Posted on 09/04/2006 10:19:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
To emtoional blowhards logic doesn't matter. In spite of these misguided fools the rest of us need to persuade those who will listen what is at stake. Schwartzenegger is the better choice in this election.
Exactly, and what you do is to actively campaign for an Angelides victory.
I'm voting for Arnie, knowing he will do better than Philthy.
Why couldn't RINOLD just campaign for the initiatives during the recall election?
I'm going to say the say thing for the rest of my life - always elect the lesser of evils and never help democrats get in power - ever.
Quote me where I specifically advocate voting for Angelides.
All I have ever said is that I won't vote for Arnold because I believe it abets the destruction of the Republican Party's ability to oppose socialist policy. Arnold has, by virtue of his negotiations with Democrat legislators without Republican legislators even present, and by his signature on that Democrat legislation, despite UNANIMOUS Republican legislative opposition, Arnold has completely disempowered the Republican legislative caucus. I will not support him for governor.
You can call "not support" equivalent to supporting his opponent, but that is no more true than (x + 0) = (x - 1).
Why didn't Arnold just wave a magic wand and make California's deficit just disappear?
Is that going to be your next question?
This is just the traditional thing libertarians do around a main election.
Throw your vote away in a protest vote.
Vote in a way that gets Democrats elected and so on.
Had it ever occurred to you that we wouldn't be so "emotional" if RINOLD would have simply acted like a Republican? I mean, really....his recall campaign should have been more focused on fiscal conservatism. Yes, he could have made a few concessions to the Dims such as signing a hate-crimes bill or spending an extra $10 million on AIDS or something, considering it's California. I'm sure that most California conservatives wouldn't be too upset over that, knowing that taxes and regulations would be cut and businesses would remain.
We're not purists at all; however, Republicans simply need to realize that conservatism IS moderate, it is the middle of the road, it is centrist. That's all RINOLD had to do, create a broad, center-right message.
Sorry, I don't vote for liberals, regardless of the party.
Wait a minute...according to you guys Libertarians get .000001% of the popular vote anyway.
So why are you worried if voters vote for them?
Why didn't he use the shotgun from his T2 movie to blow away the deficit?
Seriously, RINOLD threw away a huge opportunity here. Your state is simply screwed.
The post could have reached 4 points if combined with the Limited Choice and Tacit Ballot ploys. but the LC and TB ploys have to be stated, not implied.
Here's a challenge. Can the 68grunt account combine the BM, CCW, LC, Mc ,and S gambits/ploys for a 7 point post?
Well, Karaoke, you continue with the lipsync'ing. Your every post reeks of anti-Arnie, which helps Philthy. Whoever you vote for is your business, but you campaign against Arnie, which is for Philth.
1. The alternative is to have a Republican governor start acting like a Republican.
2. I didn't call anyone an "Arnoldbot" or anything else, and I didn't "piss and moan" and my posts hardly qualify as a "firebreather." I did correct your inaccurate posts and ask you about the lack of use of the Veto power, posts you avoided answering.
3. The Governor's actions are a real time consideration. There are hundreds of bills on Arnold's desk, all of which he has the power to veto. If he wanted Conservatives support, he could try by earning it--and zealously applying the use of the Veto. This is not "repeating admitted failures ad nauseum", it is more of a plea to the GOP and Arnold to acknowledge the GOP platform and start supporting it.
4. As to election day, I don't know what I will do other than strongly support the down-ticket candidates and strongly oppose the tax and bond measures (and support Proposition 90). As to the top of the ticket--I remain undecided as there is no good choice.
5. If you don't care, so be it. I happen to care deeply about this state that has been my family's home for a century.
Not an inappropriate comment for the FreeRepublican Forum but I wonder just why it was published here.
Many forum members don't emphasize party registration, simply governing philosophy. Most conservatives stop listening when partisan loyalty is emphasized and toleration of liberalism is suggested.
That's a bunch of horse feces. I'm a conservative Libertarian but I damn well support the Republicans in my races and have never advocated voting 3rd party unless the Republican is a total liberal. I'm sure that other Libertarians do as well.
No, it doesn't do anything FOR Angelides.
(x + 0) ≠ (x - 1)
More guilt by association tactics.
The poster already told you a million times that he doesn't support Angelides.
I know that list is not all of them, but probably includes the most egregious. I watched some of the Senate floor sessions last week. Sen. Dennis Mountjoy commented that there were over 140 homosexual agenda bills introduced. Their plan is to win through incrementalism--every little step to their objectives is a victory. As they continue to gain, our so-called "pragmatic" Republicans accept these new laws as "mere crumbs" or "not important." Collectively, they mean a lot!
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