“There are those out there who will disagree with me but I am not in favor of letting our country slip into the sewer and then try to pull it out.”
I understand your logic and respect your view. However, in the long term I think it necessary to send a clear signal to the GOP that if they want my “conservative” vote, they will ensure a “conservative” candidate gets the nomination. Obviously, I would never vote for Mr. Obama. However, I will not vote for Romney either. I’m tired of being forced to vote for a candidate I don’t approve of only because he is the nominal “Republican” running in the general election.
In my thinking:
Romney = Obama I stay at home on election day (first time since 1976) or leave that portion of the ballot empty.
I think if more people in the Republican party would admantly declare that....and stick with it. Then we would see a “conservative” actually running as our POTUS choice. We need to “rebel” against our own party.
There will be enough support you vote won’t matter so you have my permission to sit out, but do consider your local candidates may need some support.
I have watched Rick Perry for years saw a little I didn't like. But anybody who carries a pistol to protect their dog against coyotes can't be all bad. Unfortunately he proved he was not ready. Palin bailed out early. Cain never appealed to me with his 999 BS. Bachman was only so-so. I don't know what to say about Santorum except that he comes off as whiney. That leaves Romney. Anybody who appealed to liberal Mass. a state that adored Ted Kennedy has got to be too liberal for me but if that is who we are left with, then he gets my vote.
Those were our choices. How you can stay home and give it to obama to continue to destroy our country is beyond anything I can imagine. I can only hope you change your mind.
I had an interesting conversation with a relative yesterday. Both of her daughters, who have been ACLU members and staunch lefties have declared that their vote for obama last time was a mistake and they will not vote for him again.