record will differ little from the Democrats.
In Utah, GOP Congressman Chris Cannon could not win his Parties endorsement for re-election--his opponent got more votes in Convention then he did.
In Nebraska, Congressman tom Osborne, and legend in the state, was defeated for the nomination for Governor due to his weak stand on illegal aliens.
In Heardon, Virginia, five incumbent city council members lost re-election due to their creation of a "Day Labor Center" for illegal aliens.
In the California 50th Congressional District Special Election, the Democrat is ahead of the Republican, since the Republican has been portrayed as more liberal than many Democrats--has even supported Democrats in the past.
But, Pennsylvania last Tuesday should have been the two by four to every GOP candidate and office holder in the nation.At least 14 incumbent GOP office holders, including the top two in the State Senate were defeated in a Republican primary, by Republicans. The good news is that if they had not been defeated, many GOP voters would have stayed home in November. This is a lesson for us in California, and the nation, GOP voters have had enough of Republicans acting like Democrats. Our candidates need to stand for GOP principles, then vote and govern that way once in office.
No longer will GOP voters settle for, "well at least they have a "R" after their name." There is a revolt going on in GOP ranks and it is moving across the nation.
Agreed.
And who will you suport for governor? Diamond?
I think that from the current mix he is the best the conservative movement has to offer at the time. In my opinion he far exceeds anyone else on the scene in a combination of conservative bonafides,intelligence and political know how.
BTW, we lost about 30 incumbents to "retirement", too. So there is a broader shake-up than the voting indicates.
There would be NO "gridlock" and the rest of your post is codswallop.
About time!!
Actually, you're right. Whether it is a democrat controlled Senate or a republican controlled Senate we will still have the same thing... social security for illegals, record spending and continued banning of drilling our own oil.
Because you can use conservative resources to REMOVE a Dem from office. You can count on a Dem doing enough damage that the conservative base will turn out and vote them out of office. You CANT count on the base to turn out a RINO.
Arlen Specter fiercely defended Clarence Thomas' supreme court nomination. He went after Anita Hill with a vengence. He also voted for Alito and Roberts. Even as sorry as he is, he's still miles ahead of most dems.
No (or little) doubt about that. I voted for McGovern just after my 18th, and then later I voted for Carter twice. I had been working long hours on the night shift, and I had little kids. I had no time to really pay attention to things.
Years later, I saw the 1984 Mondale abomination of a campaign, and I was absolutely horrified by the POS Dikakis in 1988.
I have never voted for a Democrat since 1980, and other than "W" in 2004 I have never voted for a single incumbent for any office since 1980. I'm still pissed about my Perot vote in 1992.
I am simply for the last twenty or so years, an angry white male.
I'll grant you that. Yet he's still scum. Politics can be ... interesting.
Now, you're just being ridiculous...except for the part about my being right; that's the ONLY thing that you've managed to state correctly. :-)
Newtie has no chance! Conservatives ( and they are the ones who show up to vote in primaries...in the majority ! ) have long memories and know exactly who and what Newtie is
Than we are doomed. I will not vote for an adulter. If you can't keep your first set of promises, than I can't trust that he will pull or not pull the trigger if necessary. Heck with him. He is a complete and big loser.
Right Limpy Graham needs to go. What a back stabbing little creep he has become.
I'll never vote for either of those (excuse the term) douchebags. I will first vote in the primary. Then, if that fails, I'll vote with my feet... neither of them are a dimes worth of difference than any Demo-rat.
Why, you ask? Sucking up to the old money in town and foisting off a Keynesian big-spending deal on the electorate had a lot to do with it...
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