Posted on 07/09/2012 9:13:14 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
Despite making clear that I was not advocating a third party, but rather recognizing that one will spring up if the Republican leadership does not pay attention to the state of its own party, many not only assumed wrongly my advocacy, but resorted to the worn out argument of the Republican leaders over several generations — we must fight the Democrats first” or the variant “the top priority is beating Barack Obama.”
The problem with this argument is it never ends. How many more trillion dollars must we add to the national debt before the “wait and focus on the other side first” crowd wakes up to what they have enabled?
When George Bush decided to pass Ted Kennedy’s No Child Left Behind plan as his own, conservatives were told they needed to rally and help the President, given his victory while losing the popular vote. We needed unity.
After steel tariffs for Pennsylvania, “hush,” we were told because we were trying to set the stage for a re-election.
Then came the prescription drug benefit and we better not challenge the President because … 9/11 … patriotism … build the party.
He nominated Harriet Miers and more than half the conservative establishment beclowned themselves standing with him.
Then came immigration reform and those who disagreed from the right were racists. Solidarity!
TARP . . . the General Motors bailout . . . still Republicans told Republicans we couldn’t hold our own side accountable because we needed to fight the left “and oh my goodness litmus tests!!!!!”
Earmarks? “Litmus tests!!!!” and “pshaw, they’re just a little teeny-tiny piece of the budget.”
That was some time around $10 trillion in national debt.
Then the GOP began cutting deals with Barack Obama. “Trust them,” others said, “they have a plan.” The tea party led them to victory and the tea party congressmen started voting just like their leadership. The debt ceiling increased, spending expanded, Pledge to Nowhere pledges were breached, and still we hear “we have to fight the other side first.”
And then there was the Senate variant, “Oh Mitch McConnell had to do that or else Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and . . . and . . . and . . .”
Friends, at what point do we hold our side accountable? $20 trillion in debt? $50 trillion in debt? Contrary to what some of you want to think, it was not the Democrats who got us to $16 trillion in national debt. It was bipartisan. Some of it legitimate, much of it not, and all to the tune of “let’s focus on the Democrats instead. They’re the real bad guys here.”
The leaders of the GOP give lip service to smaller government but just last week shut down legitimate private businesses to feed the leviathan more tax revenue. Republicans in the House of Representatives are now urging candidates not to sign the ATR tax pledge and Republicans in the Senate are cutting deals that will boost revenue because — deficits. And still they add to the debt.
So if not now, when? Not until we’re all speaking Chinese apparently.
If the conservative movement cannot fight on two fronts, we’re screwed. But some of you will be okay with that as long as its an elephant and not a donkey screwing you.
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It' a simple and direct question, please don't change its premise. |
Neither.
The GOP-e knows where the power now lies, and they will do anything it takes to share in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxveOb00LaA
We’ve been played, Romney as the nominee and how that was forced on us is all the evidence required to understand this truth.
Obama was not elected a dictator. He was handed everything needed to assume that role by the generous help of those who gave us Romney. The very ones in leadership that somehow a majority of people think is our only salvation to stop Obama.
They’re working together people - the GOP-e AND Obama. The Ruling Class knows where the power is going to lie when this MarxoFascist coup is completed, and they will do - and are doing everything needed to share in it.
You and me - duped into continuing to play their game in order to deceive ourselves from looking at what time it really is.
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Regardless of what you do or don't do either Obama or Romney will be the next POTUS. Who do you prefer it is? It' a simple and direct question, please don't change its premise. |
Yup. That's right.
A year from now after Obama's been reelected the same folks whining about Republicans will still be whining about the EPA run amok, Bammy bypassing the constitution, a complicit media, blah, blah, blah. He's right. It never ends. Some folks are just stuck on stupid.
This is what Mark Levin said about a third party last Tuesday,
Listen at the 1hr30min to 1hr43min mark
That’s why he’s the Great One....
let’s rephrase this little question of yours...
do you back socialism?
do you support socialism?
simple questions, yes or no answer is all that is required.
You have to also win an election. If you can’t even find a candidate who can win in the Republican party I guess all you’re left with is a clean concience. Find a winner in the Republican party is still the best bet.
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Don't give me a "then..." and tell me all the things that are wrong with Romney. I already know as does everyone on this board. You have no special knowledge. You have no unique insight. Regardless of what you do or don't do either Obama or Romney will be the next POTUS. Who do you prefer it is? It' a simple and direct question, please don't change its premise. |
Never.
Like the OWS crowd , we’d rather bitch about the status then create change.
We will never build a 3rd party.
Dole Rejects a Party Plank
August 24, 1996
Publicly repudiating a portion of his party’s platform for the first time since the Republican National Convention, Bob Dole told a convention of black journalists here today that he would not support a constitutional amendment to deny automatic citizenship for children who are born in this country to illegal immigrants.
Mr. Dole, who made no secret at the convention that he had not yet read the entire platform, implied today that he had now given it a more thorough review and did not like everything he saw, including the proposed immigration amendment.
‘’I have due respect for the platform,’’ Mr. Dole said. ‘’I read a lot of parts that I thought were essential. I approved of a lot of parts that I thought were essential. That was not one of them.’’
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/24/us/dole-rejects-a-party-plank.html
OK... I’ll bite on your question..
If it is going to be either “A” or “B”, I choose “C”
None of the above
a legitimate answer to a legitimate question..
Now, do you support socialism, yes or no..
OK... I’ll bite on your question..
If it is going to be either “A” or “B”, I choose “C”
None of the above
a legitimate answer to a legitimate question..
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I guess i have to yell...
I SUPPORT NEITHER ONE... I WILL NOT CAST MY BALLOT FOR A SOCIALIST, NOT NOW, NOT EVER... I DO NOT GIVE A DAMN WHAT LETTER COMES AFTER THEIR NAME.. SOCIALISM IS THE ENEMY OF THE REPUBLIC... IF YOU SUPPORT EITHER ONE YOU SUPPORT SOCIALISM... PERIOD..
now comes the part where you tell me your socialist is better than their socialist..
I am not a fool and do not appreciate the name calling.. now take your alinsky tactics elsewhere..
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Either Romney or Obama will be the next POTUS, who do you prefer it be? |
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