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Just what I need after a 26-year military career...

It's not about changing your core values. I assume you're a staunch, conservative patriot, and that you in your heart know that things are getting worse by the day. If you think things are fine, then the debate is over.

If not, then it's about trying to point out that you don't have a chance of getting what you hope for: a restoration of our Republic, from the Rockefeller wing of the GOP. That's the side that wants to keep things just as they are, ever and ever more centralized, planned, and government-controlled.

I'm in favor of restoring the Republic to its rightful order under the Constitution. I think you are, too. With a little consideration, it shouldn't be too hard to come to the same conclusion I have: the leading candidates for rino-in-chief are really no more conservative than Arnold Schwarzenegger. They wave the flag. They talk about "winning" the war. They talk about fighting terrorism. And they talk about lowering taxes. But they can't be serious, because they're not addressing the root causes of the problems. In other words, they're offering empty promises. And if you read their speeches and interviews over their careers, each of them has betrayed himself on more than one occasion as being willing moderate. In other words, as Giuliani said, his views are not that different from Hillary's.

The status quo is about 70% collectivist and accelerating. Are we going to reverse that, or are we going to see the country driven into the ground by people giving away what isn't theirs to begin with, by force?

I don't mind if you don't agree with my current favorite underdog. What I care about is whether or not you recognize that none of the top candidates are believable conservatives. I also hope you'll consider the 'law and order' moves to weaken the Bill of Rights apply not only to foreigners but American citizens like you and me. The border is open, immigration from potentially enemy countries has actually been increased, and yet our Bill of Rights is weaker than it ever has been before. How did these things happen? The loss of representation has sweeping implications. It means that you will not get your country back following any of their leadership. If that's OK with you, then I'll concede that I wasn't able to persuade you in any way.