So, to be clear, for all practical purposes you are supporting Obama's re-election (presumably so that you will feel good about not compromising your principles).
But understand you will still compromise your principles -- to a far worse outcome -- by voting for anyone other than the Republican Party nominee (or by not voting, for that matter), thereby helping a socialist hellbent on destoying the American Republic to remain in power. That's what this boils down to in the end, my friend.
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I believe the short sighted hand wringing sky is falling approach damages the conservative cause in the long run.
Standing on principle does not always feel good and is not always easy and in fact can be painful, but in the long term it is IMNSHO the best approach to promote the conservative cause (otherwise known as tough love)
I really do hope Mitt beats BO but since he does not remotely represent my values he will have to win without my vote.
I will not be cajoled into voting for someone who goes against everything I believe and stand for.
I will stand accountable to the Ultimate Authority for everything I put my stamp of approval on and no boogieman can scare me more than facing my Maker and trying to explain why I approved of sin and immorality.
The blood of 54 million brutally slaughtered American citizens will not be upon my hands on that day.
Even if billions are killed as a result of this election that will not be on my head.
It will be on those who willfully participated in evil, not those who opposed it.
Even if it costs my life and the lives of my children I will not put my approval on that which God opposes.
Anything less would be hypocritical and cowardly.
High stakes indeed. Feeling good about not compromising does not enter into the equation.