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Earth to purists: Give me an imperfect Republican over a 'perfect' Democrat any day
Best Of Cain ^ | March 23, 2014 | Herman Cain

Posted on 03/24/2014 11:13:23 AM PDT by Kaslin

Then maybe we can at least solve some problems.

Last week a caller to my radio show opined about the problems of this Democrat administration and this Congress. The list of complaints was extensive. He touched on foggy foreign policy, a sluggish economy, joblessness, waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars, environmental extremism, lack of leadership . . . and the list goes on.

He then, and rightly so, threw the Republicans under the bus, pointing out that they did not boldly solve things when they were in control of the White House and Congress. I acknowledged that he was correct in his criticism, but that I would rather have an "imperfect Republican" in control of the federal government than a "perfect Democrat".

Our nation is suffering from liberal, inconsistent policies and crony governance like we have not seen for decades, due to a White House and Democrat-controlled Senate gone wild. Lies, deception, corruption and denial in government are at an all-time high.

Imperfect Republicans are simply not nearly as arrogant or blatantly oblivious to the will of the working class. And in fact, they have a better historical record of at least a moderate level of leadership or better, even in a politically partisan climate.

Some people want to make an ideological statement by not supporting or voting for either Democrats or Republicans. I hope they are feeling good about themselves while these "perfect Democrats" continue to impose destructive policies, such as ObamaCare, on businesses and the citizens of this country.

Still others are single-issue voters, or at least they use that as an excuse. Earth to single-issue voters! We have more than a single issue driving this nation in the wrong direction. Agreeing with a candidate 10 out of 10 times would require a miracle. How about six out of 10 times so we can solve some problems!

I personally experienced this years ago when I ran for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. A certain financially well-to-do Democrat had encouraged me for years to run for public office. When I finally did run in 2004, she would not support me because I was "pro-life" and she was "pro-choice". She refused to support me on the other nine issues we agreed on.

I am not saying that Republicans are all that and a bag of chips. They are not. But at least Republicans don't sell you an empty bag of chips, and then tell you they did you a favor while they control all the chips. That's what perfect Democrats do.

If the Founding Fathers knew what we know today, they probably would have included a balanced budget amendment and term limits in the Constitution, and precluded the possibility of the Sixteenth Amendment, which allows the Congress to tax our income.

Perfect Democrats would never consider those changes to the Constitution. They love power and control over the people too much. But at least we have a chance with imperfect Republicans. They would at least leave some of the chips in the bag.

That's why we continue to fight.


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To: Gen.Blather

“But the purists stayed home. They expect that the GOP will eventually have to give them a genuine conservative. Hell will freeze first.”

Then the GOP’s fate is sealed, with or without the purists’ votes.


21 posted on 03/24/2014 11:44:51 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Gen.Blather; nomad
...it’s not “my” concept. It’s what we have to deal with.

WRONGO.

General Blather, you are just too cowed, intimidated, frightened, and faint-hearted to seek OTHER ways we can deal with this.

The most important first step is to face the uncomfortable truth that YOU ONLY GET TO VOTE FOR.

What have you been voting for, Gen. Blather?

I don't want to know what you've been voting against. I want to know what you've been voting FOR.

22 posted on 03/24/2014 11:46:09 AM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

“They BOTH see a multi-trillion dollar US Treasury they can use to buy the petty-favors of the populace to assure them in their positions of power.

It is why we have a single party system.
It IS that simple.”

Pretty much sums it up. Sadly I don’t see us ever getting a real change as any reformers elected are soon corrupted after spending a few years in DC.


23 posted on 03/24/2014 11:46:53 AM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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To: Kaslin

Apparently, a “purist” is anyone who won’t vote for the latest GOPe flavor. So if in 2016 it’s Jeb, or Christie, or Romney Redux, and you won’t jump on the bandwagon and dance to their tune, then you’re a “purist”.


24 posted on 03/24/2014 11:47:41 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Kaslin

So, Herman ... remind us why you ran for President again?


25 posted on 03/24/2014 11:47:51 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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To: Boogieman

Demographics is destiny...


26 posted on 03/24/2014 11:48:26 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Kaslin

Conservatives to “Earth”.

We tried it that way. Even if you get elected you still hate us.

Quit being our enemy.


27 posted on 03/24/2014 11:49:03 AM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands (Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
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To: Gen.Blather
Romney is a progressive, statist sellout! No better than all the other Republicrat statists you tout as our “saviors”. Answer this: In all the years that you purveyor's of this “lesser of two evils” have successfully pushed this concept, what has it done to slow, let alone stop or heaven forbid, reverse the seemingly inexorable trend by BOTH of those traitorous parties towards a totalitarian statism? Or have you forgotten that during GW`s term the Congress and White House was LOADED with examples or your precious “lesser of two evils”? By the way, they called themselves NeoCons.
28 posted on 03/24/2014 11:49:55 AM PDT by nomad
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To: trapped_in_LA

Best option:

“Attack” the treasury.


29 posted on 03/24/2014 11:51:13 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Politicians by definition lean on the larger body politic.

If they can’t get a consensus (politics being the art of the possible) then they can’t do the thing envisioned, no matter how virtuous.

Our answer is in a different direction. Get the Lord exalted among the people. Last time I looked that constitution still began “We The People.” There’s the onus. You can not pump this from the political end any more than you can push a rope!

In the meantime, Republican lite may be the best you can affirm... everyone else having washed out.


30 posted on 03/24/2014 11:52:05 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Kaslin

The real purists are those progressive Republicans insisting on party line voting to THEIR benefit. But it’s been proven over and over they do not support conservatives.

Lugar and another retired GOPe just endorsed DEMOCRATS for pete’s sake. I’m still waiting for Cain’s column brow beating them.


31 posted on 03/24/2014 11:53:41 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Beagle8U; All
Okay -- how about "purely a sophistry." !!!

The fact remains: voting "against" is an oxymoron. Even when you vote "against" a yes-or-no ballot proposition, in reality you're voting FOR nixing it. You either vote "Yes," I'm FOR nixing this proposition, or you vote "No," I'm FOR keeping it as is.

Either way, you are voting FOR something. EVERYONE, please grasp the reality: voting "against" is a fallacy. No matter how much you wish it wasn't true, you ONLY get to vote for.

So when you vote, vote in terms of FOR because it is the ONLY thing that counts.

32 posted on 03/24/2014 11:55:38 AM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Gen.Blather

Gen.blather huh? Well it suits you! Blather on because my mind is made up and I don`t give a rat`s ass what a spineless blathering braying jackass like you thinks. Get bent, asshole!


33 posted on 03/24/2014 11:56:06 AM PDT by nomad
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To: ansel12; Gene Eric

Hey I told the truth again.


34 posted on 03/24/2014 11:56:11 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Gen.Blather
Romney was one of the least perfect Republicans I could imagine. But he was an American. I suspect he is patriotic. I do not believe he would have continued to damage America on the world scene as Obama has. I think America would have been much better off under his socialist-lite approach than under a died-in-the-wool communist. But the purists stayed home. They expect that the GOP will eventually have to give them a genuine conservative. Hell will freeze first.

The purists assume that the GOPe WANTS to win a presidential election. I don't. I'm thinking that the GOPe is just fine with being out of the presidency. If there was a Republican in the White House, the GOPe would be held accountable for results by the R voters.

With a Dem in the White House, the congressional Repubs can continue to get the perks of office and route goodies to their friends in exchange for playing ball with the Dems.

35 posted on 03/24/2014 11:56:51 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: Wyatt's Torch
Demographics is destiny...

FALSE.

Morality is destiny. Demographics is PRETENSE.

36 posted on 03/24/2014 11:58:20 AM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Finny

In that case nobody would get voted in because there is bound to be at least one skeleton.

Perfection won’t be found on this mortal coil till Christ returns and then it’ll only be Him.


37 posted on 03/24/2014 11:58:23 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Finny

Nope not even morality.

A real live God who USES morality, is.


38 posted on 03/24/2014 11:58:50 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Alex Murphy; cripplecreek; Finny

moderates are the most extreme people you will ever meet.


39 posted on 03/24/2014 11:59:24 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

George Romney wanting Goldwater thrown out of the party and then turning to Saul Alinsky to help solve the problems of Detroit.


40 posted on 03/24/2014 12:01:26 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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