Why Do Conservatives So Quickly Abandon Their Own?

Cathryn Crawford

[Cathryn Crawford]

Isn't it true that a lot of the bashing of Bill Bennett is simply due to the fact that conservatives naturally rejoice in the misfortunes of their own? The ability of the conservative movement to abandon their own people when they are even slightly attacked by the liberal/media establishment is absolutely astounding.

Why are conservatives so quick to judge their own? Are we afraid? Are we so afraid of being tainted by a scandal that we will so easily turn away at the first sight of blood?

This is a serious and long-term issue among conservatives that deserves to be adressed.

[Misterioso]

LOL!

[wardaddy]

I disagree. I don't care whether it's Bill Bennett or Kerry Packard...it's still damn foolish and indicative to me of a loss of control.

8m is a nice basis for the start of a family fortune.

I just don't see it and it dimishes his stature. He is a public figure who is arguably the biggest preacher of morals that we conservatives have and he may have blown 600K in one year or visit...and perhaps 8 million overall and some here act like it's "nothing".

Geez.....I live in a different universe obviously. He lost a bit of his high ground with me....and that sure does not please me.

BTW...I play Texas Hold Em with the best of them and my net is probably around a 10th of Bennett's I'd guess and I have never lost over a couple a thousand playing Poker...never.

Folks who gamble at that level unless professionals making a living at it ...which is very very rare....are usually always "marks". And he plays 500 dollar spin slots....geez...that is the sucker bets of all sucker bets.

The guy may be great besides this but he most definitely has a gambling problem.

[wardaddy]

I know...but if you see an alternative...let me know....DeLay is not a senator...yet.

[Cathryn Crawford]

I wish...and no, no alternative that I see right now. Sorry....

[TLBSHOW]

pat pat...

[nopardons]

HI Bella !

Since I am anti-gambling, I'm not thrilled to hear about Bennet. OTOH, it's unfortunately legal and his gambling is no one's business, since it hasn't beggered hios family AND he is NOT a public official.

[Cathryn Crawford]

I am the new Linus. I will use pat, pat from now on to denote affection....pat, pat.

[nopardons]

Nailed in one.

[Consort]

If would have bet that $8 million at his local Catholic bingo.....

[Cathryn Crawford]

How very true indeed.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Hey, then it would've been alright, right?

snicker snicker snicker

[nopardons]

Frist is inept, neither understand nor is capable of doing the job. I wish he could. Maybe he'll " get it " ; maybe he won't. His performance, to date, does not engender confidence. :-(

[Bella_Bru]

I myself am having a difficult time getting worked up over this one. I do enjoy gambling from time to time, therefore, I am not about to critcize anyone else's vice of choice.

[Misterioso]

.... and smoking is a vice, so...

Smoking is a vice? Hell, if I'd known that I'd have quit a long time ago!

[Cathryn Crawford]

He hasn't gotten it yet; do you think he ever really will? I had high hopes for him, but no more.

[nopardons]

If they aren't supporting you financially, then they can have no say what you do. Once you make claims on them, then and only then, do they deserve your more or less unbridled acquiessence.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Gambling's not the point. Conservatives executing their own without trial is the point.

[Cathryn Crawford]

So I was told. I quit straightaway...

[TLBSHOW]

Frist is inept, neither understand nor is capable of doing the job. I wish he could. Maybe he'll " get it " ; maybe he won't. His performance, to date, does not engender confidence.

...
Very true. But the democrats love him does that count?

[Cathryn Crawford]

Well, I'm here, and they aren't, so I guess that's the point. I still love 'em and respect 'em, just sometimes wonder why they seem to go out of their way to hurt me...mon deiu, how childish that sounds.