This is our reality. Through our apathy, we’ve brought it upon ourselves. And, as always, I’ll NEVER vote for a Democrat. Here’s a good argument as to why:
Here’s all any Conservative needs to know about Barrack Hussein Obama:
Special Interest Group Ratings:
Planned Parenthood - 100% Support
National Right To Life - 0% Support
NARAL - 100% Support
Americans for Tax Reform - 0% Support
ACLU - 83% Support
NEA - 100% Support
NOW Hags - 100% Support
Citizens Against Government Waste - 13% Support
Gun Owners of America - 0% Support
NRA - “F” Rating
Federation for American Immigration Reform - 0% Support
US Border Patrol - 8% Support
Unions - 82% - 100% Support
Population Connection - 100% Support (These are the ‘Zero Growth’ freaks)
http://vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS030017
[Barrack Hussein Obama’s record in the Illinois senate:]
- Opposed the Defense of Marriage Act; would work to repeal it in the U.S. Senate; would not vote for any legislation that would restrict the ability of gays and lesbians to marry.
- Opposed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act four times in Illinois. A similar bill passed the U.S. Senate 98-0. The Born Alive bill would have prohibited a baby from being born alive but left to die according to the mother’s wishes. Obama inexplicably opposed this bill not once, twice, or three times, but four times.
- Obama took almost $90,000 in bundled contributions from the Council for a Livable World. The council is a well-known anti-defense organization.
- Obama puts rigid ideology before what’s best for the people of Illinois, and presumably he would do that as President as well. He has on several occasions made public his opposition to the NAFTA trade agreement and his belief that it must be negotiated. All the while thanks to NAFTA, Illinois exports $1.3 billion in agricultural goods to Canada.
- Obama refused to vote for a bill in the Illinois State Senate that would have increased penalties for drug traffickers.
- Obama voted against a bill that would have delivered the death penalty to gang members who murder first responders.
- Finally, just in case you thought it couldn’t get any worse, Obama was the only member of the Illinois State Senate to vote against a bill that prohibited early release for sexual predators.
Can’t kill the innocent fast enough, can’t free the guilty soon enough!
Isn’t non stop bashing of McCain more important than everything mentioned in your post?
Pardon me, but how does apathy apply when my state hasn't even had it R caucus yet? When many of us said McCain was unacceptable, we were told to work for our preferred candidates. Being responsible adults, we did so to the greatest extent possible while still supporting our families, working, etc.
Now I have no voice and it's my fault?
Sorry, but I do not suffer from that particular delusion. It doesn't matter how we got here really, until the time comes to change the system. But now that we are here, I predict it will be a tiresome nine months for anyone willing to stand firm on their principles and not support someone who has by word and deed shown themselves opposed to so many of those principles.
And that applies equally to dem and pubbie alike, IMO.
Chilling; and a very good post. Thanks.
You know, another way of framing this is well, we may have to hold our nose and vote for McCain, but, it’s kinda like the strategy of General Sam Houston. One of his tactics was similar to that of the Russians v. Napolean, he kept retreating deeper and deeper into the East Texas piney woods, (a thoroughly miserable place), sniping the enemy as he went, wearing them down and refusing them a full engagement until he had them on terrain of his liking, (a swamp). So, we get McCain, we fight on; it’s kinda like putting your finger in the dyke, but it’s better than abdication and defeat.
You forgot to add the part about his website and the Muslim groups that have links to it. They want a national Muslim holiday, days off for all kinds of muslim holy days, etc.