I'm all for voting principle over expedience when there are no other options, but for those Freepers who voted for Lonegan over Bret, well, now we get Forrester v. Corzine, neither of whom deserves a conservative's vote. Bret Schundler is a true conservative who didn't get the support of the horrendous NJ Republican Party machine in 2001, but he honed his message for NJ, deemphasizing social issues that the New York-Philly-New Jersey liberal media spin to scare the sheeple, and instead focusing on the property tax issue. Based on his platform, his experience in Jersey City, his personal telegenics and articulate manner of presentation, Bret Schunlder had the best chance of winning, and then actually making a difference, for conservative values in New Jersey.
Lonegan and those who voted for him killed that possibility, based on--well, what precisely? Lonegan's caveman demeanor and attitude help perpetuate the stereotype that political conservatives are inarticulate, mean-spirited, and just plain stupid. What a disaster, what a set back, for NJ conservatives.
As for the conspiracy nuts who advanced the odious arguments here on FR that Bret was a "terrorist supporter" essentially because there are Muslims in Jersey City, shame on you. I doubt that the arguments persuaded anybody to vote against Bret since they were so asinine, but it showed how many purported conservatives are Jacobin leftists at heart.
Forrester or Corzine? George Wallace said there ain't a dime's worth a difference between the Republicans and the Democrats, and here in NJ, how true that is. I see no reason at all to vote for Forrester, since RINO thieves do more damage to conservative values than the worst liberal Democrat. Christie Whitman, Donnie Di, Tom Kean, Doug Forrester-- pro-abort, anti-gun, high taxing gaggle of lefties--a pox on them all.
Weep for us in the Garden State, all you Freepers!
"Forrester or Corzine? George Wallace said there ain't a dime's worth a difference between the Republicans and the Democrats, and here in NJ, how true that is. I see no reason at all to vote for Forrester, since RINO thieves do more damage to conservative values than the worst liberal Democrat. Christie Whitman, Donnie Di, Tom Kean, Doug Forrester-- pro-abort, anti-gun, high taxing gaggle of lefties--a pox on them all."
Your #201 is right on. You've articulate better than I ever could.
Lonegan's supporters have cut of their noses to spite their faces. Trite comment, but all their conservative talk was empty. I can be loyal to a fault, at times, but when the picture was so clear --as this one was-- you have to be practical.
I will push the "R" lever, but as I said earlier, it will be with my middle finger.
As for the conspiracy nuts who advanced the odious arguments here on FR that Bret was a "terrorist supporter" essentially because there are Muslims in Jersey City, shame on you. I doubt that the arguments persuaded anybody to vote against Bret since they were so asinine, but it showed how many purported conservatives are Jacobin leftists at heart.
VERY well said.