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"
Surely FNC has more lefties than honorable commentators.
Don't hear any talk of punishing Wall St. execs.....cause they donate to the dems.
And the media had nothing to do with framing the issues. They insisted it was only republicans who were corrupt. Very little mention of the cold cash congressman, or Reid's land deals, Abrahamoff connections, etc.
I didn't stick for the whole thing, either.. I was disgusted by his comments.
I read the Mexican's plan to march again on May 1st.. too bad us working people don't have a march of our own to send a message.
When will you morons figure out that conservatives did NOT stay home. They went to the polls and voter for Republicans. The reason Republicans lost is because both liberals and moderates voted for Democrats.
Yes. That's right. Conservatives do not have a majority of voters. There are lots and lots of voters who have no particular clue and vote with those who are most convincing at the time. Those are the voters who swayed the election.
Our problem is that we failed to convince those without political convictions that conservativism is right. Our leaders, like McCain and Frist and yes, George Bush allowed the press and the Democrats to sway public opinion on the war.
Instead of beating up on conservatives, how about electing some leaders who know how to speak in public?
You're right. The Dems are doing what Dems do...no cause for anger.
Republicans have abandoned the Constitution and taken corruption to new levels and that is cause for anger.
Neither party can be trusted with money and power.
They didn't vote for conservative (pretending congressmen)
Conservatives never thought to punish the first President Bush either. Nope, they didn't stay home at all. (revising the facts doesn't make them true)
The conservatives did, if fact, vote Republican. The voter turnout was high. The problem wasn't that conservatives stayed home. The problem was that the vast middle without political affiliation voted Democrat almost exclusively.
They shouted their anger and then held their noses and voted Republican.
Conservatives aren't the problem. RINOS, who by definition, do not spread the conservative message, are the problem.
You're right - they are "three examples".
LOL...just the same old partisan smoke and mirrors. You can't come up with a real world example because there aren't any...Both parties are virtually the same.
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I gladly voted for Bush as a Republican.
Where you and others error, those who sat at home or as you call conservative arn't.
The folks who are Constitutional. Party, Libertarian, etc. are all third party and in many cases their platform is more liberal than anything else.
These are the useful idiots not the conservatives.
Many on FR who people call uber conservatives don't understand, they are third party, see above, not conservatives.
Those who call idiots, conservative Republican like me who voted for Bush are actually a useful idiot themselves dividing the Republican party.
This bilge is really getting old
For all you true "Republicans" out there who call conservatives stupid & traitors, here is something for you to chew on.
The Dims failed to field candidates in 8 of the House races. The GOP, a.k.a the "Stupid Party", failed to field them in 43 races.
So for all of you mathematically challenged hardcore Republicans, this means that your leadership spotted the Dims a 35 seat lead at the start of the election cycle.
Dems pass tax cutting legislation. The dems want to cut capital gains taxes. The dems want to end the death tax?
Whatever you are smoking, it's got to be illegal.
Shame isn't it?
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