Posted on 10/18/2014 4:45:34 AM PDT by chrisnj
Many conservative voters are disillusioned at the Republicans for not standing up for their principles, for compromising with the Democrats, for having no spines etc. etc. They vow not to vote for the Republicans, or outright vote for the Democrats, to send them a message, to teach them a lesson. I think this kind of message/lesson serves no purpose but to cut off your own supply of oxygen.
Almost all the Republicans rejected obumbocrap (obamacare) but Harry Reid and his crooked Dems jammed it through deviously. The House Republicans have passed many legislations to repeal obumbocrap but Reid et al killed them all. The House Republicans have passed many good legislations but Reid and his crooks buried them all. The media blasted the Republicans on all their good constitutional/conservative acts, but remained silent on the Democrats' constant acts to destroy the constitution. This is a known fact and all of us always complain about it. Yet we are not showing any understanding of the difficult situations facing the House Republicans. While the Dem voters are behind their Dems 100%, we are demanding perfection while offering no help. We blame the Republicans for this and that but we are not working hard to create an opportunity or situation where they can stand on their principles and serve us faithfully. Why don't we vote them into majority in both House and Senate, so they have more control and feel less pressured to compromise, but more encouraged to listen to us to enact constitutional legislations for the good of the country. This is not excuses for the Republicans' non-performance. It is simply a fact that a good person can only do so much under difficult situations! We should understand that it is human nature to be rather weak, especially when under pressure. But given the favorable situations we are more likely to stand up taller for our principles. Remember when the Republicans were the majority in both Houses - even with a Democrat president Clinton, Congress was able to serve the people well! So if we are able to vote the Republicans into the majority, we just might be able to influence them into reversing the course to get our country back on the right track. Considering that many people have awaken and patriots are much more enthusiatically engaged in shaping government policies, we can realistically hope to get better leaders who will listen to the people again. All we need to do is unite and vote the crooks out but vote the acceptable albeit imperfect Republican candidates in, then work hard to influence them...
Certainly, with rampant voter fraud, ignorant and low-information voters, AND, the conservatives who vow to stay home or vote for the Dems, there is no hope that the Republicans will be in control of both Houses. It was said that those conservatives who wouldn't vote for the Republicans are part of the reasons why the Dems won the elections. So these conservatives are in effect cutting off the supply of oxygen to their own hopes (and our hopes)!
History suggests that the Republicans are more constitution-abiding leaders. We need to create the opportunities for them to abide to the constituion - by voting them into majority and then pressuring them into serving the people the way they should.
Rand Paul is a Libtardian, which is just a Liberal with extra cheese.
Now, as much as I enjoy our dialog, if I don't get this technical report out this morning my client will likely send a hitman after me ... so I must get back to work. "Talk" with you down the road ...
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Enjoy the day. I appreciate the conversation!
That’s not on their talking points memo.
I’m saying that conservatives need to be tough and undaunted. Losers like you, who believe that conservatism has no future in this country, are just another obstacle for real conservates to overcome.
You realize that principled conservatives who refuse to vote for RINOs are statistically insignificant, don’t you? If they’re not insignificant, let’s see some data. I, for one, am open to reasonable interpretation of data.
Funny, that.
I mean i’d think they would proudly stand behind the main thrust of their party this election. But they don’t. how odd. It;s almost like they are...I dunno...Liberals? Cuz, thats the sort of things libs do all day long. Ignore inconvinent truths to push their agenda...no matter what.
I love it when you talk dirty.
If the question I asked is a "hypothetical question," then WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PURPOSE OF CASTING A VOTE IN THESE ELECTIONS?!
Well good for you, doofus. I’ve destroyed you with my arguments so I might as well please you somehow.
I have no idea what your abbreviations mean, but suspect that they are crude, disrespectful and beneath you, if I am wrong, I apologize in advance.
Are we going to have another purge?
I guess I should rip away your cunning plan to heap scorn on me and just fess up.
Yard, I confess. I despise your idea of America. I cannot stand what you have envisioned for it. I am utter sickened by what you claim is conservative. And Given a long life, I will spend it fighting against everything in that craphole.
There. Now it’s all on the table so you don’t have to take anymore shots about my patriotism for your America. There is none. The place should rot.
On the other hand, I am firmly supportive of the one the founders intended and that you cheshires compromised away. And with any luck, when the SHTF, thanks to idiots that embrace a liberal opposition party, I can only hope you get everything you earned and more.
Does that clear it up for you?
I want Republicans to take the Senate, I want harry reid to lose control of the Senate. I will NOT VOTE FOR THAD COCHRAN, I won’t vote for the democrat tarvis childers either, I’m writing in Chris McDaniel and I know it will not be counted. A line was crossed in Mississippi and the offenders have made NO EFFORT to reconcile, even if they did they wouldn’t get my vote this election. With the GOP leadership we have I don’t believe control of the House and Senate will do much to help us if we don’t elect REAL Conservative legislators, thad cochran or roger wicker, haley barbour two locked in paid for Senate votes certainly won’t help.
It means FReep You Rand Paul, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Chris Christy, amnesty pimps all. That may be crude and disrespectful to you but it’s the heart of Free Republic. Amnesty pimping RINOS ain’t worth spit, Purge yourself if you must.
You haven’t put anything new on the table. You SHTF types have your fantasies that keep you from doing what actually needs to be done to advance conservatism in this country. You’re just confirming what I’ve said in earlier posts.
Look, you win the chess game pigeon. you kicked the pieces over, crapped all over everything and claimed the win you didn’t earn.
Whatever. Everybody can read your multiple dodges, ignoring points and simply saying ‘neener neener’
I’m good with it.
Oh good grief. Anyone reading this thread can see you’re the one dodging the point. But whatever. Have a fine day.
If he was alive today what would Ronald Reagan say to you?
I have a pretty good idea
I can understand how you feel on that one. The party insiders have done nothing to even censure Cochran. I suspect that Cochran was manipulated into his actions, but I also think that he was a willing participant, too old and senile to change his MO.
Ted Cruz has been trying to rally the social conservatives around the ministers in Houston, saying that Conservatives need to get fired up again and fight back. He is right, but I don’t even know what I would do in the case of Thad Cochran. You don’t even hear that race talked about any more.
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