Posted on 10/18/2014 4:45:34 AM PDT by chrisnj
I believe Jonbon held the purse. Zero does nothing without money.
Or did the Constitution get rewritten since I went to bed last night? Look, I get your excuses. You are filled with fear. Man up and elect conservatives. Stop sending our problems to DC.
Snark isn’t a winning method. Besides, you arent very good at it.
Mitt Romney.
So you’re going to dodge my point by quibbling with the word purist. That’s fine — you tell me what word to use for your ilk and I’ll rewrite my earlier post using that word.
Perhaps you missed the fact that both supposed parties are filled with leftist and are in function, one party now?
Absolutely no argument with your point.
The question remains how to hold the party to the principle?
Is that a serious question? Do you think the people who aren't persuaded to your point of view are worse than your open enemy (which I assume is the DEM party, in general)? A better approach is to increase the number of allies (at least not increase the number of enemies), but your approach appears to turn the passive into enemies. You aren't Mitch McConnell, by chance?
Being cynical is one thing. Acting out on emotion and not counting the costs properly and doing something stupid is quite another.
I submit that voting Dem or not voting at all is an emotion based act of stupidity - and I say that as someone who has been cynical about Karl Rove - and the GOP establishment consultants - since late 2000 and who has a long history of published material on that very topic.
That's like creating an opportunity for a thief to be honest by leaving your house unlocked!?!
Use the word ‘Conservative” since those are the values we hold and that separate us from the Liberal wing of FR that demands we vote for liberal republicans ‘no matter what’..
“We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers”...that being said...the lesser of evils is still evil, frankly if the Republicans don’t think conservative principals matter I dont want them in office, the Republic is too dear. So Rinos and Dems can spend eternity in hell, but I will be damned if I will vote them into office to bring hell here.
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obumbocrap was already the ‘law’ and implementation was done by obumbo and his gang.
Are you saying the ‘Rinos’ could have stopped the implementation of the ‘law’ when they couldn’t stop the Dems from jamming it through in the first place?
You are forgetting that the Dems are in control and kill everything the Rep did. That is why we need to get the Rep into majority so they can control the Dems with our help.
In the eyes of certain FReepers, Reagan was a RINO - he cut and ran from Lebanon, gave amnesty to illegals, and raised taxes. In their eyes, HE’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
In the eyes of certain FReepers, Jesus Christ was a RINO - He befriended and forgave tax collectors, advised people to pay their taxes to the government, and consorted with known prostitutes. In their eyes, HE’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
Which begs the question, why did we end up with Bishop Willard from Planet Kolob as the GOPe nominee on 2012? Because in the case of every conservative candidate, the cry went out: YOUR GUY’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
The FReeper’s Definition of Conservative: “I’m not sure, but whatever it is, it sure as hell ain’t YOU!!!”
Start by electing principled people. If they turn, vote them out or recall where legal to do so. Simple. All it lacks is people with the integrity to follow through.
That was how the founders designed the system afterall.
I am not a purist, but I have about 4-5 core political principles and any candidate I support must be on the right side of those issues. It's really that simple. Sending a Republican to Washington because it's supposedly going to block (or even slow) implementation of a radical leftist agenda might sound great on paper, but when that same Republican is an ardent advocate of a full-scale foreign invasion across our southern border then I wouldn't walk across the street to vote for the guy.
That's approximately status quo, at the federal level. WHen the Republicans are in control, they opreate as leftists. At least when they are out of control, they make a pretense of opposing the leftists.
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