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Posted on 11/04/2010 10:52:00 AM PDT by Conservative_Pragmatist
Hey gang-
I am new here. I was looking for Conservative boards to post on during the election and they just weren’t very good. Someone told me about this site so I figured I’d check it out.
I felt compelled to log-up after the Republicans took massive control of the US House this election.
Like most of you I was over-joyed when the Democrats got swept out of Congress. But we have seen how the tea leaves (pun intended) change. The last two cycles the Republicans got waxed, we were losing seats in strong Conservative areas. That cycle is now turned. We’ve picked up key seats in more Liberal areas like Mass, Illinois, Wisconsin, and here in Virginia a very popular Democrat (Boucher) was defeated. Never thought I’d see that, so the message is loud and clear, this nation DOES NOT want big government.
However, it’s easy to think the electorate in the center could swing right back to the other side if the Republicans fail to deliver. Or get this? Even if the Republicans DO deliver!
Personally, I think this election for the Republicans was great. We dominate the house so no far-left initiatives have any chance of ever making it to law. And I was sorta glad we didn’t get the Senate, because now the Democrats still have some culpability and Obama can’t play against the Republican congress in 2012. We are also close enough that if we win the White House in 2012, we could possibly send a complete majority Republican Senate with that person.
So that is GREAT news.
However, WHAT IF Obama decides to compromise with the Republicans? Remember Clinton compromised with the Republicans after 1994 and got some good things done on trade, welfare and the economy took off as well. Clinton was then re-elected as a more popular candidate than when he won in 1992.
Point is, if Clinton had not worked with the Republicans then maybe the country struggles longer and we beat him in 1996, but that wasn’t what was best for our country.
So the struggle I am having is this. Can we afford NOT to work with a Democrat President if it means we can help the USA? If he works WITH our guys, moves to the center, limits government spending and frees up the market and that helps our nation, then it stands a chance he could get re-elected, something I don’t want to see.
But…helping our country now, and the US Republicans now have a chance to help our nation may actually turn out to help the Democrat President.
While I was popping champagne the other night, I am now left with these thoughts and don’t know what to think. Again…for me it’s country first.
But can they curl their tongue?
That would add extra points!
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No need for him to be careful now. Conservative Pragmatist hath rode the terrible swift lightning.
You called it!
Looks like Conservative_Pragmatist drank your world-famous coffee and croaked.
ROFLMAO!
Undo everything Obama has done since day one. That is how you work with him.
Yeah... it gets the point across. :-)
Maybe it was a fatal wombat bite.
IATZ
Fatal caffienated wombat bite, twice the power, one fourth the time.
Unfortunately, the Wombats are on vacation. How about a pair of slightly annoyed Aardvarks?
SEE?!
There he is!
Your initial premise is in error. You presume that helping the president will help the USA. But the president is not interested in helping the USA. He is, instead, concerned with destroying it. Whether out of incompetence or malignance is uncertain.
So, you damn right we can affort to NOT work with the President. The country's health depends upon it.
Thanks UCANSEE2...
Yea I guess I messed up there. I was just trying to learn the navigation of the site.
I won’t post a thread again without citing a source.
My bad.
I’d like to be able to exchange ideas with people and maybe I went about this all wrong.
And hell, I’m not even mad someone suggested I am a Liberal...
I AM Liberal...I am liberal on guns for example. I liberally own many. Being conservative on guns means I only have 1 or 2. ;)
Who sent me? The Kremlin dude. We’re gonna bring marxism to the USA baby.
LOL...Just having fun. Seriously, some dude on a sports website sent me here. His name is DevilDan or something like that.
Great responses. GREAT responses.
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