Thanks for the reply/explanation. Who is slick willie? And what exactly is a partisan republican? I started reading here last winter, January or so, and posted in Spring, sometime in April. When all the election stuff started, I’d only known about McCain and Guiliani (and Hillary). I learned tons here and Hunter and Thompson became the two I was interested in and supported. I wouldn’t have known anything about them if I relied on other sources. They were gone by Tuesday when my state voted so I chose Romney.
I probably wouldn’t have known about the Amnesty debacle had it not been for this site, although I do read Michelle Malkin’s site as often as I can, since we don’t watch much news or TV in general other than what the kids watch.
I did read on here about Guiliani and a mass exodus of his supporters but still don’t know what happened or why. And I liked what he did for NYC while he was Mayor and also how he handled 9-11 and the aftermath. I certainly didn’t consider him a conservative in every way and not in the way I’m a conservative, but I did respect his record in certain areas as Mayor and of course during and after 9-11. As I learned more about him, I didn’t think he’d be my choice for POTUS. Same with McCain. I respect his military service and I do believe he’d support the troops and their mission but I don’t trust him at all and haven’t since my father, a WWII vet couldn’t stand him back in the early 90s. And after his part in Amnesty and open borders, I’m concerned. However, I do think he’d be better for our soldiers than Hillary or Obama. But he won’t win the general anyway, imo, and I still don’t know how I’ll vote other than it won’t be for Hillary or Obama.
I’m new here, compared to most if not all who post here. I’m a pro life, pro 2nd A, pro Constitution(and it isn’t a living document to be changed whenever or however to suit certain needs), small government, fiscal conservative, strong military and their mission, closed borders, etc. I don’t give a damn what other countries think of Americans and I don’t think our government/people should either. My grandparents came here legally from Italy and Ireland but I was born and grew up as an American with no hyphen as did both my parents. They kept their culture, and passed it on to us, in how we cook, what we cook and our Faith (Catholics). My parents didn’t vote for and couldn’t stand JFK or any of the Kennedy clan. They could have had a R after their name and my parents still wouldn’t have voted for JFK. My father was pro union, he was a firefighter, but came to the realization in the early to mid 80’s that the unions were more corrupt than what they first tried to fix. He was a decorated WWII Vet and a fireman, blue collar all the way and never voted for a Democrat, regardless of their religious affilitiation. Same for my Mom. And they couldn’t stand Arlen Specter even though he was a Republican. They respected and worked hard for Santorum.
Those are my values and how I learned them.
Partisans are folks who work within political parties to accomplish their aims. They are loyal to their party and subservient to its needs. They vote for the party, not the candidate.
While many US citizens accept the responsibilities of a democratic process, allowing someone else to limit your franchise preference is a poor method to practice or protect individual freedom.
There is no aspect of political pursuit that is genital, courteous or fair. Political adversaries aren't just folks with a different point of view. They are the enemy who, if allowed, will limit your freedom and compromise your pursuits.