McConan the "Republican"? Just say NO!
Posted on 01/31/2008 11:30:40 AM PST by Imperial Warrior
Once again a familiar pattern emerges, one that has occurred many times before especially after a disasterous election result for the party in question. Case in point the Republican Party which had its asses handed to them in the last federal election wherein Republicans across the board were slaughtered, not because the Republican constituency suddenly embraced liberal ideology and rejected conservatives values and principles, but because Republicans in positions of power did. Thus they were rewarded with a withdrawl of support which greatly contributed to their defeat. The crystal clear lessons of the elections of 2006, instead of being a revelation to Republican Party establishment hacks, insiders, politicos, and beltway blowhards wasn't that ignoring and abusing their base and abandoning conservative principles and policies would result in certain defeat, but a stupid, illogical, and unsubstantiated belief that Republican policies weren't liberal enough and that the remedy was to move even more leftward and reject conservatism even more.
As a result, the RINO infested, liberal infected RNC party establishment has chosen not to address the numerous entrenched and systemic problems and failures they possess, but assign blame and culpability for their failures and loss of power to the voter base they continually ignored, abused, mistreated, betrayed and finally abandoned. It appears that the Republican Party apparatus has simply given up on serving the base that got them elected and gave them the historic political majority they once enjoyed before squandering and losing it. Now they seem dedicated to regaining political power by dumping their conservative base and replacing it with "independents", "moderates", "centrists", and disaffected Democrats and liberals. It was for this belief that Dick Morris, the toe sucker, on Bill O'Reilly's show claimed that the Republicans didn't really need conservatives to get elected anymore since they had all these other piecemeal constituencies, who with a widespread distrust and dislike of Hillary Clinton, would sweep McCain into power as the "moderate" most Americans are allegedly clamoring for.
It's notable that Dick Morris was once a trusted member and close political advisor of the Clinton administration who turned on his former employers, but more notable that Morris was also Vicente Fox's campaign manager who got him elected and made his push for a blanket amnesty for millions and millions of his illegal alien population possible. No wonder the toe sucker is positive about a McCain Presidency. At any rate, so is the Republican party beltway establishment who is "tired" of criticism and complaints from the conservative base and is more willing to seek to replace them than please them. The problem for the insulated and out-of-touch elite political class, their operatives, underlings, and sycophants is that conservative voters actually expect and demand results for their contributions, grassroots volunteering, campaign struggles, unsung efforts, and last but not least, their loyalty. Like most conservatives, I'm not involved in politics for the promotion of a specific party label. I am however in this for a specific political ideology; conservatism wherever and in whatever form it exists. If the Republican Party is no longer the vehicle and instrument of limited, small government conservatism and Constitutional originality, then I have no use for it and it is as much of an enemy of freedom, liberty, individuality, and private sector capitalism as the diseased liberal opposition that seeks to deprive me of there precious and irreplacable rights.
However, the national Republican party establishment, the same jerks that backed McCain's insane and suicidal amnesty nonsense to the hilt and smeared opponents of this vile and despicable idiocy as racists, bigots, and hatemongers is also backing the biggest traitor to conservative principles and fellow Republicans that support them while telling conservatives they are not only no longer welcome in "their" party built by conservatives, but no longer necessary. Actually I relieved with this statement as I no longer have a dog in this fight but won't stay home on election day. Rather, I will vote for every conservative running for office regardless of the party label but will write in Mickey Friggin' Mouse if John McCain is the Republican Presidential nominee. At least Mickey never spat on his own and stabbed them in the back like looney tunes John.
I think that there needs to be a putsch at the National Convention. It’s the only way to save the party.
Based on my past behavior I will probably vote for my party's nominee. I voted for Bob Dole. But I won't put up signs, talk to my friends and neighbors or stuff an envelopes.
You’re not alone but I’m waiting to see what happens on super Tuesday before I walk down to the local election board and change my party affiliation to independent.
But John McCain will “reach out” to Democrats and lead the fight on Global Warming. Love that Carbon Tax, John.
/Sarcasm off.
McCain was one of the first to admit that the 2006 defeat was because the Republicans were not living up to its conservative principals. Then he went right on to co-author the worst amnesty bills ever drafted. He can’t even learn his own lessons.
Catharsis!
I am in your boat. He’ll get my vote. I probably won’t help out this time around.
I voted for Bob Dole, too. But I won’t vote for McCain.
When they came for the conservatives, I did not object because I was not a conservative.
When it came time to vote, there were too few republicians left to win anything.......
If McCain gets the nomination, he will win the election and should be challenged for the 2012 nomination.
Who would be best to take down a sitting Republican President in 2012?
I think that there needs to be a putsch at the National Convention. It’s the only way to save the party.
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Any vote for Huckabee in the South is a vote for a contested convention and this remote possibility.
I think some shock therapy is in order in November. When McCain leads the party to historic loses, there may finally be a house cleaning.
Conservatives can make a new home, can the Republicans keep from merging with the Democrats?
To save the Party, you first need to get rid of those in control of the Party. Look to the money people.
McConan the "Republican"? Just say NO!
Does anyone around here write anything anymore except RINO and toe sucker?
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