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Is Suicide the Conservative Alternative?(Interesting Read)
NewsMax ^ | 8/29/06 | Philip V. Brennan

Posted on 09/03/2006 1:12:40 PM PDT by Treize

The other day I watched a panel discussion about the forthcoming congressional elections. The panel's conclusions ranged from Bob Novak's grim report that some believe the GOP could lose as many as 30 House seats in November to John Fund's suggestion that all is not lost (maybe), to Human Events' John Gizzi's fear that Republicans will sit out the election to National Review Kate O'Beirne's less gloomy outlook.

All, however, agreed that the key to this election is Republican turnout.

If GOP voters, angered with their party's failure to live up to conservative principles, elect to stay home, Election Day in November will be an absolute disaster.

Most of the pessimists — and that includes just about every political guru around — insist that Republicans will sit it out, thus handing control of the House at the very least, and maybe even the Senate, to the Democrats. I'll accept that view only if Republican voters prove to be either politically suicidal of just plain stupid.

The concept that it's a good idea to wreak vengeance on the Republican Party by standing aside and allowing Democrats, who will proceed to wreak havoc on the nation, to take over Capitol Hill, is nothing less than a death wish that borders on insanity.

Getting even with congressional Republicans for failing to live up to your expectations by throwing them out of office is on a par with killing yourself to get even with your doctor because he failed to cure you of a bad cold while you are still suffering from a chronic disease that requires constant medical care.

The mood among conservative GOP voters may be sour, bitter, and resentful, but I can't believe that when Election Day rolls around and they recognize the consequences of staying home and handing the Congress over to the thoroughly demented Democratic Party, they won't bestir themselves to go out and cast their votes for their Republican incumbents or candidates, even if they have to hold their noses while they mark their ballots.

It is, after all, better than the alternative which is just plain unthinkable.

Think about it.

As the results in the recent Connecticut primary once again proved, the Democratic Party is in the hands of its now totally deranged, MoveOn.org wacko-left wing.

Democrat Chairman Howard Dean made that clear when he pronounced the leftist victor Ned Lamont the party's man of the future. The Party is now so far left that that they even dumped a certified liberal such as Joe Lieberman who votes slavishly for every item in their leftist agenda, for apparently not being liberal enough on the Iraq war.

What rational, sane, intelligent conservative Republican would want to see a congress that from day one would set out to destroy everything they stand for and for which they have fought so hard? We have an economy that is thriving, and it's booming thanks to the Bush tax cuts that took money from the spendthrift federal government and gave it back to the people who earned it and know best how to spend it.

A record number of taxpayers received and average of $2,100 tax refunds on their 2003 tax returns. They spent it, pouring billions into the economy which then took off like a rocket. The Democrats want that money back. They think it belongs to them.

Those tax cuts helped to create millions of new jobs, spark the establishment of job-creating new businesses and put more spending money in taxpayer's pockets. (And even vastly increased federal tax revenues along the way.)

All that would go into the trash can once Democrats got back in office and raised taxes, as they promise to do. Give them a full term on Capitol Hill and the economy could take a nose dive, unemployment skyrocket and scores of small businesses go under, driven down by new taxes and the kind of strangling government regulations Democrats just love to hang around our necks. Any new jobs would be with the government.

Look at the record:



TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1disruptor; 2006election; conservatives; dems; election2006; elections; getoutthevote; gtov; himom; libs; lookmaimtrolling; pelosi; politicalsuicide; trollingwithnohands; votealllibsout; voterepublican; zotmehard
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To: MHGinTN

I suppose you don't realize how ridiculous you sound.

For hopefully the last time, I'm not ADVOCATING turning anything over to the Democrats. I am trying to squelch the alarmism which people like you seem to have bought hook line and sinker.

I don't want the Democrats in control any more than you do but, if it happens, it won't be the end of the world. You sound like the media going crazy over John Mark Karr and Hurricane Ernesto.

Do you think the Democrats will try any harder to cheat in 2006 than they did in 2004? Didn't work then, did it? In fact, when did the media buildup to any election turn out to be right?

I refuse to let all the alarmism get to me because it is wrong far more often than it's right.


61 posted on 09/03/2006 7:13:11 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
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To: Tall_Texan
I don't want the Democrats in control any more than you do ... After reading your posts in back order over the past few days, I just don't believe you. You have too much hatred for the President to be believed regarding not wanting demcorats in power. Stealth ain't your fine suit.
62 posted on 09/03/2006 8:05:15 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Tall_Texan

I owe you an apology ... I was reading the past postings of someone else, not you! When I took a break and came back online, I realized your posts have been mostly regarding the Ramsey case, which confused the heck out of me because I found myself reading the posts with same dates but completely different entries! So, I apologize for inferring you were anti-Bush. As to your invitation to allow the democrats to take the House and thus get the Senate too, shear foolishness. Democraps can do too much damage from which this nation with such an insidious enemy could not recover from.


63 posted on 09/03/2006 8:46:01 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: kingu; All

I have a theory about this .. when there is so small a group in the majority .. the minority thinks it can run things and it can make it very hard for the majority to get anything done.

However, if we increase the majority .. there is less of a likelihood that the majority will be willing to cave to the minority.

You see how that works ..?? A lot of these people are terrified of the media in DC - because they can damage you - but if you have a whole group who can stand together - there is less chance of any media reports singling out one person.

I know it's not curing the problem of repubs acting like conservatives .. but just being a repub is no guarantee that the person is a conservative! We have to make it easier for them to agree with the conservative viewpoint more often - not less often - by staying home and allowing the minority to gain strength.

Is anybody getting this ..??


64 posted on 09/03/2006 9:34:29 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Drive-By Media: Fake news, fake documents, fake polls)
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To: CyberAnt

"... by staying home and allowing the minority to gain strength." Did you mean to write 'by NOT staying home'? If not, I'm not getting it ...


65 posted on 09/03/2006 9:52:29 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: MHGinTN
You're right .. you're not getting it. Read the whole sentence again:

"We have to make it easier for the moderate repubs to agree with the conservative viewpoint more often - not less often by staying home and allowing the minority to gain strength."

Because, if we stay home and allow the minority to get larger .. it will make it harder for the moderate repubs to side with conservative ideas because the moderates will be under more pressure from the minority. I revised the sentence a little - maybe that makes more sense to you.

66 posted on 09/04/2006 10:50:07 AM PDT by CyberAnt (Drive-By Media: Fake news, fake documents, fake polls)
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To: oldbill
And don't blame the no-shows. Blame yourselves. The election is in your hands. Don't be stuck on stupid!

The GOP has been trying like mad to accommodate the dems at the expense of the conservatives for the last couple years. Betting that "anything is better than HILLARY!". But, when the only choice is between a quick slide to ruin or a slightly slower one, is there really a choice? If people don't vote GOP because the candidates don't represent them, why blame them for the lack of support? I don't vote a straight ticket just to get someone with an R in office, I vote on the person's views.

67 posted on 09/05/2006 4:34:57 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity

Amen.


68 posted on 09/05/2006 4:39:06 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: Tall_Texan
Just to play devil's advocate, what would REALLY happen if the Democrats won back the House in 2008?

Or, it could happen that the democrats assisted by the media would claim credit for everything good and blame everything bad on bush leading to a successful takeover of all three branches in 2008.

69 posted on 09/10/2006 11:24:23 PM PDT by staytrue
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To: gas0linealley
"What big labor wants, big labor gets from the Democrats." If that includes reversing the exportation of American industrial jobs, then it might be a good thing.

Big Labor in conjunction with trial lawyers and big government regulations are the three main reasons american jobs are exported overseas.

70 posted on 09/10/2006 11:27:53 PM PDT by staytrue
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