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In Del., GOP comes out swinging vs. 'tea party'
Wash Post ^ | 9/13/10 | Amy Gardner

Posted on 09/13/2010 12:46:22 AM PDT by pissant

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To: pissant

O’Donnell is not a strong candidate, and I prefer someone with a track record of conservative governance. In my mind, senators are supposed to be the best of the best. After all, we only get to select them every six years.

That said, Mike Castle is horrible. He’s epitomizes everything wrong with the Republican Party. I don’t care one bit whether or not he’s “electable.” In fact, I DESPISE those who resort to the electability argument. They only use it against conservatives.

This election is what it is. A better candidate might exist, but they aren’t running. Therefore, the choice comes down to O’Donnell, a conservative with a less than stellar private life and no political track record, and Castle, a PROVEN traitor to constitutional governance. The choice is clear. I pick O’Donnell.

If O’Donnell wins and turns out to be a bad senator, can she possibly be worse than Castle? I doubt it. More importantly, we can always replace her next election. And, so what if she loses? A senate majority with the likes of Castle is no majority at all! Castle will only ensure Republicans get all the blame but have no power to enact meaningful changes.

No. There is only one possible route to conservative power, and that’s by electing conservatives like O’Donnell.


21 posted on 09/13/2010 4:17:54 AM PDT by CitizenUSA
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To: pissant

“Little known” Christine O’Donnell (who the Republican Party nominated for Senate 2 years ago). FUWapo.


22 posted on 09/13/2010 4:26:49 AM PDT by November 2010
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To: pissant

Just wait till the Palin haters show up in this thread, they have issues with woman in government positions, they will give you plenty of reasons.


23 posted on 09/13/2010 4:49:30 AM PDT by WaterBoard
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To: CitizenUSA

smart review. This election is what it is. A better candidate might exist, but they aren’t running. Therefore, the choice comes down to O’Donnell, a conservative with a less than stellar private life and no political track record, and Castle, a PROVEN traitor to constitutional governance. The choice is clear. I pick O’Donnell.


24 posted on 09/13/2010 5:12:48 AM PDT by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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To: pissant

In South Carolina, the RINOs trashed Nikki Haley in her run for governor. They called her names and spewed out trashy charges that she was an adulterer. It backfired. (Background: the RINOs hated her because she wants recorded votes in the state legislature.) The RINO Good ol’ Boys candidates in the primary race were defeated by Haley, who got 49% of the vote. She will be the next governor of SC.

You can win in Delaware and beat the RINOs.


25 posted on 09/13/2010 5:14:33 AM PDT by sergeantdave
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"You belong in that Senate seat!" cheered Lorelei Hunt, a New Castle resident who greeted Castle at the Brandywine Festival of the Arts in Wilmington on Sunday. But Hunt is a registered Democrat, and she can't vote Tuesday.

If that isn't all you need to know from the article, what is?! Imagine that... a registered Dem cheering for Castle!

26 posted on 09/13/2010 5:22:05 AM PDT by AnglePark
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority

It’s too bad we’ve allowed the left to neuter men and denigrate masculinity in this country to the point that women have to step up into the role of protector and defender.


27 posted on 09/13/2010 5:26:22 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: aumrl

Thanks. Go here to view Castle’s voting record:

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Michael_Castle.htm

I’d rather take a chance on O’Donnell than vote for someone who I KNOW will sell us out. Oh, he might give us a majority, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. If Republicans are nominally in charge but powerless to enact meaningful change (toward smaller government), I think we’ll be in a much weaker position in 2012. We’ll get all the blame between now and then without the power to affect change.

Mike Castle is part of the problem. How can one have a “solution” when one keeps reelecting the problem? You’d think after 40+ years in governance, Castle would have had enough time to get it right. He’s had his chance. Now it’s time for someone else. Retire Mike Castle!


28 posted on 09/13/2010 5:49:19 AM PDT by CitizenUSA
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This bit about “splitting the Republican vote” is beginning to wear a bit thin. Just remember the late William F.Buckley, Jr. and his brother, James Buckley. In 1970 Jim Buckley ran for senator from NY on the Conservative party ticket and won because the libs split their vote between super RINO Jacob Javits and the DemonRat candidate. Right now it looks like Marco Rubio’s going to win the FL senate seat because Crist and the DemonRat are splitting the lib vote in FL. The same thing could easily happen in DE and some other states, including Alaska.


29 posted on 09/13/2010 5:52:18 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: pissant

Find the REAL Republican
Hmmm, let's see......

Side By Side Comparison of Christine O’Donnell & Mike Castle:
Jobs Voted for Nancy Pelosi’s cap and tax energy scheme which would kill 6,117 Delaware jobs and also voted for the job-killing minimum wage hike. Believes jobs are created when businesses are freed from endless taxes and bureaucratic red tape.
Security Voted with liberals in Congress to handicap our intelligence and military agencies. Believes terrorism is an act of war requiring the full force of our intelligence and military resources rather than granting terrorists precious Constitutional rights and outsourcing our foreign policy to the U.N.
Debt Voted to increase the national debt & consistently supports Washington’s reckless spending. Believes heaping trillions in debt on the backs of our grandchildren is immoral and that Congress is elected to make the hard choices to preserve our nation’s future prosperity.
Taxes Voted to keep the death tax, to increase taxes by $3,100 on every American family, and to remove the protection of the middle class from dramatic tax increases originally intended to hit <200 of the richest Americans. Will fight to remove the crushing tax burden faced by American families and businesses and dramatically simplify the tax code.
Life Voted to subject children to out-of-state abortions without consent of parents, voted to use U.S. funds to support Planned Parenthood at home and abroad, supports human cloning, and sponsored the bill to destroy, exploit and experiment on unborn children as scientific lab-rats. Strongly believes in protecting the sanctity of life at ALL stages.
Energy Voted to ban exploration for American energy, keeping gas prices high, to prohibit drilling in America’s land and waters, and to ban building new oil refineries. Supports a market-based approach to energy solutions that will keep competition high and energy prices low.
Values Voted to allow liberal activist judges to strip “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, against the Constitutional protection of marriage, and against educational choice for parents with children in failing schools. Believes our country was founded on core values of faith, family and freedom and will fight to defend those values. Will always fight for maximum choice for parents about where to educate their kids, including private, parochial and charter schools or in the home.
Spending Voted to spend billions on failed stimulus packages & bailouts. Believes unrestrained government spending is eroding our freedom, destroying our economy and ceding our sovereignty to foreign debt- holders like China.
Accountability Voted to protect 103 outrageous pork projects that would lead to corruption and waste. Denounces corrupt pork-barrel politics, including earmarks, and will fight for increased transparency and performance information for every Federal program.
Healthcare Remained undecided about Pelosi’s government takeover of healthcare until 4 days before vote. Believes that the solution to the healthcare crisis is less government meddling in the doctor/patient relationship, more competition in the insurance market and more choice for families about their health plan.
Gun Control Received an “F” rating from the NRA, indicating a strong anti-2nd Amendment position. Christine’s strong support of 2nd Amendment rights has earned her an “A” rating from the NRA.

Vote - Sept. 14th - Tomorrow!

30 posted on 09/13/2010 7:16:32 AM PDT by DelaWhere (Better to be prepared one year early than one day late!)
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To: sergeantdave

The guy who should have won in SC, IMO, was the guy with the 98 ACU rating. He was no RINO.


31 posted on 09/13/2010 7:21:03 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: DelaWhere

BUMP


32 posted on 09/13/2010 7:30:27 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Blueflag

both


33 posted on 09/13/2010 7:32:21 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

Only about 30,000 Republicans are projected to vote in tomorrow’s primary, and that means anything can happen.


34 posted on 09/13/2010 3:29:30 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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