Posted on 06/12/2008 7:46:35 PM PDT by Dan Nunn
I'm irate. I've heard enough on drilling, windfall profits taxes, fairness doctrines, Bush tax cuts, CEO pay regulation, universal health care, global warming, cap and trade, Iraq, Iran, Guantanamo I could scream. Everywhere I look, it's getting worse and worse. The libs are getting closer and closer to outright Stalinism and somehow, they've found a candidate who represents their disgusting, shallow-minded views.
Number one, I'm sick of compromising. Every time I hear that word, I want to barf. Compromise is a one-way street in Washington. Bush lets Kennedy write the No Child Left Behind bill. Bush lets Kennedy write the Amnesty bill of 2007. McCain preaches 'bipartisanship' meaning he will assist Democrats in passing bills. When do the libtards ever compromise?
Number two, if I hear global warming tied to one more disaster, of which we've had since the dawn of time, I'm going to scream. How dumb are people? I am utterly disgusted at all of the 'green' bullshit going on like it's going to make a lick of difference. Seriously, folks. Leaving your 100w incandescent light on for 4 hours doesn't do jack crap. Combine all of the cars on the planet and compare their pollution to ONE, just ONE wildfire in Florida or California. I AM SO SICK of people telling me how to live my life!!
Number three, universal health care. How many examples of government-run divisions do you need before you come to your senses? The DMV is the obvious example. The NHS (National Health Service) in Great Britain is the world's third largest employer! Imagine how bad an American universal health care system would bankrupt us. Also, isn't this precisely the function of our Federalist government? Massachusetts tried something close to it under Mitt Romney. It's a failure. But you know what? GREAT! This is the way it should be. States, try it all you want. That's why we as a nation are comprised of 50 experiments in government. If you don't like the way things are run, move to another state. Hell, I'm itching to move residency out of New York (but maintain a place in WNY - beautiful area).
Number four - oil! This topic alone proves that we need to revisit our education system and how it teaches fundimental segments of our society, namely economics. That the libtards resort to demonizing oil companies because they are making a profit - with margins around 10%, even, is the essence of class warfare (and hence, the beginnings of Marxism). If I hear one more time from one of my ignorant friends about price gouging or big oil companies, I swear to God I'll make them scared to call me for at least a week. Exxon makes about 8 cents per gallon of gas sold! The government makes over 60 cents in some cases - and what part of drilling, extracting, transporting, refining, re-transporting, and holding in inventory are they in? NOTHING! And windfall profits or CEO pay caps? When did this country turn into Soviet Russia? Since when is it bad to make a profit? These are publicly traded companies, creating wealth for their shareholders, their employees, and the communities that support them.
Number five - fairness doctrine. This one irks me more than nothing else. Such a blatant restriction of our constitutional right to free speech it is completely out of my realm of comprehension. The libs will stop at nothing to squelch the voices of opposition so that they can push forward their agenda included in every other point I've made today.
Number six - tax cuts. It's been proven time and again that cutting taxes spurs growth and increases Government revenues. Why is this so hard for idiot libtards to understand? Because they use taxes as a method of control, as we see in New York with cigarette prices and other assorted libtards with gasoline taxes. The constant demonization of the rich is incredibly insulting - I'm not rich yet, but I think like a rich person. Why? Because one day I aspire to be rich and persue the American dream. When did the American dream stop being a dream, and start being a feeling of envy, jealousy, and disgust? Not to mention the economics of it all - the rich are the ones who invest, start businesses, employ people, and support communities. I've heard the question elsewhere but I'll repeat it here - when's the last time a poor person signed your paycheck?
And McCain. I vote on principle most of the time. But this is too important. Abraham Lincoln once said that the Constitution is not a suicide pact. I believe this election is not, either. It'd be great to tell the Republicans that McCain really, really sucks and that we need a real conservative. But the costs are way too high. Barack Obama, if elected, would only serve 4 or 8 years. But there are supreme court judges waiting for a Democrat to retire, the repercussions of which will last for decades. Also at stake are policies that have the lasting impact of bankrupting America similar to the policies of FDR - we're still trying to figure out how to fix Social Security so we don't go broke. What the hell do you think we'll be doing in 20 years worrying about Obama's Universal Health Care?
I'm in my early 20s. Is this what it felt like to be a disaffected conservative in the 1960s when it seemed like the whole country was ignorant of common sense and core American values and beliefs? Couldn't be... we at least had a President who honored, respected and loved this country - be it JFK, LBJ, or Nixon. Look who we have running on the Democratic ticket now.
I hate Vanity rants. They suck 99% of the time.
Yours is the 1%.
Right on.
Thank you very much, I appreciate it. My anger has been building for a while and probably spilled over either listening to Mark Levin talk about today’s Supreme Court ruling, or listening to Schemp Smith and Andrew Napolitano say today is a “great day” on Fox News’ Studio B. I didn’t even get into that in my rant!
I am afraid that it is only going to get worse. The Dimocrats have not changed much during the last 20 years (since Carter). The Republicans have slid down into a morass of liberal thinking.
And this has happened because this is what the vast majority of the American people who go to the polls want. Those who do not vote don’t care. Those who do vote have decided they want socialism and so it is going to happen. And it is no more apparent then in the election of 2006 and the slate of Republican candidates in 2008.
Sad day coming I am afraid.
As to your comment “May God help us if Obama wins.”: If you haven’t noticed he has been annointed.
The perfect rant! Rush couldn’t have said it any better.
Well, I beg to differ.
They are commies, not liberals or democrats.
Hey... the kid is damn bright. Smarter than 99% of the dopey politicians breathing oxygen, and exghaling methane and CO2.
I hear you brother...I just don’t think I can do it.
I’m not wasting my vote on a backstabbing punk like McCain.
Re-Create 68 will be in full public view at Denver in August. It will be like a war re-enactment but with real tear gas and bullets.
If the next Congress is truly a veto-proof majority of socialists in the U.S. Senate with McCain as the next POTUS, then ALL of McCain’s conservative judicial choices will just be rejected by the next U.S. Senate. Also, all pro-WOT issues by a President McCain will just be rejected by a truly socialistic majority in the next Congress. Conservatives presently must truly put ALL of their efforts into truly making the next Congress and every political office below Congress as conservative as they possibly can make them for both U.S. short-term needs and U.S. long-term needs!
And I'm Irish.
We still have some good guys. I haven't sat down and crunched numbers, but I'm making a big guess and saying we have just as many liberal Republicans as we always have had. We just had the unfortunate scenario of this nomination. And, unlike the "Democratic" party, we actually do honor people's votes and respect the wishes of the voters.
That being said, it will be a sad 4 years at the very least. And yes I have noticed he's been annointed! As a technophile, you don't know how frustrating it is for me to visit the tech sites I used to visit. That industry is almost completely in the tank for Obama. This, of course, comes after they've switched from being Paulistineans. Because, of course, Obama and Ron Paul have very similar beliefs...?
Time to run for office folks.
NH Freepers have registered as delegates to the state convention.
I vote on principle most of the time. But this is too important.
Sounds like you are compromising. Compromising is what got us here in the first place. Our biggest problem by far is entitlements and the deficit. It doesn't matter who gets elected neither candidate will change it. They aren't even discussing it.
Sadly I don't have any answers.
The question is: Do I continue to fight back now.....and just be overwhelmed by the Obama "The Chosen One" wave...or...
Ignore it all and be happy.
Later on, pretending to be happy.........
My hope is for some truth in old saying, "strange things can happen when you least expect it."
Remington, Glock, etc.........
Do NOT tread on me!
Could be time, again.
My local AM talk radio station is switching to Oldies on July 4th (how symbolic)! All of my area's conservative talk will be gone. However, the ignorant programming directors did have Ed Schultz on from 3 to 6pm... but they'll be moving him to the other local AM talk station they own! I've got my own fairness doctrine.
Good catch. Heck, I don’t even have to compromise, I live in New York. My vote doesn’t matter anyway. But it’s really the only way I look at it right now. I respect the opinion of those who cannot vote for McCain out of principle, I just cannot see that scenario as anything but a vote for Obama.
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