The New “A List” –If Conservatives Stay Home

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

[pookie18]

Since many conservatives say they won’t vote for John McCain, and some say they’ll even vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, it might be worth looking at some of the people whose power and influence will be far more potent as a result of such pettiness. To wit:

–George Soros. A multi-billionaire with megalomaniacal ambitions. Financier of some of the most virulent lunatic-left organizations in the country. Just revealed as the chief funder of a recently debunked “study” by the British medical journal, Lancet, which claimed 650,000 Iraqis had been killed as a result of the war–ten times the actual number.

–MoveOn.Org. Do you like it when George W. Bush, a wartime American president, is hated more than the Islamic terrorists who perpetrated 9/11? How about when Gen. David Petraeus, leader of the turn-around in Iraq and man who has dedicated his life to the country is called “General Betrayus?”

–Michael Moore. Propagandist film maker, dedicated socialist. Mr. Moore has called Americans the “stupidest people on the planet.” Believes communist Cuba has a better health care system than our own. Given a seat of honor next to Jimmy Carter at the 2004 Democratic convention.

–Jimmy Carter. Worst president of the modern era. Never misses a chance to bash America, especially when traveling abroad. Says Israel is an “apartheid” state. Why? For having the “gall” to defend itself from ongoing Palestinian terror.

–The mainstream media. Already leaning left, already “massaging” any info that accrues to the benefit of conservatives. A Democratic Congressional majority coupled with a Democratic administration might be more than willing to re-visit the “Fairness Doctrine”–tipping the scales even further leftward.

–Hollywood celebrities. A deadly combination of brain-dead, America-hating, Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-loving socialists. Sean Penn? Danny Glover? Barbara Streisand? Susan Sarandon? The list is endless–and gag-inducing.

–Academia. Other than Hollywood celebrities, no one embraces a dimmer view of American values and traditions than the “ivory tower intellectuals” who poison the minds of our youth.

–Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. A resurgence for the two race hustlers whose livelihoods depend on maintaining the black “victim of racist society” myth while shaking down guilty white liberals who head major corporations. With a Dem majority in Congress and an Obama or Clinton administration, bet the farm that “reparations for slavery” hits the front burner.

–Anti-war protesters/appeasers. Despite all evidence to the contrary, there are those who believe Islamic terror is an “exaggerated threat,” and that “nothing is worth fighting for.” 9/11? America’s fault. Atomic Iran? No big deal. Reactive better than proactive? Better an American city under a nuclear halo than continuing the fight against “peace-loving” Muslims abroad. One more domestic attack away from irrelevancy–but who gets to “take one for the team”–first?

–Conspiracy theorists. The Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center, the war in the Middle East is only about oil, Haliburton, et al, controls the world. ‘Nuff said.

–Enviro-whack-jobs. We don’t drill for domestic oil now, despite funding both sides of the terror war. Our economy is already shaky without global warming “mandates.” We’ve already lost incandescent light bulbs. That’s just the tip of liberal-inspired, environmental tsunami which would hamstring our economy for decades.

Supreme Court Justice “X.” Or maybe Justices “X,” “Y,” and “Z,” all of whom believe the Constitution is a “living document” to be “interpreted” as a means of securing “social justice.” Presidents come and go in four or eight years. A Supreme Court appointment is for life.

This is only a partial list. But it ought temper the “hate-McCain,” “stay home on election day,” “my principles or nothing” conservatives who are willing to bite the bullet and let the liberals take over. There are far worse things than a flawed candidate. The empowerment of the above would be a paradigm shift away from virtually everything that has made this country stand above all the rest.

Are conservatives genuinely ready–with spite as their primary motivation, no less–for THAT?

[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