[Polybius]

You are using 2008 data, which has already changes considerably in favor of Republicans and conservatives. A recent Gallup survey indicates that 40% of Americans view themselves as conservative, 35% as moderate and 21% liberal.

As I wrote before, the issue is not "How self-labelled 'Conservative' American voters view themselves".

The issue is how some "Holier-And-More-Conservative-Than-Thou", self-proclaimed "Conservatives" on FR view anybody that is one single inch to the Left of them as "RINO's" and the Devil incarnate.

Forty percent of Americans may label themselves "Conservatives".

"Holier-And-More-Conservative-Than-Thou", self-proclaimed "Conservatives" like rabscuttle385 label the majority of those voters as "RINO's".

"If they are one quarter inch to the Left of me, they are RINO's and they are no different than Barack Hussein Obama!"

That is the self-destructive agenda that rabscuttle385 pushed in 2008 and look where it got us. It got us Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States.

True, John McCain is not as Conservative as those of us on Free Republic. Not by a long shot. Be that as it may, John McCain is MILES to the Right of Barack Hussein Obama.

Yet, even after the primaries were over and even though the choices were:

A.) John McCain & Sarah Palin

or

B.) Barack Hussein Obama & Joe Biden

Rabscuttle385 was still attacking and attacking and attacking McCain prior the the Presidential elections. Even after the election, he is STILL attacking John McCain!

Today, over one year after Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated President of the United States, ; rabscuttle385 is still not attacking Barack Hussein Obama. He is still attacking John McCain.

Go figure.

Have you ever seen an article posted by rabscuttle385 attacking Barack Hussein Obama?

I haven't.

Rabscuttle385 might be working for ACORN for all we know.

Even after Obama is destroying America as we have known it, rabscuttle385 is still obssessed with attacking and attacking and attacking John McCain.

Rabscuttle385 does not give a r@t's ass that Barack Hussein Obama is destroying America. Maybe Rabscuttle385 is really an Obama operative. He ceratainly functions like one.

Rabscuttle385 only cares that John McCain is a "RINO". Or, at least, that is what he claims. Based on the outcomes, it can be convincingly argued that Rabscuttle385 only cares about getting Far-Left-Wing candidates lected.

My point is that the vast majority of American voters are not going to be as Conservative as those of us on FR. Most self-proclaimed "Conservatives" in the American electorate would be labeled "RINO's" by people like rabscuttle385.

If we automatically attack anybody to the Left of where rabscuttle385 allegedly is, we are guaranteeing ourselves an electoral defeat of Biblical proportions.

America has moved to the Left since the days of Ronald Reagan. I might not like that. You might not like that. But, that's the way it is.

It may well be the most American voters view Romney as"Conservative" as opposed to Far-Far-Left Barack Hussein Obama.

Be that as it may, rest assured that, even after the primaries are over and the choices are:

A.) Mitt Romney

or

B.) Barack Hussein Obama

Rabscuttle385 will be attacking and attacking and attacking Romney and helping put Barack Hussein Obama into the White House in 2012 just as he helped put Barack Hussein Obama into the White House in 2008.

[rabscuttle385]

Be that as it may, rest assured that, even after the primaries are over and the choices are:

A.) Mitt Romney

or

B.) Barack Hussein Obama

Rabscuttle385 will be attacking and attacking and attacking Romney and helping put Barack Hussein Obama into the White House in 2012 just as he helped put Barack Hussein Obama into the White House in 2008.

PISS ON MCCAIN, PISS ON ROMNEY, PISS ON OBAMA, AND PISS ON YOU!

[rabscuttle385]

Or, at least, that is what he claims.

"[Conservatives are] going to destroy the f*cking [Republican] party...
Why would I want to be the leader of a party of such a**holes?"
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, UNKNOWN

"I think the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have
no problems with it, in their views and their philosophy."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 02 APR. 2004

McCain Keynote Speaker @ ACORN Feb, 2006

"I have to tell you, [Obama] is a decent person, a person that you
do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 10 OCT. 2008

[McCain] would be "...comfortable with a homosexual
as president of the United States."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 21 DEC. 1999

"I would rather have a clean government
than one whose — quote — First Amendment rights
are being respected that has become corrupt.
If I had my choice, I’d rather have a clean government."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 24 APR. 2006

"I think that gay marriage should be allowed,
if there’s a ceremony kind of thing,
if you want to call it that."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, FEB. 2007

"But certainly in the short term, or even the long term,
I would not support repeal of Roe vs. Wade,
which would then force women in America
to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.”
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 24 AUG. 1999

On senior citizens: a group "that makes demands without contributing."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 20 JUN. 1986

"I'm not a socialist."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 18 FEB. 2010

"I believe climate change is real."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 23 FEB. 2010

"I have great respect for Al Gore."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 02 OCT. 2008

"In the long term, if you alienate the Hispanics,
you’ll pay a heavy price. By the way,
I think the fence is least effective.
But I’ll build the G****mned fence if they want it!"
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, FEB. 2007

"We need to sit down as Americans
and recognize these are God’s children as well.
And they need some protection under the law;
they need some of our love and compassion
I want to assure you that I’ll enforce the borders first.
We’ll solve this immigration problem."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 28 NOV. 2007

"There are jobs that Americans will not do,
so we have to make it possible for someone to come
to this country to do a job that an American won’t do
and then go back to the country from where they came."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 16 OCT. 2004

John McCain, you treasonous bastard, I challenge you or any of your traitorous cohorts...

Just say no to Senator McCain

[TigersEye]

The issue is how some "Holier-And-More-Conservative-Than-Thou", self-proclaimed "Conservatives" on FR view anybody that is one single inch to the Left of them as "RINO's" and the Devil incarnate.

Free Republic does not and will not support RINOS!! Not now!! Not ever!!

Romney, the draft-dodging, Big Government, lying statist political whore can KMA!!

Is there anyone else in particular you would like to ping to that opinion? ROTFLOL

[rabscuttle385]

Rabscuttle385 does not give a r@t's ass that Barack Hussein Obama is destroying America. Maybe Rabscuttle385 is really an Obama operative. He ceratainly functions like one.

Rabscuttle385 only cares that John McCain is a "RINO". Or, at least, that is what he claims. Based on the outcomes, it can be convincingly argued that Rabscuttle385 only cares about getting Far-Left-Wing candidates lected.

My point is that the vast majority of American voters are not going to be as Conservative as those of us on FR. Most self-proclaimed "Conservatives" in the American electorate would be labeled "RINO's" by people like rabscuttle385.

If we automatically attack anybody to the Left of where rabscuttle385 allegedly is, we are guaranteeing ourselves an electoral defeat of Biblical proportions.

America has moved to the Left since the days of Ronald Reagan. I might not like that. You might not like that. But, that's the way it is.

It may well be the most American voters view Romney as"Conservative" as opposed to Far-Far-Left Barack Hussein Obama.

OMG! OMG! I'm an Obama operative if I don't kneel before the RINO du jour! /sarc

OMG! OMG! If FReepers don't get on their knees for Romney, we'll suffer a "Biblical" defeat! /sarc

Congratulations, RINO. You've just outed yourself.

[TigersEye]

Have you ever seen an article posted by rabscuttle385 attacking Barack Hussein Obama?

Does Free Republic have a dearth of people working that angle?

[Elsie]

Rabscuttle385 will be ...

Mindreading

[Elsie]

Forty percent of Americans may label themselves "Conservatives".

I had an old Dodge Darft once that I put a chrome 426 HEMI trim on the side.

[Elsie]

dart

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I and others warned people — don’t support McCain. He will divide us. Crossover votes sabotaged that primary. We had three choices:

1. Vote against Obama
2. Vote “present” [third party]
3. Vote for Obama.

So I fought against Obama. I never once said that McCain was the best thing since sliced bread. McCain failed to unite us. He embraced the bailout for one thing. He muzzled criticism of Obama for another.

Now we can rid of McCain and yes — he is a RINO.

I don’t call Romney a RINO myself. I call him a schemer like Newt. Worse than Newt, in fact. I’m a schemer from way back. Maybe it takes one to know one. We don’t earn the respect that more solid leaders do.

[ejonesie22]

Be that as it may, rest assured that, even after the primaries are over and the choices are:

A.) Mitt Romney

or

B.) Barack Hussein Obama

Here's an idea.

Perhaps we should work NOW to keep that from being the choice instead of rolling over and dying because Mitt has nice hair..

The only fools who are wanting us to surrender to Mitt so he can be crowned the nominee are his sycophants...

Hum, come to think of it, in essence isn't that what you are doing?