I have voted Republican all my life. As I have gotten older I have become far more discerning in who and what I vote for. In the last presidential election I voted McCain/Palin, solely for Palin. And that was the LAST time I will ever split the baby.
As whacked as he is, McCain has some identifiable conservative votes on his record. Romney has none I am aware of. Certainly none on any issue of serious import.
As I posted above, I’ll vote for someone who shares my values. No one but me will ever share them 100%. But in serious issues, I will not compromise. I have learned that by compromise, we only lose the battle 50% at a time instead of 100% at a time.
Let’s get it over with and start rebuilding what remains into the country the founding fathers gave us. Or better yet, all the ABOs in America can join me and we’ll win.
I find it interesting that a supposed conservative will compromise their principles to support the ultimate liberal republican but not ‘compromise’ them to vote for an actial conservative.
Some things are not worth ‘winning’.
I moved out of a socialist country with my family to get away from “national health care”. I swore that my kids would have a better life and never have to go through what I went through when I had surgery at a London hospital.
I would have never thought that in less than 13 years America would go down the path of socialized medicine.
Where do I go now?....... I’m so damn angry.