What difference does it really make if it is Hillary or Jeb Bush in the WH? Will you vote for Bush if he is the GOP nominee?
I won’t squander my right to vote. I will go to the polls but if there’s a GOPe candidate on the ticket, I will do a write in for Cruz.
It's going to be a long battle, but only if we are willing to engage. If Bush ends up being the nominee, it will be largely due to folks getting tired of supporting Cruz (or even Walker) and deciding to sit back and let others try to carry their water for them. We are too often really big on words and really lazy on actions - something the Left manages to stay on top of no matter what. Many said there would be no difference between a Romney, who had opinions that were definitely not conservative, but who also openly stated that the Federal government was acting unconstitutionally by being involved. The difference is that Obama surrounded himself with a lawless crew that aids and abets his lawlessness and who spits on the constitution vs. a guy who may have held certain beliefs but would not rabidly exercise them by going lawless - a really big difference. Individual States will have to work to clean up their own messes as far as who they send to the House and Senate and we can also help there, but once again it takes actual time/effort/money to do so. We can all help keep the most rabid Leftist out of the WH, but the "what difference does it make" attitude helps ensure that the Left will continue to keep grabbing every inch it can while we fall into a lethargic "what the hell are we even trying for" coma - it's how the Left has made all its inroads over the last 60 years or so. Unless we are willing to actually be active for a few solid decades, we may as well just throw up our hands and relegate ourselves to livestock status without waiting for them to do it to us. The Left energizes and does everything it can to grab the smallest part of real estate that it can and we bitch and make excuses because unlike Hillary, who was "No wayz tahred" we get weary and quit.
I will never leave a ballot blank for a national slot - the only time I failed to vote for the opponent of the Left was when Cochran came up on the ballot - I wrote in McDaniel because I couldn't stomach voting for the Dem even though I considered Cochran even worse because of the betrayal.
I guess some of us will fight to the last man and others will wave the white flag because a singular event won't turn things around.
I hope to vote for Cruz, or if he isn't still standing, Walker, but I also understand that with the machine the Left and RINOs have in place, even a Cruz presidency will end up disappointing many of us because of the obstacles. We get a trend of slightly positive motion, then get betrayed by RINOs and instead of redoubling our efforts, we quit - they win.
If we aren't willing to suit up, show up, and stay the course despite the continuing uphill slog, we deserve what we end up with. It's so much fun to mock those who vote for an Obama, twice while many decided that they couldn't vote against him, so opened the door a little wider toward the flame that seeks to burn the constitution into ashes.
Call me a fool, a dreamer who is out of touch with reality, unprincipled, or anything else that cranks your clock up, but I will not go gently into that night as long as I have breath and the means to expend time/energy/funds for the fray.
The differences may not be great, or even substantial, but they can be accumulative if we stop making excuses and exert ourselves while rallying others to also stand fast instead of laying down our arms because "what's the difference" is so much easier to abide by.
There - I feel better...depressed but better.