Quite frankly, I'm appalled at the late behavior of many supposedly Conservatives posters on this board who unabashedly trashed and helped pull down an honest-to-goodness, dyed-in-the-wool Conservative candidate. Their attacks on Hunter brought great discredit to FR, and when the inevitable complaints and whining come down next year (regardless of whoever wins the general election) about how we never have any more Conservative leaders, I'll remember with a wry smile all the arguments recently made here about "electability" and having to accept the "lesser of evils."
To use a quaint analogy that I picked up last years during a business visit to an Indian reservation, the GOP (and FR to a certain extent) has become like a bucket of crabs, in which all the crabs fight and claw with one another and only work together to pull down those crabs smart enough to try and escape from the bucket.
At this point, it looks like my second choice, Fred Thompson is finished as well. So, when the rubber finally meets the road in November, I MIGHT be able to bring myself to vote for Romney, but under no circumstances will I vote for McCain or Giuliani. In fact, I'll vote for that nutcase Paul before I ever consider voting for those two charlatans.
I've said my piece, so now I'm going to let it go. But, I will continue to follow Hunter for the rest of his post-Congressional career, in the hope that he might become SecDef or even run again in 2012 should either Hillary or Obama win.
For many of the Fred-heads with whom we have battled over the past three months and were actually dancing on Hunter's grave last night, all I have to say is, you will soon reap what you sew, and ultimately inherit the wind.
I am over my grief now, which lasted, surprisingly, only for the better half of a day. But now, what is better, I am pissed!!
That's how I see it. Thanks, Virginia Ridgerunner.
During the California elections for Governor, many here were climbing out of the bucket and supporting McClintock. But some of those content in the bucket said a vote for McClintock was a vote for Bustamonte. Some stayed true to their conservative principles and voted for McClintock while others supported Schwartzneggar.
With S.B. 777 becoming law in California, some of those voting for Schwartzneggar now realize the mistake in voting for a RINO. Unfortunately there are still many here who are content in the bucket.
After watching the lesson some Californians (and some outside California) learned with Schwartzneggar, I'm more convinced that voting for a RINO is similar to voting for a Democrat. You get the same results, it just might take a little longer for those supporting a RINO to realize it.
A few years ago I joined the others already outside the bucket. I encourage others to join us.