Posted on 01/08/2007 8:42:14 AM PST by jmaroneps37
The last election told us many things. One thing that stands out above all others is that the number of people who actually understand what is going on in our country today is frighteningly small.
A small group who “get it”
Just half of Americans are registered to vote, so right off, we know that half of America doesn’t care what happens to itself or the rest of us. They live in a different world. You know who they are so it is not necessary to expand on this point.
Of those who are registered, on a good Election Day, sixty percent vote. That means that only thirty percent of Americans are heard, and even a large percentage of them are ill informed or willfully blinding themselves, even as they cast their ballots.
Of this thirty percent, about fifty percent vote Democrat and by doing so show us they do not understand that the Democrats are a party bent on surrendering our security to our terrorist enemies. To be sure not all who vote Democrat want this result, most of the others vote Democrat because they want socialism, gay marriage and dumbed down schools and/or open borders.
That leaves only fifteen percent, or about 1 in 7, of Americans who understand that we are the only hope our nation has.
This bares repeating: Only about 1 in 7 Americans seems to understand the true murderous intentions of our enemies and/or the destructive nature of socialism.
Nevertheless, in the last election, a certain percentage of America’s 1 in 7 voters, people who should know better, voted in a way that showed they were willing put their own demands for single issue purity over the safety of America. This is the reality of what these voters have brought about by their foolish demands that politicians suddenly toe their line totally or be thrown under a bus along with our nation.
The ill informed nitwits that vote Democrat in a knee jerk fashion, the socialists who, though born here, hate America – they are what they are. They must be fought at the ballot box every two years. They are almost like evil little children who will be what they will be, but the, “ I’m staying home because I’m so much more conservative than you, so much smarter than you..” 1 in 7 voters must be held to a higher standard. These voters can not claim ignorance. They willfully handed the reigns of power and responsibility for America’s safety over to the Democrats. There were just enough of these willfully “blind” “single issue purity” voters to hand the Democrats 16 of their 36 victories; this figure being derived from the fact that for the want of just 63,000 more votes spread across these races, America would not now be in the danger she is in.
These people should have known better. They took their own narrow agendas with them on Election Day. They played “make believe” with America’s future and safety. The bought into the Democrat controlled media’s lies that we can’t win the war, the economy is tanking, and open borders would somehow be less threatening if only the Democrats controlled both Houses.
Now these 1 in 7 voters are trying to explain what they did by wringing their hands and complaining about not wanting to “vote for the lesser of two evils.” Apparently it does not occur to this group that the choices we have are really just the choices we have. They don’t understand that failing to vote for the “lesser of two evils” guarantees that you will get the greater of two evils.
These people fancy themselves as so much smarter and so much more conservative than the rest of the 1 in 7. They are nothing more than “conservative” useful idiots.
They, and unfortunately us, now have to live with the disastrous consequences of their self delusions that they would somehow get from a Democrat Congress what they couldn't get from a Republican congress, but that would be the only difference. We will all now have to deal with Democrats who will be as disappointing on some issues, but terrifying on other issues, lots of other issues.
These are a series of headlines. This piece is not written to anyone who needs to have them explained. It is written to the “conservative” useful idiots among us who have joined the fools and socialists to “teach” someone a lesson. Here’s the first week’s “lessons”.
January 1, 2007 to January 8, 2007:
"Dems Prepare Slew of Oversight Hearings"
"Democrats push for Alaska drilling ban"
"Pelosi, Reid Oppose Iraq Troop Surge (Letter Sent To Bush!)"
"New Muslim congressman avoids loyalty questions"
"Socialism on the move: Edwards pushes Universal Healthcare"
"SEARCH ON FOR TOUGH NEW WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL; expected avalanche of congressional committee investigations..."
"Pelosi's new image as Italian Catholic mom -- more than a 'San Francisco liberal'"
"'IMPEACH!' is message at Nancy Pelosi beach (San Fransicko Alert)"
"What Americans MUST Know About the Incoming Senate Intelligence Chairman"
"(Mother") Sheehan Right to Demand Democrats Act on Iraq (Susan Estrich Barf Alert!)"
"House rules change clears way for tax increases"
A perfectly reasonable post, though you're still blaming conservatives.
Ahhhh...more from the Blame Americans First club.
No....it wasn't the lackluster showing that the politicians and party generals gave, it was the stoopid voters!
Yes, we didn't keep our majority because the votes are too stoopid to keep us in power.
Sounds EXACTLY like what the Democrats said when Newt lead the Republican take over of congress.
Agreed and they can also be effective when some pull a Democrat fear campaign
Whereever that happened in this recent election, conservatism won.
Having Gramma Nancy in charge was a win for conservatism ??
I think not
WHAT?
Excellent analysis, ping me as you update it.
This is a Helluva way to work to remain united much less hospitable towards one another and maintain some decorum ... but FR is an open forum after all. jmo
The election is over, everyone should learn from it and get 'em in '08. However, I also understand some have longer vent times and that the real show has just begun, ie. the 110th. Being from California, I can empathize with them to a degree.
We'll survive the bulk of the outcome of the last electoral debacle as long as cooler heads prevail and the President wields a veto pen.
Go to work already on a winning strategy for 2008 and enough with all the rock lobbing and crying in the milk.
This place is gonna be the pits the next 2 years with this being the theme for some. It's more the charge of being a FReeper to make dems in offices lives hell. The party of the Dems is a target rich environment, need folks be reminded.
Party on.
See ya at Daytona. ;-)
Much of which was due to the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror. What were the Republicans supposed to do? Ignore it?
The Republicans also gave us tax cuts - do you think the democrats will do the same?
Do you really feel we are better off with the Democrats in charge?
There isn't a thrid option - it's either the GOP or the DNC.
I wish the GOP had won - are you really glad the dems won?
Uhmmm...I certainly didn't say that. I said whereever conservatism was effectively communicated, conservatism won.
BTTT
Did you miss this sentence in the article?
"There were just enough of these willfully “blind” “single issue purity” voters to hand the Democrats 16 of their 36 victories; this figure being derived from the fact that for the want of just 63,000 more votes spread across these races,.."
OTOH, as we all know here at FR, historically, the mid-term election of a President in his second term has been a big loser. Last year we had a perfect storm of
(1) A President who is argeably, the worst communicator of the television age,
(2) A populace, femenized for the last 30 years, is war weary
(3) A Republican controlled Congress which did little to earn the votes of Republicans. Other than they aren't democrats.
Hence, loser...
It isn't an "article." It's a vanity, written for the sole purpose of trashing conservatives.
Yes, because remember politics is a team sport. 'We' have to be in control instead of 'they'.
I vote for who will represent my views best at the federal level. As a limited government Classical Liberal who believes the federal government has overstepped its bounds time and again into the affairs of the separate and sovereign states I vote the way my conscience and not the ways others would have me to. I don't care about their party affiliation but base my vote on how they state they will represent my views in Congress. If that person fails to do so at the next election I don't vote for them.
Don't worry, I vote when the time is upon us. I rarely vote for Senatorial or Presidential elections (as that was not the original intent) but I do vote.
Please do your homework again. In the Northeast/Midwest in small rural towns where light manufacturing exists, is where the Dems made inroads by 5 percent or less. Big issue is the effects of free trade on these communities. Include the south in the mix. Unabashed free trade is costing the GOP blue collar conservatives and future elections.
However, I did vote for Jim Talent, and against Emmanuel Cleaver.
Mark
Bears repeating...
Fact is we have two parties in this country and you may lean toward libertarian more than conservative or more than liberal, but in this day and age you need to choose a side of the fence and support it, warts and all...
If you want to effect change beyond simply voting, you do grassroots work to persuade people and politicans to effect policy and philosophical change, not by wasting your vote on a third-party candidate.
I find these '100percenters' quite childish. They want to be held blameless by taking no chance they could be blamed for - gutless. They are gods to themselves, with standards so high nobody can meet them.
Politics in a 'democracy' or 'representative republic' is the last place on earth to expect purism.
That's right. Yesterday Steny Hoyer said the President told him he is pleased to be able to work with the democrats to pass his immigration reform (amnesty) that was being blocked by the GOP congress.
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