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Which Side Are You On? (You have to bend over for the GOP)
national review ^ | March 29, 2014 4:00 AM | Kevin D Williamson

Posted on 03/30/2014 5:53:19 PM PDT by Bigtigermike

I am not naïve enough to believe that having elected Mitt Romney president or consigning the Democrats to the minority in both houses of Congress would change all that. But unless you are ready to give up on electoral politics entirely — and I confess to wavering on that question with a bias toward despair — then it is a matter of deciding whether X is preferable to Y. And sometimes that is a pretty easy call. Contemplating the inevitable shortcomings of elected Republicans, conservatives may consider the situation and think: “The lesser of two evils is still evil.” And it is. But it’s also lesser. And if that’s the choice we have, it may be unpalatable — but it is a choice that we have to make. I liked the Cthulhu 2012 slogan — “Why Vote for a Lesser Evil?” — but that’s a joke, not a program. The reason to vote for a lesser evil is because we’re responsible adults who don’t want the greater evil to prevail.

If this seems inconsistent with more than a little of what I have written before, I suppose a personal note is in order. I left the Republican party because I didn’t want to be part of any organization that would have Arlen Specter as a member, and because I was appalled at the fiscal incontinence of the Bush years. And I’ve very much enjoyed being able to tell people that I’m not a Republican. (Some days more than others, as you might imagine.) That being said, I am coming around to the view that I’d rather be disappointed by Republicans who periodically fail live up to their principles than have my country pillaged and hobbled by Democrats who consistently live up to theirs.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: establishment; gopelite; lesseroftwo; rino
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1 posted on 03/30/2014 5:53:20 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Bigtigermike
McConnell IS evil.

Ditch Mitch at all costs.

2 posted on 03/30/2014 5:54:28 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Bigtigermike

“The reason to vote for a lesser evil is because we’re responsible adults who don’t want the greater evil to prevail.”

Then stop complaining about the GOP since you got the lesser evil you wanted.

Can’t have it both ways folks.


3 posted on 03/30/2014 5:56:44 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (I)
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To: Bigtigermike

Mitt Romney was far from being a republican and light years away from being a conservative.

Was he the lesser of two evils? I don’t care, I gave up on voting for the lesser of two evils after voting for McCain. I said “never again” and I damn sure meant it.

After the utter disaster of obama, possibly the GOPE will consider backing a conservative - I know, I kid myself.


4 posted on 03/30/2014 5:59:22 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (God is not the author of confusion. 1 Cor 13: 33)
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To: Bigtigermike
When the 2016 election comes down to Jeb Bush vs Any Democrat, there is no "lesser" evil. It is purely a tribal election. You are supposed to vote for the guy who belongs to your tribe/family/race. In that sense we have already devolved to third world status where Democracy is of no avail. Democracy forced onto a tribally based society just means you vote for the guy from your own tribe in hơpes that he will plunder the rest of the population for your tribe's benefit.
5 posted on 03/30/2014 5:59:28 PM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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To: Graybeard58
There are not enough elected conservatives in the party to make much difference, if any. We may elect 100% conservatives to COngress but within 48 hours of them taking their seats they ain't conservatives any more. They find out instanter that if they hew to principle they will never be rich. Their fortune will be limited to their salaries and whatever their own financial acumen can accomplish. If they vote as they are told to vote they are assured of being wealthy for the rest of their lives even if they never win another election.
6 posted on 03/30/2014 6:04:46 PM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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To: Bigtigermike

So you think there’s no difference between Mitt Romney and Barak Obama?


7 posted on 03/30/2014 6:07:46 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: sasquatch

Should have asked the question of the original author...


8 posted on 03/30/2014 6:08:32 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: Bigtigermike

Bingo.


9 posted on 03/30/2014 6:09:40 PM 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: sasquatch

Going by their records, nope. Not enough to matter. Both pro gay, anti military, pro socialist healthcare, pro illegal...and many other points.

Oh and Romney’s liberalism helped move the whole of the GOP left. See their votes since the slaughter for proof. Thats something Barry couldn’t even do.


10 posted on 03/30/2014 6:13:35 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (I)
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To: Paladin2

Agree. At all costs!


11 posted on 03/30/2014 6:22:44 PM PDT by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: Norm Lenhart

There is a difference between liberal and socialist.


12 posted on 03/30/2014 6:30:50 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: sasquatch

Not really anymore. It’s really a semantic argument at this point. Today they are one and the same. Liberals adopted socalism as their guiding force and socialists embraced liberalism’s modern definition.


13 posted on 03/30/2014 6:33:25 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (I)
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To: sasquatch

Mitt Romney is a self-admitted Progressive. What differences?


14 posted on 03/30/2014 6:37:06 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF USA CITIZEN PARENTS)
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To: Bigtigermike

More “lesser evil” nonsense.


15 posted on 03/30/2014 6:39:21 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Bigtigermike

I don’t care about party, if they are not conservative do not vote for them


16 posted on 03/30/2014 6:46:55 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Lesser and greater evils are on the same side!


17 posted on 03/30/2014 6:47:44 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: sasquatch
So you think there’s no difference between Mitt Romney and Barak Obama?

Maybe not much, but enough for me to believe that the US would be in much better shape today with Romney at the helm.

There isn't an electable conservative today that would meet the criteria of such a diverse group as conservatives are. There's always something wrong with someone that will keep enough conservatives at home sitting on their hands and letting a Dem win yet another election.

18 posted on 03/30/2014 6:50:29 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: sasquatch
Romney was the last chance for the GOPe to get (at least partial) conservative support for their lame candidates.

Jeb will do worse than Romney. The GOPe has LOST the base.

19 posted on 03/30/2014 6:54:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Timber Rattler
More “lesser evil” nonsense.

So accepting a greater evil is better.

Interesting.

20 posted on 03/30/2014 6:55:32 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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