Posted on 08/07/2013 5:06:25 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
As a Conservative, I hold these truths to be self evident: (in no particular order)
* Life begins at the moment of conception. Abortion, for any reason, real or imagined, is murder.
* The Right to Bear Arms is an unalienable right that the government cannot infringe on in any way. Background checks, "assault weapon" bans, magazine capacity rules, and the like are completely unconstitutional.
*Global warming is as much of a fraud as the "Next Ice Age" scare was in the 1970's.
*Illegal aliens are criminals and should be treated as such. There should be no amnesty for illegal aliens whatsoever. All illegal aliens should be deported without exception.
* The Constitution should be interpreted exactly as it's written without exception.
*Marriage is between a man and a woman only.
*Capitalism is the only economic system that works.
*Radical Islam is just as dangerous as the Axis Powers and the Soviet Union.
Basic stuff, right ?
For We the Conservatives, absolutely. This is our meat and drink. This is who we are. The above self evident truths are in our souls. The vast majority of us are not willing to compromise one iota on any of them for a variety of heartfelt reasons. (Memo to arrogant and lazy media: Yeah, yeah, it's because we're all a bunch of racists, blah, blah, blah. Got it.)
So here's the Hundred Trillion Dollar Question: Why do we, as Conservatives, keep voting for the Sit-Down-When-They-G-O-Pee ? (Say it fast, you'll get it.)
For every truth I've listed above, there is a Republican, either in political office or as a useless talking head on cable snooze doing their best to fight against them. The laughable (and FOX News favorite) Mitt Trotsky was all for abortion as long as the "mother's life was in danger". TEA Party traitor Pat Toomey allied himself with the radical far left and tried to obliterate the Second Amendment. During the 2008 Popularity Contest, court jester John McLame made cap and trade part of his platform. Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan have decided that illegal alien criminals should be granted amnesty. John McLame (like a bad penny, isn't he ?) teamed up with the horrid Pus Feingold and declared war on the First Amendment. Michele Bachmann thinks it's Constitutional and perfectly A-OK to have the NSA spy on American citizens. Rob Portman and Ileana Ros-Lethinen are cheering for homosexual "marriage". Tokyo Rove and Charles Krauthammer are doing their level headed best to make sure that the socialist scam known as Obamacareless is funded. The rotund Chris Christie has never met an Islamonazi that he didn't want to make a judge. I could go on and on about the Weeper of the House and Mitch McConman, but this paragraph is long enough and depressing enough already.
I'm not exactly sold on the idea of a third party, but I'm becoming more and more open to it every day. Sure, there are some rock solid Conservatives in the party and in the media (Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Louie Gohmert, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, and Rush Limbaugh to name a few), but let's face it, they are becoming marginalized in today's Sit-Down-When-They-G-O-Pee. They're derided as "hobbits" and relegated to the nether regions of the party, despite the fact that the vast majority of the base agrees with them. As their influence wanes, so does our liberty. I don't have all the answers and I'm not going to pretend that I do, but I at least know what question to ask:
Why should I vote GOP ?
You might be, but I'm not. After pulling the lever for McCain, I promised myself I'd never again "vote against" somebody — that's why I voted for my former governor, Gary Johnson, instead of the Obama-clone the GOP pushed on us.
Or as I like to say, the Republican and Democratic Parties are merely two cheeks of the same ass.
Vote GOP to stall the progressive advances. In the meantime, work with grass roots organizations to get some truly conservative candidates. I agree that RINOs have destroyed the Republican Party but can envision the day when a third party, i.e. Constitutional Conservatives, evolves to put some sense back into our government.
They stand for nothing, if you compare what they do to what they say (via platform planks) they'll do.
If you look at what they do, then they really are aligned with what the democrat party does; look at how they're handling the NSA/IRS scandals: a little show, but nothing that will damage the agencies or their agents or the power a corrupt administration could have them do.
Buckley’s rule applies: Vote for the most conservative candidate who can win.
Also move to a red state. The left has blue state elections wrapped up for the most part.
No NO NO, I want a NEW third party to vote for. No mor GOPee. They are done peeing on me. NOT ONE MORE DIME!
I really do not want a third party. What I want is a party that represents me and doesn’t work behind my back to hurt me.
The republican party has so many two faced lying sacks of dung in high positions that we are being double-crossed on a daily basis.
They are much too willing to be bought.
What we rally need is term limits on both parties.
Something we will never get because it would put these career politicians out of work and force them to do what is right.
The GOP is happy being the minority because they can support the policies of the Democrats while pretending to be against them.
Flori-duh, indeed.
“Because some day, in the distant future, in an alternate universe, they might flub up and nominate a conservative for president.”
It happened with Reagan, so it is possible.
There’s one option. Unfortunately, the GOPe does their best to destroy them. See Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee for further details.
Hence, I am calling them the Sit-Down-While-They-G-O-Pee.
Ronald Reagan turns in his grave daily.
I love your optimism. I like your take on things a hell of a lot more than mine, that’s for sure.
I’m still bitter from the 2012 Popularity Contest fiasco.
Well, I’m definitely not a dim, and I am a Tea Party member. I see what you’re saying, but let’s face facts: the Republican party corrupts Tea Party candidates.
Toomey, Scott, Christie, McDonnell, Rubio.....
“As a Conservative I know that marriage is not the business of the Federal Government.”
It’s state issue for now, but one can certainly be a Conservative on the state level as well.
“As a Conservative I know that abortion is not the business of the Federal Government.”
Except for the fact that the SCOTUS made it one with Roe v Wade.
LOL!
Andrew Napolitano calls it the “Big Government Party”.
He may be in left field on a lot of issues, but he’s 100% correct on this one.
“Buckley’s rule applies: Vote for the most conservative candidate who can win.”
But how can Conservatives win if they have to fight their own party AND the Authoritarian Left ? I know Reagan did it, but we don’t have the time to wait for another Reagan. The country is on the brink of of political, economic, and social disaster.
If the Dhimmicrats win another 4 years in the White Hut, we’re finished as a country.
Well, I know where you stand.
:)
“The GOP is happy being the minority because they can support the policies of the Democrats while pretending to be against them.”
Did a McCain staffer send you his talking points ?
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