Thats fine if the world you lived in only consisted of Freepers...it doesn't. It would also help if the majority of Republicans had the same attitude of winning with the truth and the truth in action; instead of forcing us to pull the lever for the official with the best chance to win. It would also help if the majority of Republicans(those who actually believe in the truth and the truth in action) would get a spine, stick to their guns and start representing US.
Oh please. The world I live in is all about reality. I deal with, read about, and constantly recognize the methods, madness, and reasoning of the "other side." I engage them often.
Optimism about our future is not a "freeper world" nor a "real world" option. It just is. You can choose to be caught up in dismay. But the truth of the matter is things aren't that bad.
It would also help if the majority of Republicans had the same attitude of winning with the truth and the truth in action; instead of forcing us to pull the lever for the official with the best chance to win.
I think you're getting confused with those who support John Kerry because of "electability" and those who support President Bush. Let's remember back to 2000. If Republican voters opted to go with the most electable, it would have been McCain or Powell, not Bush. Moreover, NO ONE is "forcing" you to pull a lever. Maybe it's the concept of making a decision where you have such a hard time. When it comes down to a choice between two people, rarely does one choose based upon "best chance to win."
t seems clear to me you have a problem supporting "RINO's" in an election. The pessimist in this situation will protest against having to choose. The optimist will choose based upon the hope that, with hard work, speaking out and getting involved, a candidate will continue to evolve into a stronger leader for one point of view or another.
It would also help if the majority of Republicans(those who actually believe in the truth and the truth in action) would get a spine, stick to their guns and start representing US.
I will only ask what you're doing to change the things you don't like. With every situation faced, a person can either make their position known and take the appropriate and prudent measures to affect change, they can get angry, beligerent and lash out at everything they disagree with, or they can sit back, pout, and generally become mired in despair because they weren't "heard."
I addressed, in my post to you your eternal pessimism about all things "Republican." I think pessimism is a cop out. I think it is the easy answer to a situation a person doesn't want to have to acknowledge or address. I used to be an eternal pessimist...continually in a hole about the country going to hell in a handbasket, about the other side winning, about the future being dim.
I stopped because it is the least productive path. Pessimists are strongest when they have an audience. I will do everything I can to isolate pessimists and deny them their audience. they tend to want to drag everyone around them down.