Posted on 02/19/2007 1:14:04 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 02/19/2007 2:20:11 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
The part of my post you did not respond to was:
"I will vote for Duncan Hunter if he is nominated by the Republican Party. I will never argue against nominating a more conservative candidate as long as that person has a good shot at victory in the National Election."
In the meantime, I am certainly not joining the trashing of Duncan Hunter either. In fact, I am following Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment: "Thou shalt not criticize a fellow Republican."
I don't believe we can achieve political victory from a position of political weakness. The Republican Party is not perfect and I am not blindly loyal to it. But the alternative is an anathema to everything Conservatives here say that they stand for. To be divided will allow the Democrats to take further political power which is very dangerous at this time.
It is a Conservative concept that "Government is a necessary evil." It naturally follows that an election is a choice between the lesser of two evils. I will not join the trashing of any candidate who can prevent a greater evil from taking control of this country.
What say you?
I say that each of us take a hard look at our conservative beliefs and values. If we are conservatives and want to defeat the Clintons at the ballot box then get behind a conservative candidate such as Duncan Hunter.
Pray for him, donate to him, work for him and vote for him.
A resounding Amen to your post Jim.
I'm coming in very late, but BRAVO! I'm with you 100%.
Hi familyop--how you doing?
And the GOP seems hell-bent this time around on shrinking the distance between the two evils even further.
Why don't you name someone, ANYONE, whom you would throw your support to, in this up coming presidential election?
As to the rest............I shan't lower myself to your level and reply in kind; no matter how many times you try to bait me.
Why are you incapable of sticking to the thread's topic?
Don't worry about it. I'm done with you.
Forgive them Father ......
I've already explained why you have no control over the platform and why neither does the presumptive candidate.
My post have never "indicated" otherwise.
nopardons, I'm here with ya! Haven't read all the posts and replies, but enough to want to simply say again what I've said before: I think Rudy would be a great candidate and a terrific president. There's a big difference between becoming a Republican governor of NY and running for President of the US. I suspect Rudy will move to the right and not just to fool voters. I've heard him speak recently on guns, abortion, judicial appointments etc. and I'm persuaded that he will not push a "socialist agenda" (and even typing that phrase makes me chuckle).
Rudy would be strong on defense and strong on the war--my two top issues right now.
So chin up, NP, there's a lot of us here who agree with you.
You support someone who supports murdering unborn babies.
That 'indicates' otherwise to me.
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Sounds right to me. And it seems to be true that a good conservative cannot win the next presidential election but that is because there are none running with enough money and stature to get traction.
Apparently, for some, by the time the GOP has a presumptive candidate, which should be a year from now, everyone who supports that person is going to be called every name in the book, because dollars to donuts, said person is NOT going to be who this groups wants it to be.
No, it wasn't.
LOL...........I bet that I "get out" far more than you do.
Lot's of luck with him. LOL
No. You cannot insist on your rights while restricting the rights of others. As long as any candidate expouses such silliness the voters will reject same.
The religious right cannot continue to insist on moral superiority when they are contaminated by the likes of Ralph Reed, Gingrich, DeLay and Abramoff among others thrown out last November.
If conservatives ever want to sit at the table again then they are going to have to learn some manners and be willing to accept portions of their desires.
If conservatives continue to be anti-everything then they will continue to sit on the sidelines.
The Republican Party is not The Conservative Party but it is more conservative than the Democrats. And, you might remember there are still quite a few conservative Democrats who are a hell of a lot lonlier than any liberal Republican.
You would do well to note Jim Noble's fine commentary on the facts of life in the big city:
I grew up in New York, and my whole family is still there. It's clear that I and others cannot convey here the scale of the profoundly conservative changes that occurred there from 1993-2001, but they were real, they were profound, and most of them endure despite the maladministration of Bloomberg.
... Liberals don't do the things he did in NYC. They just don't.
Wait for it, nopardons. By fall 08, the USDA will have to issue warnings to crows because of the number of Freepers coming back to support the GOP nominee, whoever it is.
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