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To: Perdogg
I vote for McCain. That's a no-brainer. The war is still the most important issue, and aside from his reluctance to use serious interrogation techniques on terrorist prisoners, he's on the right side of that issue.

Also, those of you who think four years of Hillary or Obama will give us better chances of electing a conservative in 2012 need to think again. Four years of Bill Clinton got us Bob Dole as the nominee and another four years of Bill Clinton. That was even though Republicans were in a stronger position in 1996 than we are today.

I know a lot of people think McCain, or Giuliani, or Romney, would be no better than Hillary or Obama. I happen to disagree, but that's your prerogative.

However, we do need to be honest with ourselves about what a Hillary or Obama victory means for the GOP. There's plenty of evidence to suggest that it would move the GOP to the left, not to the right. There is no guarantee that the conservative cause will gain any strategic benefit from electing a liberal Democrat as opposed to a moderate Republican.

The way I see it, there's too much at stake right now to play political games with our country's future. I'll take a moderate Republican who will fight our enemies aggressively over any of the Democrats. It may be possible that four years of a Democrat President might bring the GOP to its senses, but can we afford those four years right now? bin Laden will not be taking four years off, and neither should we.
376 posted on 01/09/2008 9:09:36 AM PST by The Pack Knight (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: The Pack Knight
The way I see it, there's too much at stake right now to play political games with our country's future. I'll take a moderate Republican who will fight our enemies aggressively over any of the Democrats. It may be possible that four years of a Democrat President might bring the GOP to its senses, but can we afford those four years right now? bin Laden will not be taking four years off, and neither should we.

Well said.

383 posted on 01/09/2008 9:11:38 AM PST by andy58-in-nh (Kill the terrorists, secure the borders, and give me back my freedom.)
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To: The Pack Knight
2 years of Clinton and his attempt to nationalize the health-care industry got us the most conservative Republican Congress in decades. That is what has allowed us to remain free and prosperous .Congress has much more power than the president. The president can’t write laws but Congress can and they can override a veto with a 66% majority.

Most of the things that the president does have to be approved by congress like nominations, judges etc.

To vote in a pro-Amnesty socialist because he calls himself a Republican (Huckabee or McCain) over a pro-Amnesty socialist who calls himself a Democrat is foolish at best and will destroy America and give us a Democrat Congress because the media will blame Republicans for anything a Republican president does like they Bash Bush constantly. But with a Democrat President at least we have a shot at having a Republican Congress. Remember that Congress has to approve any appointments even supreme court justices.

393 posted on 01/09/2008 9:16:49 AM PST by rurgan (socialism doesn't work. Government is the problem not the solution to our problems.)
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