“But if they continue to ballot RINOs and Democrat style candidates, then how does voting party line ‘reform’ them?”
....if we’re going to get the party back to Reagan Republicanism then we’re gonna all have to pitch in and get active....speaking for myself, I’ve been very complacent...oh I’ll write a check to the GOP alright...but I’ve done nothing to help my county GOP organization...and that’s where it all starts....face it, we’ve let the party drift into RINO hood....me bitching about it of Free Republic is not the answer...getting active is.
I agree. OTOH, I have been active locally. I've attended meetings, I've stopped writing checks. I know my state reps, I've made my feelings known. And I will not support any GOP candidate who isn't conservative on the issues; candidates like Andy McKenna.
So, that's what I'm doing on the local level (except for the writing checks part...). On the national level, I'm expressing my dissatisfaction and frustration through letters, calls, emails (and the writing checks part). But I will not jump on some bandwagon that discounts (and disses) third party movements; especially when I think a third party candidate has a chance.
No, not all third party politics is alike. And en masse jumping to some vague or irrational third party movement is not the answer. But on local levels, or national levels where candidates can offer viable alternatives to GOP RINO candidates, then I'm all for it.
The scope of my comments below is limited to economics.
For me it is not the GOP or even Sarah Palin that will save us. It is Jesus alone. This country, and the world in general, has jumped off a cliff. The problem is too big for any government to solve without actions that would be impossible. This is gonna end very badly no matter who is in charge. And the responsibility lies with both parties, 60/40.
My goal is to just be around when it’s time to pick up what is left of this mess. Our politicians can not fix this.