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Actually I'm not blaming anybody. I was pointing out that there were many conservatives who were standing behind candidates that had long dropped out of the race instead of getting behind a Romney when there was the chance. The bottom line is... the only ones to blame are the candidates themselves. They are the ones who lost. It's up to them to gather supporters

I also disagree with the poster who is blaming Freepers for McCain's win. I was commenting on a particular statement he made in his post.

I apologize. I was reading posts and replying to those that caught my interest.

I blame the candidates, voters and MSM (or any type of news organization because of the slants). Mostly, I blame the people of this country that don’t know history, currents events, etc. And, it’s not really blame. I just find so many people in this country have crossed over to the whole “government is supposed to help me” mentality rather than people helping themselves. Or, the “what’s best for me” attitude. Sometimes, what’s best for individuals isn’t best for upholding our Constitution and protecting our rights.

I’ve always been up on politics, history, current events but slacked off for many years, during the 90s. I was having and raising babies so most of the 90s are a blur to me other than the major events. I’ve always been a conservative republican and now I’m just a conservative but not a one issue voter.

Some of the threads and posts lately have leaned towards blaming those who voted their choice. Especially this initial thread but also others. IMO the republican party has veered to the left, given our top 3 candidates and especially the front runner. Either the party left me or I’m not the voter the party wants to attract anymore.

I was pointing out that there were many conservatives who were standing behind candidates that had long dropped out of the race instead of getting behind a Romney when there was the chance.

Well, that is just it. Romney wasn't a Conservative candidate to rally around the first or second time - because he wasn't a Conservative on issues like abortion, gun control, "gay" rights, and judges.

Then, he spun like top trying to tell us all he was endorsed by the NRA (not true), was now pro-life (un huh), and didn't really mean to appoint lesbian activists to the bench (DIGNITY USA).

We didn't believe him - and the MittBots went off on us for not swallowing the NyQuil.

If you all want to play this game - we can say you didn't get behind Hunter, Thompson, or Tancredo early and it is all your fault.

But what is the point now?