Deliver a Spanking

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | October 22, 2006 | Colin McNickle

[Conservative Goddess]

I am your typical Republican "supervoter." .... But I'm seriously considering ending that streak this Nov. 7. ...

I'm also a contrarian -- a conservative with libertarian leanings. Combine all these characteristics, then mix in the aggregate Republican record, allow the ire it has created to rise and bake it for a few years and here's what comes out of the oven:

A party base that's mad as hell and no longer willing to rationalize GOP failures. It's a base whose crust grows darker and thicker -- i.e., angrier -- when prominent conservatives and Republicans -- politicians, pundits, radio talk-show hosts and think tankers sensing impending electoral doom -- pop out of their pumpkins and upbraid the watered-on for complaining about being wet.

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...Pay no attention to the recidivists behind the curtain who, once every two years or four or six, make grand promises of fealty to conservative and party principles only to repeatedly fail to deliver. ... What's the definition of insanity again? In this case it's constantly returning Republicans to power and having the audacity to expect different results. And what could be more stupid than that?

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Look, folks, it's time to take a stand. Returning this current crew of Republicans to power will only embolden them to spend more time, not less, off the conservative reservation. This is no time to dance the Rationalization Rumba. It is time for the GOP base to deliver a very big SMACK. It's the only way to start the process of true Republican/conservative reclamation.

Fellow Republicans and conservatives, do what you must on Nov. 7. But I, for one, refuse to yet again enter my polling place, vote for the usual GOP suspects...

It's time for the long-spanked to do some spanking.

[DCPatriot]

Wow! Are those flames from the guns being fired?

Or, are they something exploding nearby?

[pollyannaish]

He died a few days after I was born. I THINK IT'S A SIGN!!

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"support Lieberman and oppose Lamont."

I can't disagree with you in the case of Lieberman and the Marxist so you've got me there.

It shows that absolutism is dumb.

Is there such a word as "absolutism" If there isn't there should be. It sets me right off, yet here I'm being guilty of it.

Michael Frazier

[RobRoy]

I've voted straight R my entire life. This time it will be "L" or I will write in my own name.

[Oberon]

We are thinking of what's important to this country.

Yeah...all "R's" across the board, all the time, no matter where they stand or how they vote.

Whoopee.

I hope I have more to show for my life on earth than that, when it comes time for me to stand before God and give an account for myself.

[Howlin]

Rich, I've been waiting for her to "get hers" since 1992; hey, a girl can hope, can't she?

[durasell]

I'm off to work on the party's platform, take care.

Actually, we don't have a platform so much as we have a deck.

[Howlin]

I hope I have more to show for my life on earth than that, when it comes time for me to stand before God and give an account for myself.

It's good to know that you think caring what the direction of this country is is something God might not think is important.

[RasterMaster]

Hey if you'd like to see what voting DUmocrat gets you, I could tell you a few towns to visit that are not that far from you.

[RasterMaster]

"L" for LOSER?

[Petronski]

Colin McNickle is an idiot of the highest caliber. This is no time for OPERATION FOOTBULLET.


This is quite the amazing frickin' selfish crybaby tantrum, signifying insanity.

[RasterMaster]

The caption says USS New Jersey firing 16" Guns....nbthing about "incoming".

[Howlin]

What are conservatives supposed to do?

What exactly makes you think the rest of us who are saying we need to support the party aren't conservatives?

[FreeReign]

Yeah...all "R's" across the board, all the time, no matter where they stand or how they vote. Whoopee.

Show me a Congressional race where the Democrat is more conservative than the Republican.

I'll wait for your answer.

[Howlin]

*Snicker*

[Oberon]

It's good to know that you think caring what the direction of this country is is something God might not think is important.

That's very important. In fact, it's far too important to louse up the process by electing a bunch of d@mn RINOs.

Did you really not know that's what I meant, or were you putting words in my mouth to make a point?

[Yardstick]

Well said *bump*

[Oberon]

I'll wait for your answer.

You won't wait long. I don't know of a single one.

However, I do know that being one inch to the right of a liberal Democrat doesn't earn my vote.

[pollyannaish]

It starts with you.

How involved are you with the party locally? Do you attend precinct meetings? Do you work with your local party to recruit conservative candidates? Do you know who the power players are in your area?

Money is spent/allocated from the national party on numbers alone and understand that loyalty demands that barring scandal, they will always back the incumbent. If they don't support your candidate financially the local backers must do it. Despite what you hear out of the msm, money is not always the determiner of who wins. Also, as frustrating as it is, the majority will also win when it comes to candidates, so if someone other than your candidate wins, you may have to work on convincing folks of your philosophy first. That takes time, effort and diplomacy. Still, it is more efficient to work within the party structure (which is rife with internal politics as well, mind you) than outside of it.

If not involved there, that is where you start. Voting is the general election is the end of the process, not the beginning. If you want influence...you must play within the structure as it stands. If you don't want to be that involved, your biggest chance to influence things comes during the primary. After that, "messages" get very murky.

[Petronski]

Just like a lot of us thought, you're a troll.

Amen to that.

Conservative Goddess is probably posting from the bowels of Paul Begala's warroom.