Posted on 10/11/2012 5:14:48 PM PDT by Lazamataz
Kudos on citing this not so nuanced difference in the two ...
That was Johnnie’s writing, not mine. Credit where credit is due.
I met him in person twice and I like him.
At a min... He beats the day lights out of the alternative.
Oh, that sounds like a PUN coming!
“So this wookie walks into a bar; the bartender says, ‘Your usual, Mrs. O?’”
He said: Work like Hell for the candidate you want, work your butt off, but in the end, if you do not coalesce around the winner, then you are culpable for all the evil that will be done by this most crass, most divisive, most destructive and most radical administration ever.
It took me a while to get over Mitt winning, but in the end Breibart's impassioned plea hit me. I became an ABO, plain and simple. It became a no brainer: a RINO squish that I didn't trust nor care for, versus one of the faces of evil in our time. Every single candidate I admired for one reason or another, those that I supported had come to this position: Palin, Cain, Newt, Perry, Santorum, Bachmann
I took a lot of flack during the time prior to Jim Rob coming to the same realization (about 6 weeks), people pinged him and moderators trying to ban me, I have been called a Mitt bot, a Mitt lover, and lots worse. Most days I would log on expecting to be zot meat.
Like you, I have to admit Romney has surprised me in lots of ways. He has not tacked to the middle, not hardly at all. He has defended free enterprise, liberty, religious freedom, family values, pro-life causes and a strong military. He is fighting an uphill battle against the MSM, not to mention some of the stalwart hold outs here on FR.
I have no illusions that Romney won't disappoint us if he wins; I can handle disappointment, just not the wholesale destruction of the Bambi administration. If he turns out better, I would be the first to cheer, but right now, there is a choice: One of two people will be elected, and Romney's not near as bad as the extremists paint him, and Bambi is far worse than anything I can imagine with a record to prove it.
Like I say: Welcome. Good post.
read tonight bump
...and she says not today...something to get that burned taste out...
...and she says yeah...old crow...
If we capture the House AND Senate, there will be no need to do so. But in MA, he had Democrats in control of the Legislature.
Hey Laz! I trust you are fully recovered from last weekend by now. Please add me to your ping list. I promise to be more *regular* in checking my pings.
*Smooch* and {{{hug}}}
I have mixed feelings, which I have compromised on:
Initially I strongly supported Sarah Palin.
When she bowed out, I was crushed, but then I threw my support to Mitt Romney.
Now I see a small possibility, the two of them could oppose each other in four years.
Let’s see how Mitt does.
You hit it!
Johnsoncare/Hillarycare/Romneycare/Obamacare/Totalitariancare...lack of choices...MANDATES...attack on freedom. What the government gives you on the one hand...it can take from you with the other hand.
Not 1 politician has slowed down this TOTALITARIAN leviathan.
A 10th amendment totalitarian is no different than a commerce clause collectivist.
It’s all TREASON to “free” people.
OMG (Obama Muat Go)
Delayed response, Laz. Thanks for the ping/post.
Hear! Hear! I swore I would never pull the lever for Romney. Never. Ever. No way Jose.
He got the nomination and I was bitter. Then I watched the Obamanation at work to do his best to further the destruction of this country by executive fiat and realized I had no choice.
I cannot sit idly by and not do my part to get that rat bastid commie out of our Whitehouse. I find that crow actually tastes pretty good with a hunk of gruyere volcano bread washed down with a few dressed Dos Equis.
FWIW- I listened to the debate on the car radio. It started 1/2 way thru my 2hr commute home. I couldn’t handle more than 20mins. 2 guys arguing- not TALKING!
Politics......One guy wears a (D) and one wears a (R). The plane is breaking apart but we think what letter the pilot is wearing on his hat makes a difference.
Obama sucks.
Romney is no better. He’s just different.
Obama will “F*** this country UP!” - IF he gets another term.
Same with Romney, probably, if HE gets 2 terms.
I’m not voting FOR Romney. I’m voting against Obama. No way CA doesn’t go to Obama. My popular vote is of no consequence here. UNLESS..... I can cast my vote as a protest that will get noticed and that MIGHT make an impact on Romney- IF he gets elected.
Would voting FOR Romney do that?
Nope.
Only one way to do that- vote 3rd party. In my case, the Libertarians are the CLOSEST to what I believe. Not the same, but close.
If Obama wins, it doesn’t matter. But, if Romney wins, MAYBE, just maybe, he’ll notice that me and a bunch of others would rather cast our meaningless vote for ALMOST anyone other than HIM. And that we will , again, when HIS re-election comes around.
We are NOT well-served by these 2 parties.
Time to serve them notice.
I have no reason to change my view on Romney until I've seen him live up to his word. It's possible in a 2nd term he might get my vote provided he actually is pro-life, doesn't advance a homosexualist agenda, and does not come up with bi-partisan gun control legislation.
Until then: Jehoshaphat's alliances. 2 Chronicles 17 to 20
On the other hand, except on those occasions when Romney strays into his liberalism, I will spend my time attacking Obama. The greater enemy of my lesser enemy is still my greater enemy.
Perhaps you should read something more current than Chronicles and develop a truer feel for the present
Why?
It’s not as if I’m not an avid, long-time reader and conservative supporter on Free Republic for these past 14 years who reads countless articles, books, etc., almost continually.
Breitbart was right. If you allow this man and his minions to stay you will be culpable for everything they do.
Sorry, you should rethink before you make a horrendous mistake.
That is one sad statement.
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