I did not stay home, I voted for McCain and I KNEW he was a RINO.
I was not happy then about my lack of choice, and I am not happy now.
McCain was and is no conservative, and many conservatives KNEW just that. I knew that. I wanted a choice and all I got was a CHANCE that Palin MIGHT get elected as VP and MIGHT be more conservative than McCain. Well, I KNEW and I went anyway. Many went ANYWAY, held their nose and voted for a sure loser.
IMO, this tired old “you stayed home and we got Bambi” needs a rest. I want someone to vote in the affirmative for POTUS, not someone to vote against. If the Republicans want to win, let them get a clue, appeal to a conservative base, close the primaries to Republicans and let the chips fall where they may.
The fact is that if people would have held their noses and voted for McQueeg, we *might* not be watching our country going down the tubes. There were several freepers here on election night bragging that they stayed home.
Republicans did not turn out in the numbers that they did in 2004. The difference in those numbers would have put McQueeg over the top. Obviously, those of us that did hold our noses are not to blame. Those that sat home don’t have a gripe coming about the current situation, imo.
AMEN!