What the “conservative” useful idiots have brought us: Week one.

January 8, 2007 | self

[jerry639]

Can you explain how voting Republican in the last election would have made America a stronger and more prosperous nation?

I can sum it up for you real quick. The (cut and run, traitor, raise taxes) Dims would not be in charge of the House and Senate.

[righteousindignation]

some good points but more crabby cranky disenchanted ex-voters out there posturing as principled didn't help!! And the "independents' seem split between the superficial fools you describe and fairly intelligent loners and Libertarians. The latter even vote Republican sometimes, as you know. I guess it boils down to the power of the MSM and when oh when are some deep-pocketed Conservatives going to stoop to TV and buy a network???

[OldFriend]

I watched Breyer and Scalia. Was Souter on as well?

[Tokra]

I wish the GOP had won - are you really glad the dems won?

It makes no difference. Democrats want to be your Mommy and Republicans want to be your Daddy. In either case government gets bigger and you become less free.

If you think it makes no difference - you have your head in the sand. It makes a HUGE difference and unfortunately we will soon all see that difference when the dems really get going.

Many conservatives are making the mistake of thinking that because the GOP didn't solve all our problems in the past 12 years, that there is no difference between them and the dems.

They will soon find out just how wrong they were.

[mugs99]

You aren't going to get any of the things you say you want with the dems in charge...

That's true, and it's also true with the GOP in charge.

we'll be lucky if the GOP is ever in charge again.

If the GOP doesn't win back the libertarians it will go the way of the Bull Moose Party.
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[jerry639]

Don't you think most of the blame should be the Republican Party which time and time again try to shove left-leaning candidates down out throats. Just look at the top contenders for Presidential candidate. All RINOS ...McCain, Guilliani, and Romney. Where are the conservatives?

If I remember correctly Republican voters elect precinct and ward committeemen. Committeemen elect county chairmen. County chairmen elect district representatives. District representatives elect State Chairmen. State Chairmen have a say in who represents us within the National Republican Party except when the President is a Republican and he normally picks the National Republican Chairman.

As you can see, it all starts at a local precinct level. True Republican voters vote in the Primaries where the local committeeman are elected. So, vote for one who represents your ideas or run for the office yourself. The Republican Party is not some obscure object. We, the voters, are the Republican Party. Stop blaming the Party for the the choice of candidates you have. Get involved. Stop letting others make the choice for you and then complain.

Admittedly McCain, Guilliani and Romney are not my choice either. We must convince someone else to run that is a better candidate. Can we do it? I don't know but we can try.

If either McCain, Guilliani or Romney happens to be the candidate for President in 2008 then that is the choice we have as Republicans or we can vote for Hillary. I for one will not like the choices and be reluctant to vote for the Republican candidate. However, I will have no reluctance to vote against Hillary Clinton. So, who ever the Republican candidate is that runs against Hillary that candidate will get my vote. And, I will vote. I don't like McCain or Guilliani but I despise Hillary. Not a hard choice for me to vote for the Republican candidate.

[Tokra]

Then don't waist your time voting. They are both controlled by the same elites who want the same results.

Let me guess, Queen Elizabeth, Henry Kissenger and the rest of the Trilateral Commision. Right?

[CWOJackson]

Excellent analysis.

[mugs99]

Mugs: Can you explain how voting Republican in the last election would have made America a stronger and more prosperous nation?
jerry: I can sum it up for you real quick. The (cut and run, traitor, raise taxes) Dims would not be in charge of the House and Senate.

Losing liberties by a Democrat house and senate is no different than losing liberties by a Republican house and senate.
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[mugs99]

If you think it makes no difference - you have your head in the sand. It makes a HUGE difference and unfortunately we will soon all see that difference when the dems really get going.

Show me that Huge difference...can you come up with even one example?
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[rollo tomasi]

The only time I saw people warning of the dangers of Pelosi and company was at Free Republic.

Question to you, why did the RNC not make this a national issue? Instead the RNC did their normal "cookie cutter" and "safe" campaign ads (Pro-family, less taxes, working hard for you etc...).

How come the RNC never went on the offensive by pounding the airwaves associating "moderate" or "conservative" dems with Move-On and other extreme associations/politicians who would make up the dem leadership?

How come the RNC was taken to the woodshed by being associated with the names like Abramhoff and Foley?

The Republicans blew any chance with most of swing voters but you would rather blame a few posters that would have never made a difference anyway due to the way the RNC handled the 2006 election (Independents/swing voters killed us).

[jerry639]

Losing liberties by a Democrat house and senate is no different than losing liberties by a Republican house and senate

Haven't notice my liberties being curtailed in the past 6 years. However, that may change in the next 2 years with the Dims in charge.

[trisham]

This bares repeating

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Good grief. What are they teaching in schools these days?

[Lakeshark]

Okay, I simply disagree with what you say.

1. Islamists are a very real menace to this fragile world, even if you don't believe that, they are.
2. The Iraq war is a part of a longer, bigger fight against the Islamists, and is in no stretch of the imagination the current front of that war. The Islamists themselves say that, and I believe them, not you.
3. Even though I have no love for the faith of Islam, for now I continue to divide between those radical Islamists who we fight and the majority of Islamic peoples who are waiting to see which of the two "strong horses" will they will follow.

You can put on your blinders wherever you live, but blinders they are.

[Daveinyork]

I'm getting quite angry at the Republicans for a variety of reasons. I'm not mad at Dems. They can't help being what they are and doing what they do. They just can't be trusted with power and money. The Republicans should know better and seem not to.

[Arizona Carolyn]

No, you're right, it was David Bryer... my observation, though is correct -- Bryer just doesn't get it and Scalia is truly funny, but I wish he'd lose some weight so we have him around a lot longer.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

It would serve Levin, Limbaugh, Ingraham, and all the other idiots who contributed to this debacle--which I am convinced they did solely to boost their ratings and advertising revenue--if the Democrats win the Presidency in 2008 and manage to push the Fairness Doctrine back into place, killing off talk radio.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Not a hard choice for me to vote for the Republican candidate.

same here.

[Tokra]

Show me that Huge difference...can you come up with even one example?

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid will show you soon enough. Here's some predictions:

Tax increases
Expansion of the Medicare Drug Coverage
Cutting off funds for the War.

I'm sure the Left has even more surprises in store for us.

[OldFriend]

Breyer seemed to think one line zingers took the place of intellectual discussion. He's a lightweight, dyed in the wool socialist who is only now admitting he made an error in a decision. Didn't get to hear it all, so not sure which decision he was regretting.