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We must take back the Republican party from the bastards who have commandeered it,

Ummm... No. I won't. I don't care about the Republican Party. Anymore than I care for the Whig party.

I do care about principles, and I WON'T VOTE FOR ROMNEY, PERIOD, PARAGRAPH, TURN THE PAGE, AMEN.

I hope I was clear enough, and you aren't confused about my position on the subject.

/johnny

Ummm... No. I won't. I don't care about the Republican Party. Anymore than I care for the Whig party. I do care about principles, and I WON'T VOTE FOR ROMNEY, PERIOD, PARAGRAPH, TURN THE PAGE, AMEN. I hope I was clear enough, and you aren't confused about my position on the subject.

I'm not the one confused, but by your strange tone ("Ummmm"), I'm not sure if you understood what I was saying to AF Vet RR. My point was that a third party (Ross Perot third party run=Bill Clinton win) will only ensure Democrat rule. I cannot and will not support Mitt "Romneycare/Homo 'marriage'" Romney, either, because I, too, consider principles to be paramount!

But I do not believe pushing for a third party is the answer, as at this point, a third party which is conservative will surely split the ticket and guarantee the communist Barry gets a second term!

WRXGina said "We must take back the Republican party from the bastards who have commandeered it,"

JRandomFreeper said "Ummm... No. I won't. I don't care about the Republican Party. Anymore than I care for the Whig party.

I do care about principles, and I WON'T VOTE FOR ROMNEY, PERIOD,

I agree with both statements. First, building a new conservative party from scratch will be much more difficult, expensive, and slower than using one of the two existing parties to advance conservatism.

If the Republican party were to become a conservative party, many of the long-time rank and file Republicans would stick right there just because its the Republican Party.

But voting in the annointed candidate every election only perpetuates the status quo. The party will continue to simply give lip service to conservatism while putting the good old boys in the positions of power. I think we are fools to continue to play that game expecting different results.

I care about the Republican Party because it is the closest thing to a Conservative Party we have and we can get to the desired environment quicker through the party than from without. If that's not going to happen, though, then I'm willing to pursue another path.