I used to think FReepers were some of the most intelligent folks around. Perhaps that was even true at one time. But I certainly don’t feel that way now.
I would agree with you. A few are left that get it but more left that want to whine and throw temper tantrums.
What gets me is when they don’t read the article and take off after the first couple of paragraphs. Some comments are childish.
A lot of people have left over the years thanks to the malcontents of the my way or no way crowd showing them the door. I still get clobbered occasionally because I supported Rudy who I thought had the best chance but he wasn’t socially conservative enough. Excuse me but now the opponent is for killing babies that are born alive from a partial birth abortion. Just maybe getting a candidate that personally was pro-life but would abide by the SCOTUS would have been better then Obama.
Now they complain McCain is not what they want and he is a liberal which is Bravo Sierra. McCain is no liberal when it comes to fiscal policy and he is no liberal when compared to Obama. Ardently pro-life but now that is not the criteria. Something is wrong with the picture — cannot have Rudy as he is too liberal socially but now they have a social conservative and he is too liberal. Figure that one out. The candidate that would fit their criteria couldn’t even carry a majority of the Republican vote.
We used to have a lot of activists that got out and worked for candidates. We still do have some but not in the numbers as before.
These people that live and die by polls daily cannot have ANY background in politics. Zero, zip, nada.
Frustrating as can be. Have to wonder how many posting are Republican or have ever voted Republican.
My two cents!