That makes no sense. So, Republicans who were waiting for the guy to take a stand, decided NOT TO VOTE or VOTE FOR THE OTHER GUY because he made up his mind too late? Ridiculous.
Of course it wouldn’t make sense to you. Anyone who can accept the fact that a Republican needs to ‘make up his mind’ about the most pressing issue in the country and on a bill that ALL house Republicans voted against, obviously wouldn’t understand.
You’re thinking in terms of parties. You’re thinking that no matter how bad the Republican is, the Democrat is worse.
Well, you’re probably right, but here’s the issue that elected Republicans across the country are forgetting: Many people are starving for candidates who stand for SOMETHING. They’ve been so deprived of leaders who know who they are and know what their position is that even if they don’t agree with that position, they’ll go with them.
You are failing to step back and realize just how deep the betrayal has been. People BELIEVED that electing Republicans would bring about a more responsible government. They stuck their neck’s out. They dealt with constant derision and outright vilification in some cases to vote in the people they believed in. And they were left in the dust with nothing to show for it.
Wake up. We have Republicans in the house voting ‘present’ on fascist bills to control executive pay. We have Republicans in the house who don’t know that a Bill of Attainder is unconstitutional.
Are there Democrats that are so stupid that one wonders how they walk upright? You betcha there are and that’s most of them in fact. But that doesn’t make it anymore acceptable than Zero’s lame ass argument about Bush starting the bailouts and spending first, so his doubling down on it is okay.
Republicans were supposed to be better. They promised us they were better. And they didn’t keep their promise.
With this in mind, any candidate must tread carefully in order to keep their base. That means knowing who they are, what they believe in, and where they stand. Hesitation is unacceptable.