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

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

[neverdem]

Thanks for the pic.

[sefarkas]

Whiner Derbyshire, the same loser who said the Fence bill would never be signed, thinks the solution to the Border Security issue is to fire the ONLY people in DC, the US House Republicans, who fought too[sic] and nail to kill the Comprehensive bill?

Nice long post -- except the "too and nail" part. Seen it around FR before. Too bad voting for Chafee and Kean (or any other RINO for that matter) will not accomplish the goals set out in such detail. Being a legal immigrant to and a citizen of the U.S. makes your reflexive lurch to boarder/amnesty/etc. tiresome. I will be voting (R) [or (C) if double endorsement] tomorrow in my NYC district; except for one (L) Lt. Governor candidate to help make sure they get ballot access next time around.

[MNJohnnie]

Sorry but come out of the closet. You are NO "Conservative". You are either a Democrat activist pretending to be a "Betrayed Conservative" or a politically naive fool who does not realize actively working to elect Democrats is a total betrayal of your supposedly "Conservative" principals.

So which is it? Are you merely a political fool or a political fraud?

[EdReform]

I'm voting straight Republican tomorrow.

[jwalsh07]

This is a really, really tough call.

Only for elitist idiots of either stripe.

[EGPWS]

A tough call for conservatives.

Not THIS conservative!!!

[sefarkas]

So which is it? Are you merely a political fool or a political fraud?

First you post someone else's litany of Republican successes and cannot so much as add an iota of value with the lame "too and nail" introduction. Then you have the nerve to call me anything; even though I specifically said that I would be voting (R) in NYC. You should learn how to say "thank-you" instead of attacking someone who has been a reliable (R) since I was first able to vote in the MI 1976 Presidential Preference Primary for Reagan. Fortunately, I am not in the position of having to hold my nose in the booth for either Chafee or Kean (they won't return your automaton support when the important votes come).

[Mr. Jeeves]

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

It's a tougher call for liberals . Visiting the polls might mean they would have to miss Jerry Springer. ;)

[RobbyS]

Derbyshire is just another northeastern liberal, whatever he calls himself. To him the embryonic stem cells debate is much ado about nothing, because as an agnostic, he does not believe in the sancity of life. Oh, maybe the lives of his children and friends, but as a principled basis for the liberties they he claims to believe in, no.

[diogenes ghost]

My, my, you certainly do seem to like that list. Think back 40 years and tell me just how many of those spending programs on that list would have been supported by a conservative. Holding one's nose long enough will make you immune to a mighty stench.

[Chena]

"A tough call for conservatives"??? Oh bull-pucky. Any Republican who thinks it's a tough call whether to vote or not hasn't been paying attention to what is at stake here.

In my opinion, any Republican, conservative or moderate, who chooses to stay home and not vote is aiding the Democrats, and therefore, aiding our enemies. Get out and vote people. It's your right AND your responsibility.

[Tamzee]

Sorry, Derbyshire, I already voted absentee so I'm currently picking out pieces of broken glass from my knees.

Tough noogies.

[Joan Kerrey]

Edmund Burke said all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Not voting is doing nothing.

[Diamond]

"We're inches away from saving the lives of millions of unborn babies."

I wonder if Derbyshire thinks this is a "boutique" issue, too.

Cordially,

[neverdem]

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[bitt]

thanks for the ping!

[TAdams8591]

Choosing between the Republican's and Democrats now and in general is not even close to being a "TOUGH" call. Vote Republican.

[armymarinemom]

[Knitting A Conundrum]

not a tough call at all.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it all for me.

[Bobbisox]

VOTE OR DON'T COME BACK HERE! WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THE VIEWS OF THE LAZY! IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CONSERVATIVE TO NOT ALLOW THE HOUSE TO BE TAKEN OVER BY A SAN FRANCISCO LIBERAL NUT! EAGLES UP! SCREW BILL CRYSTAL! I HOPE THEY ALL CHOKE ON THEIR PREDICTIONS!