[Spirochete]

Scaring me with the boogeman is the best the GOP can do? IOW, "We suck less than the democrats." Thanks, I'll pass.

[mgstarr]

If the Republicans lose either the House or Senate, it is because they've done a PATHETIC job of governing.

If they'd actually held to the principles of the original Contract with America, I'd care a little more. They haven't.

[MaineVoter2002]

There are 2 types of cut and run republican in internet conservative forums. The first are the ones who are angry. Not as much angry at the GOP as they are at the conservatives who called them DUers and democrats with a mask. These conservatives have actually allowed personal attacks become more important than their own conservative principals. They are at home rubbing their hands with glee actually hoping for a GOP defeat to punnish their critics online.

The second type are the ones so angry at the GOP that they want to teach the party a lesson by letting the democrats win.

This is a mistake because since campaign finance reform it's moe difficult to go against the incumbant in elections. Furthermore, the democrats tend to pass laws to make it easier for them to maintain power and more difficult for the GOP to get back in.

Also, the dems want to pass a law that will actually replace conservative talk am radio with elevator music. It's called the fairness doctrine.

I have a question for the cut and run republicans.

Given that a democrat defeat will actually make it much easier for Mcain to win the GOP Primary in 2008, enable Pelosi, Hillary and Kerry to make speeches about the pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-tax, pro-embryonic stem cell research MANDATE that Americans gave them on November 7th. Are you willing to concede that democratically elected mandate to them?

[JLS]

Well I was thinking about posting a vanity on this. So let me post it on this vanity and see if you particularly would answer. I sat down the other day to list reasons to vote for the GOP this election or sit out.

Reasons to Vote GOP:

1. The War on Terror.
2. Taxes/the economy
3. Judges
4. The fence
5. Cultural issues
6. Page preditors are thrown out rather than eulogized.

Reasons to sit it out:

1. Not enough effort on the border.
2. Spending.

Am I missing anything on either the plus or minus list?

Are any of my plusses not plusess? [They are not the only positives I see, but the one I would think any conservative would agree with.]

Would anyone believe the Dims would be better on the border or spending?

[since 1854]

The Democrats are far worse than Republicans, however badly the GOP has behaved lately.

[PFC]

I'll vote and I'll vote for the Republican incumbent in my district because I support and respect him.

But right now, that's not how I feel about the Republican party in general. They are not governing based on conservative philosophy of individual liberty and states' rights - they are governing based on cronyism and who is friends with whom. Occassionally, they'll throw a bone to true conservative philosophy - more likely all we hear is bogey-man talk about how much worse it would be with Democrats.

And instead of straight-talk and honesty - we get talking points and spin. I am so frigging sick of both.

If I didn't have as much admiration for my representative -Mr. Bobby Jindal, and important local issues, I'd sit this one out too.

The party leadership needs to become LEADERS instead of spin-meisters and political animals.