[af_vet_rr]

The other day someone on a similar thread said "If the race comes down to Rudy Guiliani over Hussein 0bama I'm voting for Rudy." The other FReeper said "No way. I would never vote for Rudy."

Clearly that is nuts. You don't want to throw away your vote by *not* voting, but if you refuse to vote for the RINO then you vote for the marxist.

It's not nuts - the only difference between a Marxist/Socialist and a RINO like Giuliani is time - with the socialist, you start getting your socialism within a year or two, and they are up front about it being socialism. With a RINO you get your socialism a few years down the road disguised as something like "compassionate conservatism".

It still boils down to this: If you vote for a liberal with an (R) next to their name, it's still a liberal, and you are sending a message to the GOP that you support their move to the left.

If you only support and vote for Conservative candidates, even third party candidates, the GOP will eventually get the message that you are tired of supporting the liberals and moderates they keep throwing at us like Bush and McCain.

If you vote for liberals with (R) next to their names, you're nothing but an enabler and you can't call yourself a Conservative since you are selling out.

It doesn't matter if you uphold Conservative beliefs and values the other 364 days out of the year, if you go into the voting booth and support RINOS, you're not a Conservative.

[paulycy]

It doesn't matter if you uphold Conservative beliefs and values the other 364 days out of the year, if you go into the voting booth and support RINOS, you're not a Conservative.

I went into the voting booth and supported McCain over 0bama. Do I lose my Conservative creds now? Is the zot imminent?

Hardly.