The case for voting Republicans, even those you think are Rinos

10/18/2014 | chrisnj

[Dan in Wichita]

Yep, I guess voting for/with my principles has been completely pissing in the wind

Unfortunately, you are correct. In your case, you can't seem to figure out how your leg is getting covered with that warm and yellow wet stuff. And worst of all, it's getting on other people too.

[i_robot73]

Sorry, Dan, it’s those party-line voters, work-within, Party over XYZ that’s ‘getting on everyone else’ AS the party continues to lurch Socialist.

MY eyes are open and clear. I can’t say the same for those others; but I won’t let THEIR choice shackle ME so willingly.

[Lakeshark]

Norm, you are so pathetic, claiming there was no argument, but what else could I expect from someone so dumb? Here was the argument you avoided (and will continue to avoid as predicted):

Some of them are likely democrat plants, some of them are simply used by the totalitarian left to sow discord under the guise of being principled. I never thought there could be people on FR that were as stupid as the GOPE, but I stand fully corrected.

These are the brilliant ones who lobbied for allowing a full blown Marxist, a full grown America hating, actively gay agenda promoting, actively and totally pro abortion administration who embodies the face of evil in our time, who genuinely wants to ruin America along with everything good in office. Yep, leave him alone and allow him to ruin all things.

Among their many debate tactics (along with ignoring actually debating substantively) they use the old "lesser of two evils" argument to shame you in to silence. I'm not a RINO lover in the slightest, but the idea that any RINO could actually compete with the new democrat party (the face of totalitarian evil in our time) is rich with irony.

It's never been about the lesser of two evils, it's flat out that we've never seen evil like this in our lifetime. Just try out a few things this administration has done lately: Let ebola into the US. They are actively bringing ebola patients to be treated here. They sent 3,000 troops to ebola countries. They are now calling up the guard to send to ebola countries. They refuse to block flights or even screen people from these countries. They ACTIVELY planned for the recent invasion of the southern border, they ACTIVELY IGNORED all lethal diseases and possible terrorist ties. They bussed them all over and we don't know where they are or who they are. They destroyed 70 years of our NATO alliance allowing Russia to take over in Eastern Europe. They allowed ISIS to flourish, killing multitudes of Christians and so many others. They destabilized the entire Mid East by supporting the Muslim brotherhood. Good grief I could go on all day about what they've mangled in the past few months, and yet......these brilliant "principled" people who left all this to happen, are saying it once again. The same people who have blood on their hands from sitting out the last time are here again saying the same leftist talking points.

I never thought we'd have such ignorant, virulent, and pathetic people gain such strength on the right (I know, some of them are plants, not from the right at all), but here we are. The country is circling the drain as these despicable totalitarian leftists are running amok, and all the idiots here say is let to them do it. What kind of principle is that? None, never was, never will be.

[csivils]

If you two keep provoking Edmund the GOPe cheerleader, he is going to do something drastic like call you a girrrrllll. (That is about the only name in his vocabulary he hasn’t already thrown at you...)

[csivils]

Great job Edmund, you managed to string words together and make an argument!

“You exaggerated and over simplified - and miss that the biggest problem then might well have been the White House - run by a man many conservatives just loved (at the time) because he (claimed to be) was pro life. Period. And then again, you ignored 9-11 from your analysis too.”

So what you are saying is that the example of republicans in control wasn’t really republicans in control because they were RINOs... yet the public perception is still damaging because they ran under the banner of being a conservative.

My take away is that we do ourselves damage when we elect a RINO. In this case, the price for Bush not being a conservative was 8 years of Obama. Probably not the point you were trying to make, but your example illustrates clearly how a RINO can be worse than the alternative.

[Norm Lenhart]

Lake, You forgot your best argument...Yosemite Sam on a dragon. It’s the smartest ‘comment’ you have made in 4 years.

Other than that, You should know by now I love upsetting you.

[Norm Lenhart]

It’s all he can do since he lacks the ability to defend his position. All the Freeper Left shares that principle. It’s the only one they have so they pass it amongst themselves. His other buddy upthread prefers cartoon pix mostly but same difference. Collectively bereft of an argument that matches the facts.