The New “A List” –If Conservatives Stay Home

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

[bootless]

I can't believe that you actually believe this! One would think that the example of Weimar Germany, indeed, the example of Europe generally in the inter-war era, would be enough to disabuse anyone of this notion.Now I understand why your lot are being called "suicide" voters. Choose life!

THANK YOU!!

(Cueing up "Blaze of Glory" as the soundtrack to this thread.)

[Republic of Texas]

The Republican’s don’t understand that the “fear factor” won’t play with conservatives this election. They’ll have to try some other form of coersion to force us to vote for McCain. Best of luck.

Exactly. If attempting to scare us is the best he can do, John McCain is a pathetic campaigner.

The GOP left me and it's gonna take more than threats or flowers to get me back.

[bootless]

It's comments like paulson's, and there are many, which lead me to believe there are liberal trolls at FR.

Making me wonder, too. Personally, I find the apolcalyptic turn these discussions are taking disturbing. This is a far cry from the fighting spirit that drew me to FR during the 2000 campaign, and kept me here through the recount, and again through 2004, till... now?

I think I might put my hazmat suit on and see what's happening at DU. I have an old account there.

[TChris]

Not my problem, dude. I'll do a write-in.

I won't vote for an anti-American, anti-Constitution candidate who's a self-absorbed jerk and a shorter, older clone of John Kerry. (I was a POW! That answers EVERYTHING!)

No vote for McCain here.

[TChris]

...such pettiness

This is an arrogant slap in the face.

To label conservatives' objections over John McCain "pettiness" is to label the very Constitution "petty". It is to label some of the very core, to-the-bone conservative principles held most dear by most conservatives to be worth nothing more than an eye-roll and a heavy sigh.

John McCain has been far too willing to negotiate away some of the most precious, core conservative values and loyalties for far too many years.

What he has done means something.

The vile and belittling treatment he has handed some fellow Republicans means something.

The First Amendment means something.

Citizenship in the USA means something.

Loyalty means something.

Unfortunately, the only thing that means something to John McCain is John McCain.

[bootless]

“(Don’t let) the perfect (be) the enemy of the good.” — Voltaire

Thank you. A salient quote, in this case.

[bootless]

We’re going to lose this one...

What is this, FLEE Republic?!

[TypeZoNegative]

You know what happened to the last Rino president that thought he could win by being a moderate? Ross Perot does :D

[bootless]

The World didn’t end when Bill Clinton was elected.

Yeah, tell that to the 3000+ who died at the hands of AQ, who thrived under the neglect of the Clintons.

A little revisionism, anyone?

[bootless]

Putting America under Iranian nuclear-tipped ICBM's in 6 years will give us "I Told You So" rights but we might not live long enough after that to enjoy rubbing it in. [SNIP]

But, from here to November, please consider the catastrophic strategic consequences of abandoning the Persian Gulf to Iranian Islamist lunatics.

THANK YOU!

[normy]

My wife and I were planning on voting for Romney in Texas but he dropped out. He had the class and love of country to rally around McCain in order to stop Hillary. Huckabee is the only one without the class. Its time to rally around the nominee.

[dasboot]

You mean my grand-daughter?

I sheath my sword. A tactical shift. The outrages that were the birth pangs of the Republic are to be repeated. Now...or later. I prefer now. Nothing personal.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

He had the class and love of country to rally around...

Its (sic) time to rally around the nominee.

Love of country? Which country? Mexico?

[normy]

Bush would have signed amnesty. It took Congress to thwart it.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Bush would have signed amnesty.

McMexico McAmnesty McCainnedy wrote it.

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It took Congress to thwart it.

No thanks to McMexico McAmnesty McCainnedy.

[Wildbill22]

I am inclined to agree that we should not compromise our beliefs, and vote for McCain out of fear of the other options. Making compromises is exactly what got us to this point, being ratcheted down by the “lesser of two evils” over the course of 20 years has gotten us George W. Bush and now McCain. I have a feeling that this country has some hard lessons to learn because of our inadequate left leaning education system and lying media.
The next Ronald Reagan is out there, and he will do what the original did when things get so obvious that even our propagandized, leftists taught, lied to population is no longer gullible enough to swallow the likes of Jimmy Carter, or Hildabeast and Obammma.

[yuleeyahoo]

Now Daddy didn’t like trouble, but if it came along Everyone that knew him knew which side that he’d be on He never was a hero, or this county’s shinin’ light But you could always find him standing up For what he thought was right

He’d say you’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything You’ve got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what’s right and uphold your family name You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything

Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house If Daddy had done more givin’ in or a little more backing down But we always had plenty just living his advice Whatever you do today you’ll have to sleep with tonight

He’d say you’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything You’ve got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what’s right and uphold your family name You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything

Now I know that things are different than they were in Daddy’s days But I still believe what makes a man really hasn’t changed

You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything You’ve got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what’s right and uphold your family name You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything

You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything

Aaron Tippin

[giobruno]

Actually, his record suggests that he will ikely go along with about 10%, will blunt the edge of another 10% and oppose 80%. That is considerably better than the record of Obama (100% socialist) or Clinton (about 80% socialist). In politics 80% is acceptable. Allowing the socialists to work unimpeeded for 4+ years will take decades of effort to undo, effort that could have been better spent.

[bronxboy]

Thanks-we must take our party back or move out to a conservative party. I think taking the party back makes more sense right now. Lets work at the state and national level to get conservatives into congress.

[bronxboy]

I absolutely agree with you. Rush has come very close to saying this same things. He talked quite a bit on Friday about how bad a McCain presidency would be and how we would hate it. Lets show RINO’s what happens when we refuse to vote for their flawed candidate.