I have posted here before, that, in 1980, in my first presidential election (as a 20 year old)I voted for some obscure guy from California. His name was Ronald Wilson Reagan.
In 1984 it was a no-brainer. Reagan was re-elected by a landslide.
We tried hard to transfer that energy to GHWB in 1988. He sure was NO Reagan. He turned out to be a first class gun-grabber. But his name was listed again in 1992, vs. Billy Clinton. Clinton was horrible. I held my nose for the second time, and pulled the GOP lever. Heck, he had to be better than freakin’ Clinton.
Of corse Clinton won that 1992 election. I was not that surprised. Heck, was THAT the best candidate we had?
I was up for the 1996 election. No freakin’ way would this nation foolishly elect Bill (and Hillary) Clinton a second time. So who did the GOP king-makers run against Billary? Bob Dole! For the third time, I held my nose and pulled the GOP lever. Like a good soldier (and the Navy vet that I am). Predictably, Mr. Dole never serverd in the white house.
The 2000 election was a bit different. (And yes it took the ussc to pick a winner). We had such high hopes for GWB. He was so strong on defense. But it turned out, so weak on immigration (”See you at the signing”)
I held my nose for the 5th time in 2004. I voted for GWB agin. He was not the ideal candidate. But heck, it said GOP next to his name.
2008 was scary. It almost seemed that the “beltway boys” had promised McCain it was “his turn”. “You get to run this time. We will see to it”. I held my nose for the 6th time. What other choice did I have? Obama? No way.
My reason for bringing up all this nostalgia, is that it is happening all over again. We are being told that Mitt Romney is OUR candidate. He has been chosen by the (invisible) king-makers. And YOU WILL VOTE FOR HIM. Or else Obama will win.
So now, the “beltway boys” are again telling me who I can vote for (with a big assist it seems from fox news). My point is that, NO MORE! I will NOT simply pull the lever that says GOP just because it is “better” than Obama. Romney? That is better? Laughable. NO MORE!
If the GOP can not even put a candidate on the ballot that is a conservative.... Than my “good soldier” days are done. Period. I will not hold my nose again.
As a life long Conservative, I will make a vow. I will NOT vote for Mitt Romney. End of story....
Bravo!
No sweat. My first vote ever was for Richard Nixon. I was in college and my mother sent me everything I needed to vote by absentee ballot.
But anyway, I hear you. I am sick up to here with candidates deemed "safe" by the freaking GOP establishment and its newsroom enablers. Heck, I normally wouldn't give Newt the time of day, but since the scumbag establishment seems to hate him so much, I am giving him serious consideration.
The friend of my enemy is my.. no. The enemy of my friend is.. The friend of my.. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Yeah, that's it. Or something..
I do not think Romney will win the nomination, but if he did, you do realize who gets to choose the Supreme Court justices, right? You do realize how long new, young pinkos would sit, right? Do you think the USA would be recognizable in 10 years? I don’t. I still believe if you have only 2 choices, you choose the lesser of the 2 evils and not voting is a vote for obongo.
Sing it.