Why I Will Vote for Romney-Ryan in November

http://www.freerepublic.com/~mkjessup/ | 17 August 2012 | Mark Jessup (aka mkjessup)

[mkjessup]

I've been on FR since 2003. Hard to believe next March will be my 10th year here, assuming I don't get zotted for one reason or another, lol

To that handful of detractors who would LIKE to think this is my opus, guess again suckers - I would never give you the satisfaction of it. Now that we have that out of the way, why this vanity?

First of all, I'm posting this in News/Activism not because this is sourced from a network, newspaper, etc., but because I've noticed that nobody else worries about posting their vanities in the 'Personal/Blogger' section, so WTH should I?

Now for the purpose of my writing today: after a great deal of soul searching and I might add, a goodly amount of prayer, I have come to the conclusion that my vote in November must and will be cast for the GOP ticket of Romney and Ryan. I did not reach this decision easily. Even a casual review of my past posts will reveal that I have reviled, ridiculed, lambasted and sneered at Mitt Romney with the best of them. I've posted my own home brewed graphics to the laughs of my fellow FReepers, I have been steadfast in saying 'no damn way' would I ever even consider voting for that liberal Republican from Massachuetts, no way would I reward the GOP elites with my vote after they've pissed on conservatives from sea to shining sea. The Party of Reagan is no more, let no one deceive you. We as conservatives are more at home in the Tea Party, and yet what was for a short while the natural home for conservatives, i.e. the Republican Party is an unfamiliar neighborhood, a place that sometimes looks like the place we remember, but upon a second glance, we realize that everything is different now, everything has changed.

Now there are good and Godly conservatives who in a perfect world, WOULD be viable candidates for the Presidency, there is no need to list them all here, we all have our favorites and we all know who we would prefer to be voting for. Our own Tom Hoefling would be a better President than the miserable Kenyan sonuvabitch that is stinking up the White House right now, hell *I* would be a better President than that despicable usurper and liar, and so would most of you, my fellow FReepers.

Now I can recite (and in the past, I have) endless reasons as to why I could not and would not vote for Mitt Romney. In many ways it galls me no end to have reached the conclusion that my own Constitutional duty is to vote for a guy that I had sworn never to vote for. It really REALLY starches my shorts however I have had to question my own perspectives, my own views and ask myself the question, "can I honestly justify another four years of what one of my heroes Senator Joe McCarthy would certainly have labeled a 'Communist regime'?

I cannot do that. I do not like the presumptive GOP nominee, I do not agree with many of his past positions. However I cannot deny that one and only one of the two major party candidates for President is going to be sworn in next January. It will either be that treasonous little bastard 0bama, or it will be Mitt Romney. Anyone, and I mean ANYBODY, who thinks that Tom Hoefling, Virgil Goode, or any other non-'Rat/non-GOP candidate is going to be sworn in as our 45th President next year, I will personally bet $100,000 against that happening at any odds they wish, because that is how likely it is that NEITHER 0bama or Romney will end up being elected in November. I won't lose one dime on that sort of wager.

So how do I justify voting for the GOP and Romney this time around? Well, some things I do NOT believe about Romney is that he hates America, that he hates our capitalist system, that he wants to weaken our national defense, sell out our allies and reward our enemies. I don't agree with nor support his religious faith. But his belief in the tenets of Mormonism is quite frankly between him and God. Now while it is easy to find all sorts of things about the Mormon faith that fly in the face of basic traditional Christianity, if the choice is between a closet-crypto Muslim in the White House, and a church going, charitable, prayerful Mormon who doesn't cheat on his wife, doesn't smoke dope, doesn't even drink (is that true? I'm not sure but I think Mitt is a tee-totaler), I'm pulling the lever for that Mormon guy.

Picture all of America on a gigantic airliner, streaking through the sky, when word comes back from the cockpit that Captain 0bama has never even flown a plane of this size or any size, he's been reading the instruction manual from a hidden teleprompter on top of the instrument panel, we're headed for a bad patch of CAT (Clear Air Turbulence) and the illustrious fake pilot is going to try and fake his way through that turbulence, and it is a foregone conclusion that "we're all gonna die!" - but up in first class (of course, lol) Mitt Romney stands up and informs everyone that he IS a licensed pilot, and that he can get our airliner away from the turbulence, down to a safer altitude, get us back on the proper heading, and land safely at our destination. He offers to take the controls. SOME passengers question him "have you ever flown a plane like this?" and he answers honestly "no, not quite this size, but I AM a pilot, I HAVE flown in difficult circumstances before, and I've got more skills than that fake pilot up in the cockpit that we are about to crash with". Who the Hell is going to argue against that logic? No other pilots on board. No parachutes. And indeed, a fool and an oaf at the controls of the cockpit. WTF do we have to lose?

And another analogy that I've already posted recently, which is that conservatives need to do what the Western allies did in World War II, they did not particularly like Joe Stalin, in fact they knew him to be a rotten communist sonvuabitch but the "enemy of our enemy was our friend" (or at least a convenient ally) and the GREATER enemy was in Berlin, in the form of Hitler and we needed Stalin and his troops to attack the Nazis from the East, and that is why we sent them tons of lend-lease assistance to help them accomplish that. And what kind of fools would have urged a different course in that war? A course of telling Stalin and Soviet Russia that they were "on their own" and they would receive no assistance from us? Can you imagine for just a moment if Nazi Germany had prevailed on the Eurasian continent, the Swastika flying all the way from London to Vladivostok?

Now having painted that sort of grim picture of alternate history, I think we can agree that for all of Mitt Romney's faults, he is not a Joe Stalin, he may be a liberal but he is no Communist.

Can we say the same for 0bama and his crew of America-hating scumbags?

Now a powerful factor in my decision to support the GOP ticket was in fact, the selection of Paul Ryan as Romney's VP running mate. Now Paul Ryan is nobody's fool. If there was anybody I wanted to have the ear of 'President Romney' it would be Vice President Paul Ryan. Everyone keeps saying "if Romney would just move to the right", well I believe Paul Ryan is the best person to accomplish that task. They seem to have a good chemistry and that bodes well for the success of their ticket. The polls show Romney-Ryan up, and 0bama and the 'Rats freaking and shrieking as their numbers decline.

Now I have myself made the argument in the past that the only difference between Romney and 0bama is that 0bama is driving us to the edge of the cliff at 100 mph, and Romney is going to reduce our speed to a thrifty 55 mph. And even IF that were to be proven true, I'm not in any hurry to reach the edge of that cliff.

Now in closing, I ask the following question: how many of us would clench our teeth and pull the lever for Gerald Ford, or Bob Dole, or any other establishment RINO if it meant the end of 0bama? To get that filthy Communist out of the White House, I would (to paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill) 'consider writing in the name of the devil himself', and so for that reason my friends and FRiends, I will support and vote for the GOP ticket of Romney & Ryan in November, not because everything about it excites and pleases me, but because I cannot be a party to another 4 years of the Kenyan traitor staining and besmirching the Office once held by the greatest President of all history, Ronald Wilson Reagan. I submit that Reagan would vote for Romney. We can be assured that Sarah Palin is going to vote for Romney. So will Newt Gingrich. So will Rick Santorum. So IF I am making a mistake by casting my vote for the GOP this year, I will be in good company.

Thanks for your kind consideration.

Mark Jessup

[Lakeshark]

It's not only Palin who supports Romney/Ryan, it's Newt, Santorum, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, literally every single candidate that was considered a conservative by major swaths of people on FR, every single one of them supported by major groups of people on FR; every single one of these candidates has taken the position you so nicely put in your vanity.

Welcome to the (somewhat reluctant), ABO group!

You've been reading my posts.....:-)

[GBA]

Thanks for working through your decision on the forum where all can see.

My thoughts are not very different from yours, though you have reached a conclusion, while I'm still on the outside looking in with mine.

Had Romney chosen someone other than Paul Ryan for VP, I don't think I would be inclined to agree with you about supporting Romney. His choosing Ryan makes my supporting Romney possible.

Sarah Palin made it possible to vote for McShame, but I didn't believe they were all that alike in philosophy or actions.

Watching Romney and Ryan together, I see important similarities between them and, since I respect and like Ryan, this makes me a bit more comfortable with Romney.

Lastly, as an aspiring craftsman, I usually know which is the right tool for the job at hand.

Unfortunately, the tool chest doesn't have the exact tool we need fix what is broken, so we're stuck with the tool the GOPe has given us.

We might be able to make it work, but the down ticket votes and a lot of voter oversight these next few years will increase the likelihood of that happening.

[ansel12]

Don’t waste our time playing childish games.

[mkjessup]

Your selling out conservative principals openly on FREE REPUBLIC, but it is me that needs keep quiet? We’ve surely left Absurd-ville station and are approaching Surreal-ville junction....

I don't personally know any conservative 'principals' although I remember one of my vice principals Robert Zimmerman who was a dyed in the wool Republican.

Here is what is absurd: you are telling people to "keep quiet" about voting for the only viable alternative to 0bama in the general election, but you are going to vote for Virgil Goode, who is the ONLY candidate who may actually have a shot at tilting Virginia's electoral votes into the 'Rat column and possibly insuring 0bama's re-election.

Are you prepared to live with your conscience if you end up being a part of that?

'May God have mercy on your soul.'

[Ditter]

>>>”If obama should be re elected how long before ....IP addresses are harvested from FR by executive order”>>>>>

I have considered this and the many times I have insulted “the one” on FR and in personal emails. Romney/Ryan won't do it but O certainly would do it.

We need to shout that possibility to all those who are too “pure” to vote R/R, especially in states that might be in danger of going for the democrat.

[mkjessup]

So may we presume that you stand with Sarah Palin then?
Don’t waste our time playing childish games.

Let the record show that ansel12 either refused, or was incapable of answering the question, choosing instead to evade the issue.

[1010RD]

Are you certain Virgil Goode is a conservative? I’m not:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Goode

This reads like a typical which-way-is-the-wind-blowing politician. He entered politics right after law school and he’s been there ever since. He’s an opportunist, not a constitutionalist and they’re even spelled differently.

He’s a repeat political loser and I suspect someone on the Left is paying for his campaign. He’s doing nothing, but throwing the election in VA to Obama. What’s conservative about that?

This is a goof, not a guy to form a new party out of.

[mkjessup]

It's not only Palin who supports Romney/Ryan, it's Newt, Santorum, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, literally every single candidate that was considered a conservative by major swaths of people on FR, every single one of them supported by major groups of people on FR; every single one of these candidates has taken the position you so nicely put in your vanity.

As another FReeper in this thread said so well, "sometimes survival trumps ideology" and in this case that is true.

Welcome to the (somewhat reluctant), ABO group!
You've been reading my posts.....:-)

Thanks ol FRiend, and I read more of your posts than you might think ... ;)

[ansel12]

Is this how you think?

Is this the kind of childish game playing that led you to becoming a devoted Romney supporter?

You know that I don’t agree with the Republican governor, and the republican party’s 2008 vice-presidential nominee, on supporting the 2012 republican ticket, because that is the very discussion that you and I are having, right now, my opposition to the 2012 ticket, but I always knew that the republican leader would of course endorse her party’s 2012 ticket, who didn’t.

I don’t even belong to her party, but this waste of time of this interchange where you already know the answers, is childish beyond belief.

[mkjessup]

Lookee here, I'm not a 'devoted Romney supporter' as you so quaintly put it, I will pull the lever for Romney & Ryan because the alternative is unacceptable and should be unthinkable for any true conservative to contemplate.

I don’t even belong to her party

You don't say! What party DO you belong to then?

[ansel12]

Good gosh man, you are running vanity threads now for Mitt Romney, you are one of the most dedicated, devoted Romney supporters on FR, at this time.

Look at the nastiness and hostility that you lash out with at people who don’t share your devotion.

We are on your vanity thread devoted to Mitt Romney, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, as you strive to persuade conservatives like Jim Robinson and other freepers to join you and Mitt Romney.

[nicksaunt]

I will be also voting for Romney-Ryan in November. Excellent post Mark. I completely agree. Take care.

[central_va]

He can’t see what he is doing, he is blinded by fear. I will no longer vote out of fear. I’ve voted for my last RINO.

[Gator113]

Thank you... you too.

If the fog would lift, I’ll be cruising on my boat for the first time in a very long time, and having a great weekend, if it doesn’t... grrrr.

;>)

[Ditter]

So he is blinded by fear? What is it that you are blinded by?

Why is it you cannot see what 4 more years of obama will do to our country and to us as individuals?

[mkjessup]

Good gosh man, you are running vanity threads now for Mitt Romney

Are you smoking something, or seeing double or triple? I posted ONE vanity explaining why I will vote Romney-Ryan in November and you (and a few others) are going crazy like a sh*t house rat.

you are one of the most dedicated, devoted Romney supporters on FR, at this time.

Is that a fact? Well that proves that you are living in a land of delusions, because up until recently I was still in the 'ABR' camp, but you indulge your fantasies any way you want to.

Look at the nastiness and hostility that you lash out with at people who don’t share your devotion.

Oh cry me a river. I have been more than restrained in my responses to some of the mad dogs who have leaped into this thread to sling ad hominems around, and you should consider the words of a wise man, Finley Peter Dunne, who said "politics ain't beanbag", so grow a hide, Clyde.

We are on your vanity thread devoted to Mitt Romney

You love slinging that 'devoted' word around don't you? This isn't about being 'devoted' to anything except the Constitution of the United States and the remnants of our Republic, which IF 0bama is re-elected in November, stands a very good chance of no longer existing. Give your head a shake.

AT THIS VERY MOMENT, as you strive to persuade conservatives like Jim Robinson and other freepers to join you and Mitt Romney.

I would never pretend to persuade JimRob of anything. He has made his position abundantly clear, and I respect his position. Every conservative has to vote their conscience. If they cannot in good faith vote for the only candidates that have a viable shot at defeating 0bama and his minions, then they have to vote for whoever their candidate is, and live with that decision. Any casual review of my past posts regarding Mitt Romney will reveal that I was as rabid an 'anti-Mitt' as the best of them, so I take no back seat to anyone in that regard.

The choice is unpleasant in November, however it is the only choice we have: we either vote against 0bama by casting our votes for the only alternative with a realistic chance of winning, i.e., the GOP - or by default we give our votes to 0bama.

You got a better idea? Let's hear it.

[mkjessup]

If the fog would lift, I’ll be cruising on my boat for the first time in a very long time, and having a great weekend, if it doesn’t... grrrr.

There is always the bathtub and one of these little gems:



Hope the weather cooperates with you, enjoy! ;)

[mkjessup]

He can’t see what he is doing, he is blinded by fear. I will no longer vote out of fear. I’ve voted for my last RINO.

It would appear that if there is any 'fear' in this thread, it is your fear which prevents you from pinging the FReeper you're running your piehole about behind their back. Not to worry, I'm watchin' you.

As for 'voting for your last RINO', what you're really saying is that by casting your vote for Virgil Goode, you're voting for 0bama's stalking horse in Virginia, and if that gambit plays out the way the 'Rats hope it will, you will be part of the reason we may end up facing 4 more years of the Kenyan douche bag.

Won't you be proud of yourself.

[ansel12]

Nice post.
Posted in your vanity thread on Jim Robinson’s freerepublic, and devoted to Mitt Romney.

When it reaches your level of personal effort and promotion, that is true dedication to a candidate.

You have emerged as one of the most devoted promoters and supporters of Mitt Romney on the freepublic site.

To quote Jim Robinson from his post #64, on this, your personal thread devoted to serving Mitt Romney.

“”My only comment is I will not vote FOR a known abortionist/homosexualist, gun-grabbing, big government socialist/statist. That would betray everything I believe in and promote. Would make a mockery of FR just as it’s making a mockery of the GOP as a conservative political force.””

[bert]

Is that you on the dock? Looks like you sorta missed the boat