War Turns Southern Women Away From GOP

breitbart.com ^ | 09/07/2006 | SHANNON McCAFFREY

[Sooner1938]

"What would President Sooner1938 have done differently?"

Numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 - I would have vetoed ANY piece of legislation that contained ANY earmarked spending.

Number 10 - I would NOT have invaded Iraq which, after all, did not constitute a serious threat to U.S. security interests.

[EmilyGeiger]

Another point, what southern states were used? I am from Alabama, have 2 wonderful Senators and for the most part great representatives. This makes me alot happier with the GOP, helps their image. But I bet most of the southern women polled were from states where their politicians don't have as much backbone. :)

[Sooner1938]

"If you are going to vote based on emotion then perhaps you should lose your franchise.
Failing to vote because "all the choices sucked" is just the same as letting go of the car's steering wheel when confronted with the choice of hitting a moose or a dog. I do not want to hit anything, but I'll take the dog over the moose everyday."

I imagine I was voting when you were still in diapers. I'm far better informed about politics than about 98% of Americans.

I'm also a very careful driver and do not hit either dogs OR moose when in a car. So I don't have to make that choice of which to hit.

[Sooner1938]

"Frankly you irritate me more than the BDS anti-American leftists because you should know enough to take a stand for your country."

I took a stand. While you neo-cons were demonstrating in the streets against our Vietnam involvement, I was spending two tours in that country getting shot at. Quite frankly, I have come to believe I wasted my 25 years of military service defending jerks like you.

[RockinRight]

I'd agree on 1-9.

But number 10 sounds like it comes straight out of the Democrat Playbook as written by Michael Moore.

Tell me why exactly Iraq wasn't a threat.

[Jrabbit]

That's depressing.....reading your angry posts here, I'll now refer to you as "Gooner". I have a zero-U graduate aunt who is about your age....she's also sickenly liberal.

[Jrabbit]

Oh! Did you know John Kerry was also in Viet Nam? What a coinkydink!

[lowbridge]

"I think history will show him to be the worst president since Ulysses S. Grant," said Barbara Knight, a self-described Republican since birth

Now why don't I believe her? /sarcasm

[lowbridge]

"I never did understand why we went into Iraq and didn't instead clean up the mess in Afghanistan first," Knight said.

Er, we did, Mrs. Knight.

[lowbridge]

I know, I know, all you blind Bushbots are now gonna accuse me of being a Dummicrat plant but you're wrong as hell.

Now I wouldnt do that.

BTW, whats your name over at DU? :-)

[lowbridge]

While you neo-cons were demonstrating in the streets against our Vietnam involvement, I was spending two tours in that country getting shot at.

Proof?

my 25 years of military service

Proof?

[lowbridge]

I'm far better informed about politics than about 98% of Americans.

Spoken like a true liberal. :-)

[dfwgator]

The lesser of two evils is still evil. Why not work for good instead?

Where is the "good"? Third parties aren't any better.

[Sooner1938]

You freakin' people are hopeless and deserve the screwing you're getting. Do any Bushbots do their own thinking or does Karl do all of it for you?

I'm beginning to understand why I decided to become a Libertarian.

[highball]

You vote for the man, not the party. Blind loyalty to a party has given us a GOP Congress that spends our money with a frivolity that would shame a Dim.

[dfwgator]

I wish there was a viable alternative but there just isn't. Look at what the Rats are trying to do to Lieberman, the last "Scoop Jackson" Democrat left.

The problem is as the Rats move further left, they drag the GOP leftward with them as moderates flee the Rat Party for the GOP.

There needs to be a split somewhere in the future in one of the parties.

[Colt .45]

Thank you, now get a few more southern belles to post as to their support of the Pres and we'll all be happy.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Something tells me you would have had trouble ever getting elected President.

[Sooner1938]

"Something tells me you would have had trouble ever getting elected President."

You're right. I say what I think, not what I think the doofuses out there want to hear, which is what 99% of politicians do.

If the clowns on this board represent what passes for Republicans nowadays, I can sure understand why the GOP is in deep doo-doo. From what I've read, very few of 'em are able to think for themselves.

[neocon1984]

I appreciate your courage and service to our country. Words cannot express the thanks we owe you. However, it is sad that you seem bitter about an awful lot of things.

Rush often makes the point that what differentiates liberals from conservatives is that liberals are perpetually unhappy and conservatives are perpetually optimistic. By his criteria, you have left the conservative movement. Sorry to see you go.