To Vote Or Not To Vote - A tough call for conservatives.

National Review Online ^ | November 06, 2006 | John Derbyshire

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"I'm voting. I'm conservative. Get out and vote."

The best argument I've seen for voting to reelect Republicans in the House is to keep the President from getting his amnesty for illegal aliens and thus handing the country to socialism within this generation as 40 million new citizens from the 3rd world start to vote....

[Ciexyz]

This article sounds like the blathering of three FReepers who were recently banned by Jim R. from the PA FReeper board.

[jammer]

I held my nose and voted absentee last week--for Republicans. Well, I don't know about judges--if they had a high rating by attorneys, I voted not to retain them, but I didn't know their affiliation. However, I must point out that holding one's nose too long causes death by asphyxiation.

Here is notice: the GOP had better not even think of asking for any vote of mine in 2008 if they keep up the CFR/Part D/Immigration pandering/Deficit spending crap or if another Meirs is nominated, whether withdrawn or not.

[MHGinTN]

"Those cases aside, let’s face the issue of whether a principled conservative should do anything to prevent a massacre of congressional Republicans in these elections ..." Fools claim suicide for the nation and degradation upon our courageous military by allowing the democrap party of death and hate for the military to take power is somehow a good thing. The article author is just such a fool and doing his best to get the democrap septic shock rained down upon this nation. perhaps, like the fool Boortz, this fool believes more libertarians will miraculously rise to the top as the democrats consolidate their stranglehold on America and mutate US finally into a socialist judicial oligarchy.

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"Conservatives should be crawling across broken glass if they have to to vote."

Calling people names won't get them to agree with you....

Your list contains a number of items conservatives absolutely detest, MNJohnnie.

Do you actually understand what "conservative" means and what we are trying to "conserve"?

There are good things on your list, but the expansion of the welfare state is NOT ONE OF THEM. Expanded federal control of schools isn't one of the either. $2 trillion in additional debt ring a bell (and no, the war is a small part of that). $8 trillion estimated for Medicare Part D?
There are a number of other items on this list that are quite debatable

Do you remember the "Contract with America"? I do. Half that list goes directly against it and much of it.

We need to keep the House in Republican hands, or the President gets what he wants on the immigration issue. THAT is the reason to vote in the morning - at least for conservatives.

[goldstategop]

Its not a tough call. The Democrats stand for defeatism, higher taxes and Eurostyle economic malaise. If you loved the Jimmy Carter years, you'll positively adore the next two years under Pelosi and Reid. That should get you motivated to vote tomorrow. If you still don't care, Chuck Norris will roundhouse kick you into the voting booth.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[bluetone006]

VOTE!

You kill RINO's in the primaries. Now is the time to vote against the demonrats.

Vote R!

[PhilDragoo]

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

By no means is it a "tough call."

Vote or the filth will roll back into the nation's capitol... National Review has been a disappointment of late...

[CountryBumpkin]

Exactly. Anybody who does not vote has absolutely no business whatsoever speaking their mind about anything political. The only bigger losers than self-centered Dim voters are non-voters. It makes me sick to think of all the brave souls who risk and sacrifice their lives to keep this country safe, while so many people back home sit on their big fat behinds, scratching themselves, and complaining about no amount of luxuries ever being enough. For anyone on the fence about voting, wake up, shut up, and get to the voting booth today. If you don't vote, then don't ever speak to me, because I want nothing to do with you.

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"For anyone on the fence about voting, wake up, shut up, and get to the voting booth today."

Telling people to "shut up" and then telling them to vote is a bit at cross-purposes...

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

AMEN!!!

Nothing else matters....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good summary of the ONE ISSUE !

[sam I am]

Tough Call ? I think not, put the dems and the news media together and it makes it easy to vote a straight Republican ticket.

[Liberty Valance]

bump!

[CountryBumpkin]

Telling people to "shut up" and then telling them to vote is a bit at cross-purposes...

Most definitely not, since I was referring to complaining. Today is all about focusing and taking action instead of complaining. Look at it this way. In the workplace, how many people complain about something rather than propose or implement a solution? Odds are that the complainers outnumber the doers by about five to one. Complaining is a form of inaction. Inaction is lazy. Inaction is easy. Inaction accomplishes nothing. Action is the only thing that means something. Take action. Get out and vote.

[Cincinna]

This is a whole lot of hooey. Has there ever been a question as to whether you would go out and vote or not?

[devolve]

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"Complaining is a form of inaction."

That depends on the venue, I should think. Complaining to your congresscritter is hardly inaction. It's "feedback".

Threatening them with a loss of office is the ONLY thing we have to keep them in line. The moment they know you'll vote for them no matter what is the moment you cease to have any impact.