The GOP Gamble (Vanity)

Self | 4/10/2012 | Self

[adorno]

I understand your rage about the GOP giving us a candidate which renders the election as between “the lesser of two evils”, and I used to feel the same way with other elections, and I actually went along with what you’re suggesting, that being, not participating.

But, not participating is still vote for the other party, or for Obama, and that’s exactly what the democrats are hoping happens with our disgruntled party members. I know some republicans who did as you suggest, and I actually was one of them. Then, reality hit when the likes of Clinton and Obama and others in the senate and congress were elected because, some people wished to express their anger by not participating. The results of not participating are a lot more egregious and dangerous than holding your nose and actually going out to get rid of the stink in the White House.

[DustyMoment]

But, not participating is still vote for the other party, or for Obama, and that’s exactly what the democrats are hoping happens with our disgruntled party members.

Again, I'm just not going to cast a vote for POTUS. I will do everything I can to put 'Pubbies/Tea Partiers/conservatives in the Congress, but I won't vote for POTUS.

You can tell me until time comes to an end about not voting for a RINO is a vote for zero and, frankly, I'm past the point of caring. I'm 63 and I've heard that argument for decades and, you know what?? It hasn't changed a thing. Voting for the "lesser of the two evils" hasn't made America any better and has only led us to this point in our history. That's why I'm putting my foot down and refusing to play along with the "lesser of the two evils" game. It doesn't work and doesn't get the best person in the WH.

[jaydee770]

>>...Conservatives like me are expressing our opinions more openly than ever before and voting . . . . . by NOT opening our wallets and giving them funds...<<

I think I’ve had two of those beggar-letters and I’ve done the same, letting them know how I feel (with fat-tip sharpie) with their own postage.

It would be comforting to know they are missing my support, but they have the uber-rich N.E. country-club RINO’s and the “”enlightened” rich RINO’s on both coasts to keep them flush.

All those donation letters are probably just a marketing tax-write-off. We can’t be sure we have their full attention until they start promoting conservative candidates and consistently emplacing competent conservatives in leadership *AND* I mean promote with the same scorched-earth intensity and “all-in” bet like they’ve done for Romney, McCain, Boehner, McConnell, etc, etc, etc — like all the other RINO’s they *consistently* back. It will take a few years of consistent, rabid, over-the-top, promotion of conservatives to get my memory to forget Scozzafava, Crist, etc.

If not, I hope they dry up and blow away. I doubt they will with all the gazillionaires that will keep them on life-support, but I can hope.