Reese for President!:)
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 guess you haven’t seen this on Drudge about the 4 Boy Scouts who died from yesterday’s tornado -——> “Deaths called ‘consequence of global warming’... “
The biggest problem that I have with a McCain Presidency is that there would be no opposition to his liberal policies. With Hussein as President at least there might be a couple of dozen Congressmen and Senators in opposition to his policies : (
I know, I am grasping at straws.
Good job Dan, and always remember this about Democrats:
They can’t be bargained with. They can’t be reasoned with. They don’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead
You know, I was just explaining to a colleague today how liberalism is the ideology of idealism and conservatism is the ideology of realism. One delivers solutions that would be perfect if the world was sculpted to their specific demands and beliefs. The other delivers solutions that are actually relevant to the socioeconomic cultures we live in today.
As I said the other day...
I don’t like McCain. I like him less every time I see him on TV.
BUT.....not voting for him is a vote for Obama. When I think about the war and our soldiers and the mission and terrorism and our future, and the appointments of Supreme Court Judges that will no doubt be made in the next 4 yrs, I can’t possibly fathom an Obama as president and what that would mean with regards to those issues.
Those are the only reasons I’m voting for McCain.
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Ohhh I did. I grit my teeth at that headline. The mere sight of Al Gore on a television turns my ears bright red.
Thanks! And don’t you worry, I learned long ago to never debate with a liberal alone. The sole purpose of debating a liberal is with a group of people or an audience, where there exists another person of reasonable intellect who can be persuaded of the ignorance of the liberal position.
I must agree with you little brother, the real problem is not who believes as we do, it’s the unbelievers who think they know all the answers!
The Democrates don’t care what is really happening, they are only concerned with what the populace FEELS is happening!
Why else would they try to punish big oil rather than finding a real cure to our problem!
Like Savage said today on his show, we no longer have a voice, no power, the only thing left is to arm ourselves for the inevitable showdown.
So, Dan, does this mean that you agree with me that the government is irrevocably broken and we need to do something to fix it??
Not irrevocably, not yet. After 4 years of Obama, maybe. It’s hard to assess the potential damage now. I am confident that we are still able to fix what’s wrong with this country if we had the power to do so (which we don’t).
The last straw would be if this Supreme Court rules in favor of DC in the DC gun ban case that’s pending. Fortunately, that’s unlikely, thanks to Bush’s Supreme Court appointments.
You sure about that?
After today’s ruling, I guess I can’t be sure of anything. But I am an optimist.
Ask them questions. They will answer maybe 3 or 4, good ones a little more, and then they are done!
Trust me. I works everytime.
I hear you.
A Terminator fan, eh? I just wish that Governor Arnold would be a conservative instead of becoming more of a leftist, wussy politician everyday. Being part of the Kennedy clan also doesn’t help Arnold become “more conservative” in his present job.
Voting for the lesser of two evils is still evil. I'm going to have to defer to Jesus on this one:
I'm going with the Constitution Party.
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