I spent 15 months in that hell hole. FYI. Where were you the last ten years Internet warrior?. People like you got Clinton elected twice because Bush and Dole didnt match your level of conservatisim.
You voted for it, bethelgrad, so would you be here owning it? Or would you be here whining, "Don't blame me! I voted against [Hillary/Democrat Nighmare du Jour]!"
It's out of your control and it's out of my control. Americans want and need something to vote for. Just because you don't care what you vote for as long as it's "against" Obama, doesn't mean the rest of us are that blind.
If Americans reject Obama, why wouldn't they reject Romney? A lot would just as soon stay home. Voting "against" is for ninnies. It always fails, it always pulls left, but there's always a carrot at the end of the stick held far off to your right, so you don't notice your leftward gait.
People like you got Clinton elected twice because Bush and Dole didnt match your level of conservatism.
I voted for Dole and Bush in both of those. But loving American patriots got Clinton elected twice on a plurality. Most Americans wanted a different guy. It made Clinton weak. He ended up being impeached. That's a fact.
Conservatism ADVANCED under Clinton, because he was over-run. If Bush or Dole had won, what would have kept the Republican party from veering left?