The New “A List” –If Conservatives Stay Home

Political Mavens ^ | 2/7/08 | Arnold Ahlert

[Camel Joe]

I suppose that would depend on which Marine you ask.

[TexasCajun]

It's up to Conservatives to decide if they want to marginalize themselves, erode what little influence we have in the Republican Party and encourage more MeCain Republicans to support & sponsor liberal legislation.

It's always the Republican establishment, those in public office and those in Big Media that capitulate to Liberal Democrat causes while the Liberals NEVER capitulate, cross the isle to work with Conservative Republicans for The Good of the Country.

If Conservatives vote for MeCain they are voting to marginalize their supposedly core principles.

[Hazcat]

Rinos can stop lecturing me. When have they ever achieved any victories? Never! It was Reagan and Gingrich who laid the path to Republican victories. While RINO Republicans have done nothing but collude with Democrats effectively moving the country left and whine and complain bitterly that conservatives are at fault when they deservedly lose elections.

Well Said!

[TexasCajun]

All I know is that RNC Leadership has been AWOL.

[antisocial]

“If the Socialist Party controls congress, it is even more important that we can hold the executive.”

Trouble is the socialist McCain will go along with anything the socialist party wants.

[Camel Joe]

Just as I intend to do. Our “friends” should remember that you have no chance at keeping me “from” voting and even less chance in telling me “who” to vote for.

[pookie18]

If you want to discount his stance on the WOT, gov’t spending, etc., that’s your prerorative...

[pookie18]

If you think that the Democrats will do better on the WOT, judges, gov’t spending, etc., ...

[pookie18]

& in which direction will the SCOTUS go for the next few decades?

[MrB]

“Yes we can!”

We could take on the Obama attitude. The guy’s speeches have the depth of content of the Bob the Builder Theme Song.

[Skooz]

EXACTLY

[pookie18]

Grid lock is our best hope at this point.

To paraphrase, it all depends on what your meaning of "gridlock" is...

Is it gridlock with a Democrat president, a democrat-controlled house & a Democrat-controlled & possibly (Democrat + RINO) filibuster-proof senate?

[pookie18]

I was apolitical until ~’98, but I know what you mean...

[G Larry]

Good!
Four years in HELL might wake up conservatives and shift the focus of those who claim the remarkable “virtue” of being centrist, or middle of the road.

[muleskinner]

Sorry, you lost me when you called my position petty

You can't get more petty than that. Unless your Tom Petty or Richard Petty.

[Types_with_Fist]

I'm not discounting anything pookie. I appreciate your concerns. To me, it's never a choice between the lessor of two evils. I'm also not going to vote against someone by voting for someone similar because there is an "R" by the name. I vote my convictions and, sorry to say, there are too few reasons to support McCain. That's not my fault. That's the GOP's fault for compromising itself into insignificance.

I respect your point of view, but we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

[davidosborne]

we need to ride out the next 4 years.. we NEED to take a majority in the House/Senate to keep the HildaBEAST in check.. that is our ONLY hope..

[JD815]

Kind of ironic that California and New York get to choose the candidate. I am not buying the BS that we need to get in line and vote for ol’ McCamnesty. For what? So next primary time we can get someone a little left of McCain. No thanks. It should be fairly obvious by now that there is a rather large open boarders element in the GOP. And having New york New Jersey etc picking the candidates works quite well for them. Anyway I guess you have to thank the Huck/McCamnesty/Martinez team. I guess If McCamnesty gets something done about the border before the election I will Think about voting for him.....No I won’t. Welcome to the one party system. The liberal party.

[sitetest]

Dear pookie18,

I don’t think that the Democrats will do better, I just don’t think that they’ll do much worse than Mr. McCain.

But what the Democrats WON’T do is command loyalty of Republicans in Congress, as Mr. Bush has, as Mr. McCain would, if president, and lead congressional Republicans down the path of co-option, as Mr. Bush has, as Mr. McCain would.

I don’t claim to be able to predict the future. However, the last 15 years has shown two things:

1. Republicans in Congress find it difficult to avoid following a Republican president when he wants to do liberal things;

2. Republicans in Congress can effectively stand up to a liberal Democrat president and curb many of his excesses.

And a third and fourth thing:

3. When Republicans in Congress oppose a liberal Democrat president’s excesses, the people rally around them, they become more conservative, the people come to desire a more conservative public policy, and eventually, conservative Republicans accrue greater power;

4. When Republicans in Congress are co-opted by a Republican president intent on doing liberal things, Republicans, and especially conservatives, see their power diminished.

sitetest

[BraveMan]

"There are far worse things than a flawed candidate." - Arnold Ahlert, Fearmonger