Posted on 10/18/2006 7:01:51 AM PDT by IrishMike
John Stuart Mill once famously called the British Tories "The Stupid Party." From time to time since then, the Tory's American cousin, the Republican Party, has also earned that moniker. Now may be one of those moments. If current polls and anecdotes are to be believed, there may be a million or two conservative Republicans who are planning to not vote this November. Of course, Mill also said that : "A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but also by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." Apparently, these anticipated conservative non-voters are annoyed with Republican imperfection. They are disheartened, disappointed, disillusioned, distempered, dismal -- and thus plan to dis the party that better advances conservative principles in government. They appear to have fallen victim to the false syllogism: 1) Something must be done; 2) not voting is something; therefore, 3) I will not vote. Of course the fallacy of the syllogism is that the second category could be anything. For example, number two could as well read "eating dog excrement is something." I rather suspect that they will feel about the same afterward, whether they chose the non-voting option or the scatological one. They are both equally illogical -- and repulsive -- and would deserve the moniker, "Stupid." Here are some tell-tale signs of the sort of person who would vote (or not vote) to cause the election of a party which would act to defeat every value and interest he holds dear (merely because the party that will at least try to advance most of those issues has not done as well as he might havehoped) ...............
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I have to question the intelligence of those who think people will be driven to vote by insults.
Blankley is right on target. This WAS a good read.
I'm voting, but if the Republicans are offering me an idiot then I just won't vote in that race. I don't do power plays any longer. Power is not sufficient enough reason for me to vote for a particular candidate. It's principle or nothing. If the party wants my support, let them earn it.
"I'm so conservative that I NEVER vote conservative" ( / sarc ) bump
Why are we the ones who are stupid? Why isn't it the Republicans who are acting like Democrats the stupid ones? Why are we the ones who have to bend?
Tony's a right smart fellow.
We gotta get out the vote on November 7th or else we might find the nuts in charge of the nuthouse.
Speaker Pelosi? Gag me with a spoon. Literally.
Conservatives, you are either with us or against us..
If they can't understand there are two clear choices, neither being perfect, but one much closer than the other, they deserve to be insulted.
Several hundred thousand of them not voting because of that stupid story Blankley allowed to run which called for Hastert's resignation.
Who's stupid Tony?
Any conservative that does not vote Republican this election deserves to be insulted.
OK, put up or shut up. Name a Republican candidate, past or present, who agrees with you on ALL of your top 25 issues.
You don't have to bend...but you should, because the alternative is terrifying. National Security and Judicial Appointments trump all other issues, and on those issues, the Republicans are still light years better than the Democrats under ALL scenarios regardless of whatever flaws they have exhibited.
Then go ahead and insult me because I am in no mood to vote Democrat Lite. If there is a third party candidate, I will vote for them. If there is not, then I will carefully consider what I know about the "conservative" candidate and then decide of I want to vote for them or take a pass on that race.
Are we to believe the Republicans are running on, "Hey, at least we're not Democrats!"?
Just keep telling yourself there is no difference between Nancy Pelosi and Denny Hastert or Harry Reid and the Pub who is going to take Frist's place.
Do something about the border, or forget ever again being the majority party.
For Heaven's sake...you don't even know who this candidate is, yet you would vote for him/her?
Wow.
BTTT!
Great Read!
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