[DoughtyOne]

I have seen a lot of people who claim to be Conservative come and go. I’ve seen the left lie with a straight face, and I’ve seen people who claimed to be on the right do the same thing.

For me to give a person support, I have to believe they are shooting straight with me.

If they say they are conservative and then back a filthy aging candidate that screws us every chance they get, I learn from it. If they lie about this person, I learn from it. If they say they are for illegals staying here and working with a work permit, and transitioning at some point, by they don’t support amnesty, I learn from it.

Then when another candidate does it, I recognize the SOS. It turns me off so fast it’s almost instantaneous.

This is what Scott did. He’s just another scheming individual.

I think Scott has done some good things. I was very happy with his actions against the unions, the Leftist recalls. I am proud of him for that. On the issue of immigration, he’s just not there.

It’s kind of sad actually. I’ve got no reason to not like the guy out of the gate, but when a guy tries to make a big deal out of a new immigration policy and his minions go out to fool everyone on the topic, I resent it. It’s dishonest. It wreaks of Leftist strategy. It’s almost as if Rove were in there urging him on.

It really grates me.

[Gator113]

Ditto to your entire post.

[itsahoot]

but when a guy tries to make a big deal out of a new immigration policy and his minions go out to fool everyone on the topic, I resent it.

It is possible that he has had a genuine epiphany, I had one once.

[hawkaw]

Well, I truly don't know what a “true” conservative is to be frank. I listen to some on this db and I have to have some sort of religion behind me which I do not have and I have to say no way to certain things which I think are very private and personal decisions as life is way too short and in some cases dangerous and painful. Having said that I do feel comfortable on this db and I have a lot of similar values as many on here. When it comes to politicians, may they be right or left, I do not really trust any of them as their whole goal is to get elected and stay elected. When it comes to illegal immigration, I truly think enforcing the laws already on the books against all of these companies who hire them and also enforcing the laws down at the border would slow the flow of illegal persons, would make a lot of people go back to their home countries and would also slow down the drug trade. Show me the politician who would not only say that but you know would actually do it and I think you would have a winner.