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.
Your choice honey.
What good does it do to have Republicans in control if these are the results?
Very kind. Thank you.
I would like to know that myself.
Hey it was your idea. Pick one and stick with it. Get creative.
No, it’s all about you sweetheart.
Note to self.
Nearing 550 posts and not a single GOP fan will address the GOP admitting it will pass amnesty upon taking a majority.
Frauds. Every last one of them. Cheshire frauds.
Sweetheart it is then.
Still waiting for you to address all those back issues though. Yea, we all notice you refuse to. I understand. No courage of your convictions. Common in the Rino ranks. Whole thread is filled with it.
Note to self: Norm is a serious weenie and should be ignored.
Then do so.
Thank you both.
I am pretty sure most of us have been in the other camp before and understand the consequences from experience. It’s too easy to become that ex-smoker whom everyone hates. :)
Most of those across the camp are not the enemy; they are truly caught up in the moment and filled with emotion. Our focus needs to be strategic—something most military officers struggle for years to really understand. Routing the fifth column is not done overnight.
It is a shame when honorable people fight one another rather than the dishonorable politicians who cynically initiate the fracas to distract everyone from their true machinations.
Trust me, I’m ignoring you to the best of my abilities you silly goose...
Some are as you say. But many are veterans of the Romney wars who didn’t like the fact that everything they were told would happen in supporting him did happen. the GOP went hard left, he lost and we all paid the price.
Nor it’s about saving face. There is no honor in those people. there is anger and frustration and a real mad-on because they were wrong. And rather than simply doing the right thing and fighting to advance conservatism, they fight those fighting for conservatism.
I agree. We have all made mistakes. But we learned and did not try sabotaging the movement and the very philosophy by rewriting it to be RINO lite. We admitted out mistake and fought the right fight.
The useless GOP could pass the bill and call the Press.
But they will NOT because the GOP is the
Give.Obama.Power Party.
VOTE CONSERVATIVES ONLY.
Mitt Romney lost because he never ran.
The Leftist, statist, ObamaCARE imposer was a carpetbagger
who cared about ... himself.
And yet you keep posting to get the last word in. Odd hat. Well, you do babble a lot.
So we should vote for the Party that only speeds towards the cliff at 50mph instead of 100mph of the Democrat Party? The current Republican leadership still hedges on the subject of such things as secure the border or amnesty. As long as they continue do that, this country is already screwed.
The fact is that Romney is a liberal POS
who is the ONLY reason Obama is pRes_ _Ent.
I’m babbling because I know we’re on the same side ultimately. It’s just that you’re wrong about everything tactictally (or strategically)...
No hedge. 2 days ago they openly said that if they win, Amnesty passes. And yet some here are intent to make that amnesty happen.
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