"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." ~ Plato
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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.
We aren't speaking of ideals. We are speaking of principles... 'First Things'... Truth. Idealism requires fantasy. Principle requires reality.
You cannot win without those principles, as has been proven over and over and yet over again.
You’re not some sort of perfectionistic sweetheart are you?
You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything. I am standing upon very solid ground.
Chick-Fil-A didn't happen because everyone likes chicken. You want Chick-Fil-A without a reason, a manufactured thing that cannot be made. Your political Chick-Fil-A moment will happen when someone stands up and speaks truth without reservation, and without concern for self, or the bottom line. That is what rings like a bell. That is what sounds the clarion call.
Your preaching of compromise falls dead-flat.
Note to self:
We are now at 600 posts in which POSSIBLY one person addressed the fact that the GOP has promised Amnesty in exchange for us voting them into power.
I say possibly because the person has not yet replied with the post #. So we shall see.
You know it doesn’t officially get marked for zero.
The end result of a write-in or sit-out is that zero wins. Won. “We won.” Remember?
And we are living the results of all of those who sat out or voted for Kung Fu Panda. And we will live the results of all of those who sit out or vote for Kung Fu Panda on November 4th, with harry reed and zero on power steroids.
And that would be foolish.
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." ~ Plato
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No, it was the way of compromise that was followed - The product presented in those elections was not what people wanted, hence failure.
Conservatism was not found in either of those elections... Rather, both were represented by the very nemesis of Conservatism.
Your product is not selling.
Why do you labor under the mistaken belief that liberals are entitled to anyone’s vote? I don’t care how many you vote for. If enough of you continue doing it and the country burns, thats on you. ALL on you. We told you to vote with us to elect conservatives. We told you you were not winning without is. You didn’t. you knew better. Sucks to be you.
It’s been addressed several times.
IF the GOP got the majority, they could be persuaded to drop amnesty. Like bush 43 was persuaded to drop harriet miers.
If the GOP doesn’t get the majority, it doesn’t matter because amnesty is going to be shoved down our throats anyway.
“It’s been addressed several times.”
then list the posts. they cant and wont be persuaded but I have unicorns for sale. And cupcakes. Want some?
BTW, where is the big persuasion you guys PROMISED would happen with the current crew?
Where?
Where are the hundreds of scalded toes we were assured would happen if they went lib on us?
Where?
Frauds.
It’s difficult to have a conversation with you.
I get it. You will only vote for what you consider a purist. That’s your prerogative.
Just admit that your prerogative helped get us where we are today. zero the homosexual communist muslim is president AGAIN, partly because you decided to not vote for romney.
Sometimes confession is good for the soul. ;)
Odd how you cheshires just merrily hop away from any issue you find contrary to your RINO scripted Dogma.
I admit fully you are good at trying to avoid things, but we all see it.
You didn’t hold any feet to the fire before and won’t WHEN your RINOs pass amnesty. Then you will just ignore that too.
So be it. Not my problem. I vote for conservatives.
Perot was nothing but a spoiler, an idiot option.
He got Clowntoon elected twice!
G H W Bush was a true RINO, but he was more conservative than Clowntoon.
The only sane option was to beat Bush in the primary, and if you can’t do that you hold your nose.
There were no ‘good’ choices in the 1992 or 1996 general election, only ‘least bad’.
Maybe if Bush had not lied to America about taxes he would have won with or without Perot.
But he did lie to America and the result was Bill Clinton. 100% the fault of a RINO liar.
If you want more conservative candidates, get them nominated in the primary! They always get my vote!
And how do you do that with Mitt sending out his squads to torpedo them in those primaries? How?
You vote for the people that force you into that. you reward that. Conservatives won’t.
“you don’t win elections by making your own tent smaller”
Good article, makes sense!
There is black and white and shades of gray ............whether you like it or not.
Yea that idiot Reagan and his speech about not turning over the party to RINOs...what did he know!
No, the idiot throw-away votes for Perot elected Clowntoon, twice!
BTW...the crap G H W Bush said about the NRA just before the election hurt him as much, or more, than the ‘read my lips’.
LMAO.
Yea thats why the RML thing went down in history and the NRA thing is a footnote.
He lied. It opened the door for Perot. He lied and because of a RINO liar, we got Bill. No one has responsibility but the man that slit his own throat. Why do you protect a liar? It this a situational ethics thing?
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