To: Conservativegreatgrandma
What about "Republicans" who, in the positions they take and the votes they cast, are all but indistinguishable FROM Democrats...?"Look, I don't like the Snowes, Collins, etc., any more than you BUT -- " [SNIP]
Long answer short, then: so long as they bear the requisite capital "R" next to their names on the voting ballot, they get your vote automatically, regardless of the demonstrably liberal nature of any position(s) held. If, hypothetically, Nancy Pelosi were to run as an "R" in your district tomorrow, your immediate, Pavlovian response would be to vote for her versus, oh, say, a pro-life Blue Dog Democrat. Gotcha.
Yikes.
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Long answer short, then: so long as they bear the requisite capital "R" next to their names on the voting ballot, they get your vote automatically, regardless of the demonstrably liberal nature of any position(s) held. If, hypothetically, Nancy Pelosi were to run as an "R" in your district tomorrow, your immediate, Pavlovian response would be to vote for her versus, oh, say, a pro-life Blue Dog Democrat. Gotcha. Yikes. God, these "follow the losing status quo template" GOP for the sake of the party label fear mongers are tiresome.
157 posted on
12/07/2009 8:07:45 AM PST by
TADSLOS
(Prayers to our Fort Hood Soldiers and Families)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The short answer is YES, I will vote for any Republican running against any Dimocrat in a GENERAL election. To not do that is unconscionable.
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
200 posted on
12/07/2009 8:47:59 AM PST by
TomGuy
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