Once you cast that vote for the leftwinger, how will you ever be able to say your a conservative again? Once you have volunarily thrown away your principles, what is the chance you will ever get them back?
If Free Republic were to actively campaign and endorse the most leftwing candidate possible, how will ever be able to be a conservative website again?
Supporting someone like Romney kills conservatism.
You only fight for conservatism sometimes? You only express conservative views when it is convenient and easy?
If you talk conservative and then vote liberal, then what good are you? You are just calling yourself a liar and a fraud.
“Socks Conservative” Change when needed.
Yeah!
I think this thread has about run it’s lifespan. It’s just going in circles. Nobody on FR will know how any other Freeper votes. Many will lie just to get along, many will change their minds before November and maybe by that time Mitt won’t even be the nominee and o bama will be in prison. I can dream can’t I?
Once you set aside your principles, it becomes easier and easier to do that in the future. That would sure work for the liberals, wouldn’t it? Also, after you have set aside your principles once, it becomes harder to defend conservatism.