[so_real]

If Obama is re-elected, no conservative will have any place at the table. Ever.

Conservatives never had a place at Obama's table. Not even as the court jester. This is nothing new. But in the last years, we learned how to cripple Obama. Brewer just flipped him the political bird with regard to amnesty. The freshmen senators held the line and didn't ratify the Sea Treaty. Obama didn't show up in my state, Wisconsin, to even attempt help unseat Walker in the recall. Yes, we've learned how to cripple the liberal advances made by team Obama. Changing the leadership while maintaining the advances breaks our line. Instead of opposing Obama, our team will get their "asses in line" for sake of party unity and decimate conservatism further under Romney. Electing Romney does nothing more than introduce an opponent into the center of our circle, so the circular firing squad can ensue. When you vote for a liberal, you advance liberalism, every time. People are ready to help me save my house when Obama tries to light it up. When Romney's holding the match, a fair number of those same people will turn their backs because "he's our rascal". Principle is worth standing for, but this goes beyond pragmatism to survival. Romney brings conservatism once step closer to its death bed, and I won't help him do it. I'd prefer to keep fighting Obama's socialism than succumb to Romney's just for the sake of the "R" behind his name.

[doug from upland]

I prefer to fight Romney. We know how to cripple Obama? Preposterous. He has PDDs, executive orders, and can order agencies to do anything he wants. He fights the Chicago way and believes he has the right to destroy this nation that has plundered the world. He loathes the Constitution and this nation. We have all seen what he is capable of doing.

If Romney does something I don’t like, I will be out in the street with other FReepers. If Obama does something I don’t like, he has the power to keep me out of the street. And he will. There is virtually nothing Obama will not do to advance his agenda. We have never seen anything like this in the history of the presidency.

I would rather fight Romney in power than Obama in power. No one from Obama’s party will fight him as he consolidates more and more power. Tea party pols and other good conservatives will fight Romney over those many issues with which we disagree.

[Finny]

Oh, man, that was so WELL SAID.

I'm posting it again:

Conservatives never had a place at Obama's table. Not even as the court jester. This is nothing new. But in the last years, we learned how to cripple Obama. Brewer just flipped him the political bird with regard to amnesty. The freshmen senators held the line and didn't ratify the Sea Treaty.

Obama didn't show up in my state, Wisconsin, to even attempt help unseat Walker in the recall. Yes, we've learned how to cripple the liberal advances made by team Obama.

Changing the leadership while maintaining the advances breaks our line. Instead of opposing Obama, our team will get their "asses in line" for sake of party unity and decimate conservatism further under Romney.

Electing Romney does nothing more than introduce an opponent into the center of our circle, so the circular firing squad can ensue.

When you vote for a liberal, you advance liberalism, every time.