[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why do you and others always bash "third-party" and "loserdopian" FReepers who don't toe the RNC line? I'm a Libertarian who's behind Bush 110% this year and have donated generously to his campaign, as well as attending his rallies here in WI, even though I didn't support Bush in 2000.

A lot of us are just frustrated at his big spending and his inability to control the borders, but bottom line we still support him because of his traditional values and his leadership on the WOT.

[norton]

You don't have to fall on the Libertarian side to believe that "A lot of us are just frustrated at his big spending and his inability to control the borders, but bottom line we still support him because of his traditional values and his leadership on the WOT."

Everyone here knows that GWB is not "a conservative" & that's OK.

OK, I don't agree with his border policies and I fear a civil war might be the end result but I'd rather be writing him on that issue than quietly accepting fate because I knew that any plea directed at a lefty executive would wind up in an FBI file.

And I know that feeling because I live in Boxer/Feinstein/Chavez country.

[bayourod]

"but bottom line we still support him"

Some people, not necessarily you, don't know what the word "support" means in politics. It means more than just contributing money, putting a bumper sticker on your car, and voting for the candidate.

It includes always speaking favorably of the candidate, especially around people who may be inclined to say unfavorable things about the candidate if they think they won't be challenged.

It includes not saying "I support him but...." and then listing all the things you think the candidate is wrong about.

There is a time to "toe the line" and a time to "hold the officeholder's feet to the fire."