Colin McNickle is the Trib's director of editorial pages [a paper owned by Richard Mellon Scaife, i.e., not a liberal rag]. Ring him at (412) 320-7836. E-mail him at: cmcnickle@tribweb.com.
This clown McNickle needs to read the Seattle Times story several posts above this one about how Pelosi swore to "take him down", meaning Bush, regardless of the consequences. We don't need that Shiite in Washington running things.
Well, too late for me to "send the GOP a message". I already voted for them, straight GOP ticket. I've got a governor's race here in Ohio that's TOO DARNED IMPORTANT to me to vote for retreat-and-defeat DemocRATS. If conservatives would have gotten off their collective butts and campaigned in the primaries against these RINO's that let us down, we may have saw some change and this "deliver a spanking" crap would be moot.
Since that didn't happen, I'm not for handing this country over to the DemocRATS who will do far worse. Now, more than ever, too much is at stake and I'm not willing to turn this country into the hands of hateful, "no-plan-except-cut-and-run", embolden the terrorists, DemocRATS.
Do what you think you've got to do. I already did what I had to do.
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.........
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And you get a Ross Perot voter.
It is a STUPID MOVE
to
CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE!!!
There, hopefully you've been sufficiently boogeymanned. Now go vote GOP like a good boy.
So by making Nancy Pelosi speaker, we somehow advance the conservative cause? What if the Dems return to power and we can't get it back for another 40 years? I'll be 70 by then.
So much of what you say about the "off the reservation" mentality and actions of this so-called Republican crew is true. On the other hand, my fear for the country in the hands of the Democrats outweighs my disgust with the Republican leadership. If, per chance, we retain the House and Senate, the so-called Leadership should resgin those roles and take a seat for someone who has the courage of his convictions.
I can think of two.
1. Allowing the RATS back in power.
2. Allowing the leftstream Media to manipulate us into sitting out this election.
The general election is not the place for this crap. Punish the bastards in the primary elections. Have you ever heard the phrase "cut off your nose to spite your face"?
This is just stupid. Why do so many Republicans have such difficulty with simple logic and comprehension? I swear sometimes I have to wonder if they are thinkers or parrots.
The GOP is far from perfect but let us list some facts:
1. It freed two countries from oppression and has aggressively took on terrorists around the world.
2. The mastermind who planned 9-11 was captured and countless other terrorists have been killed through the aggressive approach of the GOP and President Bush.
3. The deficit has been cut by more than half.
4. The economy is booming due to the Bush tax cuts.
5. We have two new conservative supreme court Judges and countless other appellate judges throughout the nation appointed by President Bush.
6. They did pass a border control fence and provided new funding for border protection.
7. They are not Democrats.
If you are disappointed with the GOP you need to take a moment to think about what the Democrats would do better and I would venture there is not one thing they would've done better. Not one. So grow up and quit acting like this is a perfect world. I get frustrated like all of us do. I would've bomb the hell out of North Korea after they set off that Nuke test but we can't even get our current Administration to speak strongly to the little dictator. If some disappointed Republicans and conservatives want to go back to giving out signed basketballs to leaders of oppressed nations and terrorist states then by all means vote Democrat and give the GOP a spanking. The RHINOs will just use it to try to fragment the party and really demean the conservatives. Show them the power of faith and win this election! Not for the GOP but for our soldiers and our country!
She obviously hasn't read some of the threads on FR. I haven't seen this many apologists since Neville Chamberlain's family reunion.
If Conservatives are taken for granted (no where else to vote) then they are finished. Who cares how the media portrays the outcome: the message is to the GOP lest they take us for granted.
Anybody who is madder at repubs than they are at democrats - has rocks for brains.
The dems have been trying to undermine their very own president and their very own country - because they are so power hungry they will do ANYTHING to get their power back.
Dems have VOTED AGAINST every national security issue - they gleefully chided "WE KILLED THE PATRIOT ACT" - the very laws which gave our police the tools necessary to stop terrorism. It has proven itself very effective - along with the NSA progam which the liberals labeled - A DOMESTIC SPYING PROGRAM - which was of course a BIG FAT LIE.
And .. the democrats want America's Constitutional laws to apply to people who want to murder us - and they aren't even citizens - so they are not entitled to any of those protections.
Why is it people expect the repubs to be PERFECT - but excuse and ignore all the horrible and dangerous and despicable things the democrats have done to President Bush and every other repub on the planet.
And .. just who in hell is going to get a spanking if people won't vote .. WE - THE AMERICAN PEOPLE - WE'RE THE ONES WHO WILL SUFFER - NOT THE POLITICIANS. Anybody who can't see this is totally ignorant.
"Spanking" the repubs is really sending ALL OF AMERICA to hell. We have to put up with all the gross legislation the democrats are going to try to foist upon us. THEY ALREADY HAVE THE LEGISLATION WRITTEN - THEY'RE JUST WAITING - TO GET BACK IN POWER.
FIRST UP - They are going to allow the tax cuts to EXPIRE - I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT INCREASING MY TAXES BY 58% IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I WANT FOR MYSELF OR ANYBODY IN AMERICA. Those tax cuts have spured the economy and when they are removed - our economy is going to start tanking - CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHO THE HELL WILL GET SPANKED - IT ISN'T THE POLITICIANS.
The next two items in the democrats' agenda is - DEFUNDING THE WAR - RANGEL ALREADY HAS THE LEGISLATION WRITTEN. He's also already written a bill to force military service on all those 18-42 years of age. We don't need that - military recruiting levels are above recruiting goals.
The next little package of joy is THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT BUSH and VP CHENEY. Why - so PELOSI WILL BECOME PRESIDENT - OR WHOEVER THE DEMS CHOOSE TO TAKE THAT SPOT. Do people even know that the 3rd person in line for the WH is the Speaking of the House ..??
Are people that ignorant and really stupid to want this to happen ..?? DID THE POLITICIANS GET HURT BY ANY OF THAT LEGISLATION .. NO THEY DIDN'T .. YOU AND I GET HURT THE MOST - SO THANK YOU TO ALL YOU NON-VOTERS FOR SPITTING IN MY FACE UNDER THE GUISE OF PUNISHING THE POLITICIANS. [YES, I'M YELLING - and if you don't like it - then the shoe must fit you.]
I intend to stop the democrats from returning to power - and I will crawl over broken glass to vote to KEEP THEM OUT OF CONGRESS AND THE WH.
LET'S ROLL!!!
I am sick of this effin ignorance... "I'm not gonna vote. That will show them!"
A non vote for a republican is a vote for a democrat. Unless there is a libertarian that has a chance of winning, I would rather a republican than a democrat any day. How is putting a democrat into office and screwing yourself going to 'get them?'
Makes sense to me. NOT
I have issues with the Republicans but the Democrats are very very dangerous to let in power....my absentee ballot is filled out with all R's...Gotta be pragmatic you can't get everything you want and you got to vote for the important things republicans do good at and that is national security.
Here we go again... More supposed conservatives that did not learn the lessons of Ross Perot. Ok you explain to your grandkids who will be fighting our enemies within the borders of the U.S.A. that you failed to stop it when you had the chance.