Posted on 11/07/2006 8:02:25 PM PST by Philistone
The most important thing that Republicans should learn from tonight is that America is a representative democracy.
This does NOT mean that your congress critter shares ALL your beliefs, or that he is a perfect human being, but rather that, in general, he votes the way you want him to.
It's like hiring a lawyer. You may despise his personal life and his principles, but what is important is that he WINS YOUR CASE.
Democraps could care less about the morals of their elected officials as long as they win.
Republicans could learn a lesson here...
They pushed them out for bigger spenders? For Pacifists? For more abortions?
Or are they simply uniformed?
We learned tonight that there are a great many more sheeple in this country than we ever suspected.
"Simple: Conservatism wins everytime"
This is a strange night to say something so obviously at odds with reality. Name a conservative who really won tonight in a constested race ...
I helped a conservative challenge a liberal ... in a district that went 60/40 for the Republicans in 2002 ...
He got shellacked.
Now our President needs our prayer more than ever, every day until 08!!!
Yep, and so does our Republic.
"Look on the bright side. Instead of acting like paranoid freaks the Dems will now act like arrogant drunks. We'll see if America likes what it bought in two years."
CLinton was an arrogant drunk-on-power liar for 8 years ... got re-elected and now is as beloved by his liberal-media friends as ever.
There is no bright side here from what I can tell. The GOP underperforms and they bring on the Democrats.
OOO, don't stop now. We liked your thread.
:)
I see you have been actively posting tonite...
I'll answer and give my opinion.
The "Bridge to Nowhere" was a Senator Ted Stevens request for Alaska. Most voters do not know about it. The Conservatives do by and large (imo).
The Conservatives know who they voted for and stayed home. The REPRESENTATIVES did not REPRESENT them! Politics is local. Whenever I drive to a Home Depot I see countless illegals looking for work. Whenever I walk into a fast food place I see illegals working at a job which High School or College Student or Retirees could easily do.
No REPRESENTATION! And then there is the issue of Ear-marks and Jerry Lewis. The voters know that the Republicans in the House were BIG SPENDERS and they stayed home. What they don't know is that the tax cut passed a few years ago is set in part to expire. What they don't know is that the democrats are Berkely Communists.
The American people will find out. Too late, I think but they will find out. Nancy Pelosi and crowd learned their politics in the streets during the Viet Nam Anti-war days. Now they are in power.
Communists in power!
So voters were mad at the leftward drift, so they voted to go even further left? Or stayed home for the even further left to be victorious?
Very rational.
"They pushed them out for bigger spenders? For Pacifists? For more abortions?"
YES. They made Pelosi Speaker.
"Or are they simply uniformed?"
Wilfully so ... and the MSM will keep it that way if they can help it. No mention of Pelosi's pro-abort pro-gaymarriage pro-higher-taxes anti-defense and anti-Patriot-Act record.
The bottom line is it is what it is. This isn't the '90s either. It's post 9/11 and the jihadis are coming.
Sorry, I'm just pissed about all this. Just bewilders me how the pubs let it all slip away.
" Newt has a lot of good ideas, but the package is severely damaged. "
Doesn't matter. Any GOP 'package' will be manhandled to the point of abuse.
"I've learned nothing. I still *know* American power is morally superior to international institutions. I *know* free markets create more prosperity than command economies. I *know* the traditional family is better than free love.
We need to regroup and make certain the vision is set right in this country and squabble about details later. This requires articulating our philosophy to the American public and less reliance on wedge issues, which aren't good for nationalized elections.
Comrade Hillary + Dem Senate + Dem House = End of the Republic.
Let that sink in, and you'll know what you have to do."
Good points.
Back to articulating our basic, reaonable, common-sense, popular views on the issues and highlighting where the Democrats go wrong.
And don't forget to add to the list the impact of having 20 million plus illegal aliens now being made eligible for citizenship (amnesty). You figure the Democrats will get at least eighty percent of that 20 million.
The President said tonight thru his spokesman that the one thing the President is happy about now is that he will be able to get a "comprehensive immigration reform" (illegal alien amnesty) bill passed out of the Congress now that the Democrats will control the House, since the GOP led House has been blocking it.
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