Posted on 06/06/2012 6:58:54 AM PDT by BO Stinkss
In an election year when voters are fed up with liberalism and socialism -- and when the fate of the country as founded is at stake -- you vote for the most conservative Republican in the primary. Period. -- Rush Limbaugh defining "The Limbaugh Rule" on September 14, 2010 As this is written, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker -- a conservative under direct challenge by the hard core American Left -- has won his recall fight. Big time. The Limbaugh Rule triumphs. Enough said.
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YES YOU DO... YOU JUST DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS OR PERSONAL CONVICTION TO DO SO.....
BULL TO THAT!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Who is the pro-life, Christian conservative candidate THAT CAN WIN? Anybody else is a vote for Obama. Give me his name.
First off... let me apologize for my wording... as soon as I hit post I realized that I could have done a much better job with that...
Having said that, It appears to me that winning is more important to you than your personal beliefs, that is fine.
Where my problem lies is with those that would chastise and call names because I choose to vote my convictions. My personal beliefs mean more to me than winning.
It is not like I have to choose between GWB and algore, or between ford and carter...
Both men on the ballot have the same convictions and the same political ideals.
The same laws that one has passed the other has passed as well.
This is the worst, most liberal, most socialist, most gun hating, baby killing, regulation passing, big government supporting tax and spend candidate the gop has ever put in front of us.
Not me. Not now. Not ever.
AS I said before, come back when you actually know something.
Let me apologize, also.
Look, I don’t blame you, or find fault with you for your decision. I’m not sure that I have made the correct one myself, for that matter.
I’m not a Republican. I’m an independent conservative with libertarian leanings. That being said, I’ve always found the Republican party to be the best option, in my opinion.
I don’t care about the Republican winning. I DO care about, seeing as I can’t stop or reverse it, at least limiting the damage to my country and my culture.
To me, this means voting for the lesser of the two ‘evils’ that have a chance to win.
Tell you what, though. If a true conservative third-party gets some mojo, and looks like it has a shot, I’ll hop on board. Heck, even if it looks like it will split the conservative vote and cause the Republican to lose, I might do it, if, and it’s a big if, it looks like it will take enough votes to be, not just a spoiler, but an eye-opener to our Republican masters in Washington.
Like I said, your opinion on this subject is every bit as good as mine.
There is at least one thing to consider. I think that Romney is mistaken on many matters: his religion and his politics. But I think Romney has the best interests of America at heart, for the most part, however in error he may be about means. Obama, on the other hand has set out to deliberately destroy America.
If I’m on a ship, I’d rather have at the wheel an incompetent captain who was trying to steer away from the giant iceberg, than the most competent one who was trying to steer into it.
There are two camps out there right now..
One camp says that if we get romney, he will direct the republican house and senate to do his bidding... we will get the equivelent of fubo’s first 2 years, with the same crap passing, only with an r after it instead of a d.
The other camp says that if fubo wins, with a pub house and senate, he is essentially sidelined, and can do only as much damage as the pubs allow him to do.
The thought of liberal socialist romney doing as he pleases, directing the house and senate to do his bidding, scares me a helluva lot more than the pubs keeping fubo in check...
and if fubo does get reelected, then the pubs can spring gunwalker on him and tie him up for years, or maybe even get him impeached..
I just do not and cannot believe that romney will do anything remotely conservative, and it will be a reach for him to even be moderate. He is a socialist liberal at heart, and will always be.
The country will survive a second Obama term, with a Republican dominated Congress who will oppose and parry his every move, and hog tie his radical agenda.
We won’t survive the whimpering death of the conservative rebellion, due to the corrosive effects of a liberal RINO in the White House who does nothing to roll back his predecessor’s disastrous policies.
Those are the dynamics that will be in play in the next four years, like it or not. I want Obama gone just as bad as the next patriot, but I’m not blind to the fact that we failed to elevate a real conservative to the nomination. That result has set the stage for continuing disaster, and it must be confronted.
What to do? Resist the coming treason with everything you’ve got. It’s the only real choice left to us.
Will the country survive a second Obama term. I’d say the probability is yes, but I’m not sure.
Well, we each have to decide. My mind is certainly not set in stone, and may not be till I get my ballot.
There’s also the possibility that we won’t get a Republican controlled Congress, or that if we do, the won’t sucumb to the pressures of Washington.
I like to hedge my bets.
I’m counting on congress to keep romney in check. I don’t think they can do it to Obama unless they get two-thirds of the senate so that impeachment is a real threat. I’m not counting on that.
Hussein will rule by executive order if he is re-elected.
One camp says that if we get romney, he will direct the republican house and senate to do his bidding... we will get the equivelent of fubo’s first 2 years, with the same crap passing, only with an r after it instead of a d.
The other camp says that if fubo wins, with a pub house and senate, he is essentially sidelined, and can do only as much damage as the pubs allow him to do.
The thought of liberal socialist romney doing as he pleases, directing the house and senate to do his bidding, scares me a helluva lot more than the pubs keeping fubo in check...
And here I thought that only I and a handful of others understood the dynamics at work here. Thanks for disabusing me of that depressing thought, Joe.
You are correct in your analysis. This is Art of War 101. If we elect a commander who bears our mark, yet acts in the best interests of the enemy, our side is going to stand down, bend to his will, and go back to sleep. The continuing destruction to our republic will largely go unopposed by those we've elected to represent us.
On the other hand, if the enemy commander is re-elected, our side will be spurred to even greater OPPOSITION, and will fight his disastrous agenda at every turn, with everything they've got. The patriot rebellion will be energized beyond its current strength and vigor, and will continue to steer the political direction of the country.
I've spent a lot of time arguing with fellow conservatives about electing the liberal Romney to the presidency. I'm now more interested in simply laying out the facts about the dynamics at work here. I can't find it within me to advocate for allowing Obama a second term (or electing Romney), but at the same time, I'm aware of the consequences of both potential outcomes.
The most important factor in our near term future is our resistance to the radical Socialism that's destroying us. Electing Romney will turn the volume down on that, and might well turn it completely off. Electing the Marxist again will turn the volume up on the rebellion, and will likely ensure a complete paradigm shift in American history.
Those are the dynamics at work. We at least must be aware of them.
I understand.
My own choice is to maintain my personal convictions and integrity, and not give my vote to any Socialist - no matter what party label they wear. I choose to reject the Hobson's Choice I'm being given. I will not play that game. Instead, I choose resistance.
Then you're failing to see the basic dynamics at work here.
If Romney is elected, he becomes the de facto leader of the Republican party. A Republican dominated Congress will not oppose their 'boss', but they'll surely oppose the other team's 'boss'.
Given that both Romney and Obama have virtually the same agenda, which 'boss' is more likely to get his agenda through Congress? Which 'boss' is more likely to see the long knives come out, should he attempt to bypass Congress? Which 'boss' is more likely to engender elevated opposition to his Socialist agenda from the center-right public?
Do you see the simplicity of this now?
Oh, I always understood your position. I just disagree. I do agree that Romney is moderate, I just think (hope?) that he is educable.
Obama, on the other hand, will try to govern without congress if re-elected.
It’s a rock and a hard place right now. There is no viable soft spot for the landing. Hang on to your hat, ‘casue we’re in for a ride.
And I respect that choice.
May God be with us all.
Believing that Romney is a "moderate" is whistling past the graveyard, my friend. His record doesn't indicate that at all. In every substantial way, he's as close to Obama's brand of liberalism as any Democrat.
If he hasn't managed to even learn how to be a Republican at this stage of his life, there's little chance that we'll be able to educate him up the level of conservatism while he's president.
Obama, on the other hand, will try to govern without congress if re-elected.
The Congress is likely going to be Republican dominated in 2013. Obama's gotten away with quite a lot up til now, but that will change when he's facing a Congress who are fed up with him bypassing them and ignoring the Constitution. There's going to be resistance in Congress that you haven't seen in his first term.
It's not really rocket science. Just the traditional game of politics at work. Plus, you must remember that if Obama gets a second term, the Tea Party is going to be on fire across the country. They're already likely to force the removal of wayward Republicans in Congress this November. Even more will bite the dust during the midterm elections in a second Obama term.
No, Obama will not get a free pass to do as he likes, should he be re-elected. More than likely, he'll be hamstrung and hog-tied by the next Congress. Romney, on the other hand, will be given a whole lot of leeway to do what he thinks is best. The Republicans will not have the spine to thwart his agenda - even if it's the mirror image of Obama's.
I agree with you on one thing. We're in for one helluva ride.
Well, by “moderate” I meant “liberal”.
We’ll just have to see, but I can’t vote for Obama. In my view, his re-election is the worst possible outcome regardless of what happens with Congress. could be wrong, but I don’t currently think so. You, or somebody, may persuade me yet.
Thanks, friend. We sure could use a dose of Divine Providence right about now. Prayers...
I understand your position. On the bright side, I think a lot of Democrats are thinking the same thing right now. Obama has decimated them, just as badly as he's done to us. Some Obama voting demographics have suffered even worse than before he was elected. They may not come over to our side of the aisle, but a whole lot of them will be too demoralized to make it to the polls this November.
I won't give my vote to either of the Socialists in November, but I don't think my personal choice is going to have any effect on this election. Romney's going to beat the stuffing out of Obama. Maybe even as badly as Reagan beat up Carter in 1980. That's how frightened people are of the prospects of a second Obama term.
I may not like the prospects of a Romney presidency, but I will celebrate my ass off when Obama loses.
Because neither were conservative enough. Ron Paul was too conservative for most conservatives, so the voting bloc fractured leaving no acceptable candidate with more votes than Mitt.
I’ve got a black co-worker who was a big Obama supporter. I lost a bottle of Hennessy to him when Mccain lost. I couldn’t get him to try God’s own tipple, Bushmill’s.
I can’t get him to vote Republican, but he’s very disappointed in Bambi, and plans to sit this one out.
As for thinking your personal choice will make no differnce, you may be right. Mine won’t, I’m in Ala(Roll Tide)bama, which Romney will take handily.
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