Posted on 02/04/2008 7:20:15 PM PST by Brian_Baldwin
California Republicans gave us Ronald Reagan. California Republicans gave us a Governor who, in Reagan, made history. But where are these same Republicans today? Will you be willing to count your vote as history in the making - tomorrow? Because, the reality is the race has come down to McCain and Romney.
But I am worried. After all, many of my fellow Republicans not only gave us a man of history in Ronald Reagan, but they have also given our Nation another Republican Governor named Arnold.
Every vote counts. Today, in retrospect, do fellow Republicans of our Great State accept Arnold as anything like a Reagan, or for that matter, even a Republican?
When Arnold was running for Governor, he sounded at that time very much like John McCain today. And many, including myself, made a terrible mistake. Today, I do not even recognize that same Arnold. What a huge disappointment.
Arnold endorsed John McCain.
I am voting for Mitt Romney in tomorrows California Republican Primary.
What can I do to convince you to vote for Romney? Because, this is the time and the place when it is going to count. If you are a conservative, and thinking of voting for Huckabee – I want to honestly request you consider this. That you can make history, you can best server the voice of the conservative wing of our Party, by voting for Mitt Romney at this time. Because, it will all be decided tomorrow. That is the reality.
It is going to be McCain, or it is going to be Romney. Whoever the Republicans choose in this State, our State, California, that is going to be decisive. There is no way around the numbers, there is California, and there is Georgia.
This is the last two minutes of the Super Bowl, my friends.
John McCain likes to use the term “my friends”. I love John McCain. But I want to make history for the conservative wing of my Party. The way to make history in this case, at this moment, is to vote for Mitt Romney. As pompous as it sounds, this is not a partisan appeal. It is a fact. Conservatives can now have a chance, in California, to make history – I know those who have already decided for Romney will be there tomorrow. For those who are not voting for McCain but considering someone other than Romney, I want you to consider that you can actually be a part of something historical. You can do this by voting for Mitt Romney in California.
The Democrats, the liberals, and their friends in the media, are trying to work McCain’s head right now. The way politics works, well everyone who should know, knows that it is a very malicious mêlée and there are very high stakes involved. Right now, the Democrats, the liberals, and their friends in the media, want McCain to win in California. And while they want this outcome, they are also working and going to try to get to McCain’s head. What they want McCain to do is, they want to convince John McCain that the conservatives are his nemesis, and they want to, slowly, in their own way, convince McCain and feed a hatred in him against conservatives. That it was the conservatives who schemed a McCain loss to Bush, and today they are working with the “right wing talk shows” to destroy McCain.
You see, the left wants McCain to win in California. And then, they want to get to his head, and make him think, “you see, I can win without them, without the conservatives” …
But you see, in the General Election, McCain cannot win – he cannot win without the conservatives of the Republican Party. Not without their vote.
And so, what the left wants, is for McCain to win in California. And take the nomination. And then, they believe they can screw with his head. And make McCain do a terrible mistake. The mistake will be when McCain says something attacking the conservatives in a clear, emotional driven, message. That McCain will say or do this very stupid mistake.
In fact, they are counting on it.
And once McCain does that, then he has lost the General election.
Because McCain cannot win the Presidency of the United States without Republicans, without the conservatives.
And that is why I want you to vote for Mitt Romney.
I want you to stop this agenda of the left wing.
I want you to make history. I am no one. But I can see what they are trying to do. I want you to think about it.
Mitt Romney is not Ronald Reagan. But I want you to understand. He is not Arnold, either. You can have the insight to see.
Everyone, for a long time, has been of the mind set that they need to find someone to give a big ovation to. But then, over time, we start to feel that there is no one worthwhile for a standing ovation. I mean, it can feel pretty good, to stand up and give someone a big ovation. For some, it might even make them feel free. But that is not freedom. You see Democrats, and they really give Obama these big ovations – you even see the same in the Hillary Clinton supporters. But think about it. Sure, sometimes Republicans can’t be like Democrats. Nice claps, cheers – but no one to really give this big ol’ crazy ovation. I mean, in some ways, the Democratic Party is really cult. But, you see, you should not let these big ovations get you down. Because, no, you are not like them. We are not a cult. Not like them. A Coca Cola machine is not magic. It is a machine. It was made by humans, the human mind. The Democrats live in a magic mind set. To them, a big Coca Cola machine comes before them, and they think it’s magic. But, you understand, there is a machine there, and it is us who can make the machine.
No politician is going to be someone who you might stand and, literally, foolishly, throw all of your ovations to. But you can make history. It isn’t magic. But if you use consideration, and thought, and look at the two minute warning in a very real way, you actually can make a difference just so long as you are in the game. Don’t drop out of the game. The football is about to be handed to you, California.
John McCain just called. It sure was fun hanging up on him.
Believe that if you want.
I don't. You're way too far gone to even reach.
I'm going to support Romney, but only because the alternatives are far, far worse. This country has a chance of surviving Mitt Romney (and I was a big George Romney supporter, way back when).
Yeah, what you said.
I think it’s Romney by default for me.
I wanted Fred or Duncan, but neither had a chance, and a vote for either of them now is a throwaway vote.
Huck is too liberal and needs to drop out.
McPain is a HELL NO for me.
Paul is a throwaway vote — the incessant pronouncements of Ron Paul’s supporters notwithstanding.
So Mitt it is. I’m not too happy about the state of affairs this election cycle, to say the least. But I do like what Mitt’s been saying, thought he schooled McPain in the last debate, and all I hope for is that he actually BELIEVES what he is saying and will act accordingly.
Buzz off
Unless Romney is totally defeated Tues. Huck will not drop out. He’ll stay around to continue his efforts to derail Romney - Right to the Convention if necessary. A spiteful, disingenuous man masquerading as a man of Faith.
__________________________________________________
Source ???
Fun turning the tables, ain’t it ? ;-)
A good post. Thanks for your efforts.
“Well, you’re voting for the WORST of the 3. Romney’s still a lying con man who has you hoodwinked.”
Hey, Mitt is a full time Republican and the most conservative of the three. You are proving the theory about there being an alternate universe. You are living proof of it.
:)
True but watch the mccain shills in the media. They'll be blasting the East Coast results non-stop and telling everyone it's all over, stain has sowed up the nomination. Anything to demoralize the Romney supporters in California.
We'll miss your posts, then.
Seriously, Hillary, Obama, McCain and the Huckster?
I'd rather weasels rip my flesh.
Great
Good for him
I thought about voting for Fred, and then I tried to figure how that would play out. Suppose I did... and all the other folks in my district did the same. Fred would get 3 delegates. Will he get enough to become a real player? I don’t believe so. Take it a step further and assume we end up with a brokered convention... Fred has a few delegates to be part of the horsetrading. Where will his delegates go? My bet is they’d go to McCain, the guy he stood beside for years in the Senate and whose positions closely mimicked his own. End game... I’d be voting for McCain, a man I loathe just as much as Arnold.
Both McCain and Huckabee have jumped on the global warming bandwagon, endorsing the criminal cap-and-trade program that will do more to destroy this country than most wars could ever do.
There really aren’t any good choices here—just lesser of evil.
Romney is not a perfect candidate, but he is easily the best choice we have left. He might well turn out to be a great conservative president.
Vote for Romney.
Nana,,you play rough..Roll Tide..
I’d rather weasels rip my flesh.
_______________________________________
RomneyCare will patch you up
But can you afford it ?????
Go Vols
“A spiteful, disingenuous man masquerading as a man of Faith.”
You know his heart? I thought God was the judge of that? Think about castng stones and the narrowness of the eye of a needle.
Proof ? Evidence ? Sources ? I'm interested in a list of all the Republicans and Conservatives he helped elect to office in Massachusetts. Start with Governor.
Gotta Smile,,
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.