Posted on 11/02/2014 5:33:59 AM PST by Kaslin
Look, I’m not going to lie to you – your vote matters. But let’s be honest, there are Republicans on the ballot who aren’t very conservative. Most of them don’t agree with me on everything and surely don’t agree with you on everything. In fact, many of them are downright awful.
So if you find yourself in a state where the Senate race is close, and you don’t like some of the things the Republican candidate stands for – just stay home.
A message must be sent: We conservatives could not beat all the people we don’t like in the primary, so we’re not going to vote.
That’ll show the establishment. That’ll show the country. That’ll show the future.
So if you’re a conservative in Colorado, don’t vote for Cory Gardner. If you’re in Iowa, show that Joni Ernst what’s what! Live in North Carolina? Who does that Thom Tillis think he is, anyway? From Kentucky? Let Mitch McConnell know who’s boss! Georgia? David Perdue? I don’t think so. Kansas? Teach that Pat Roberts a lesson! Live in New Hampshire? Scott Brown – yuck, am I right?
Look, if conservatives don’t draw a line in 2014, when will it be drawn?
Just because tea party and conservative candidates couldn’t win a majority in primary challenges doesn’t mean they aren’t the majority. It was dirty tricks and the establishment that screwed you … everyone knows that. So show the establishment you won’t take not getting your way anymore.
Honestly, what’s the point of voting for a candidate who agrees with you a majority of the time? Don’t vote. Let someone who you agree with on nothing win, and then next time – in six years – that person comes up for reelection, maybe the Republican Party will come to its senses and let you get your way.
I mean, what would be better for the country – Harry Reid or Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader? Obviously Harry Reid. Mitch McConnell is a squish on a few things, wouldn’t run blocker for President Obama and wouldn’t be a rubberstamp for any Supreme Court nominee, or any court, for that matter. Where’s the lesson for the establishment for that?
Sure, I know, the country will have a court system packed with activist judges, and the president will use his magic pen and phone to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens and who knows what else, but principle will be maintained. That’s a moral victory, right? Those count for something in politics, right? They have to count for something…
Of course, they count for nothing. Yet that nothing is what many millions of Americans, including many of you (judging by comments on other columns in which I’ve dealt with this topic), are prepared to vote for by stubbornly refusing to vote for a candidate who isn’t “your candidate.”
Sorry, your candidate lost, and your remaining choice sucks. I get it, I’ve been there. But so what! Get over yourself. Everyone who voted in the primary and your choice lost. It happens. It’s part of life. So you’re just going to quit?
If you want to right the ship of state, how did you think that would work? Your one chosen candidate would somehow undo half a century of constitutional disregard in 20 minutes? Of course not. It’s all going to be incremental. Nothing this big turns on a dime. But before it can get any better it has to stop getting worse.
Harry Reid remaining majority leader in the Senate means things continue to get worse. Barack Obama packing the courts with like-minded judges means things will continue to get worse.
There will come a point of no return, where we will tip over that ledge from which there is no coming back. If you stay home, or you cast a “message” vote for some third party nothing-burger, that’s what you’re voting for. That’s what you’ll get, and that’s the country you’ll be leaving for your kids to inherit.
A vote for anyone other than the Republican, no matter who that Republican is, is a vote for Harry Reid and Barack Obama.
You want to purge the party? Do it from a position of strength. I’m all for a battle royale for the soul of the Republican Party, but not until AFTER the Democrats are vanquished.
Tuesday, go vote. Vote for the Republicans. Send a message that you are not a moody, unreliable person who will take your ball and go home if you don’t get your way, but that you accept your party’s primary decision. It’s a decision you don’t like. It’s a decision you’ll fight in the next primary if necessary. But for the good of the country, you’ll live in “now” and work for the future.
Anything else is a vote for progressives, and anyone who does that is no conservative.
It is indeed and have never voted for a rat and will never vote for one as long as I live
Oh and no, there were several other options on every ballot in America BTW as I corrected you on. We all saw them. They exist. You chose to vote for a liberal over more conservative choices.
But you did. You voted for Mitt. Are you saying he’s not a lib? Yes or no please. If you agree with me why did you do it?
No, he didn't.
I personally subscribe to what Norm and Finny have commented about...The days of voting for someone due to their political brand or badge has been way over for me. Done...
And I am confident a lot of other Americans have finally figured out most in D.C. are riding in the same limo.
Good cop bad cop with the same agenda, but on a large scale.
Confabulation.
I never admitted Bill was more conservative then Romney.
I said he was forced to govern MORE CONSERVATIVELY ( then he would have liked) by being forced to deal with a Republican Congress.
See, that’s reality.
Kozak has a long list of false accusations on this thread alone. If I had to read his script, I’d be lying a lot too.
Good luck selling that.
Normy hallucinating you have smell o vision in your ‘ putter?
Haldol. use it.
Given no choice nt to hit the cliff, most Americans would rather hit it at 100 miles per hour, not 20.
You ducked my question. Will you answer it with integrity or will you duck a direct question again as you have with all others?
So far you have mentioned lots of psyochotropics and other psychoactive drugs on this thread. Is that from personal familiarity?
Yeah, he did...
“Why You Shouldn’t Vote
November 3, 2014 at 10:47:35 PM GMT+3 · 692 of 748
Norm Lenhart to Kozak
No, there were several other options on every ballot in America. You lie. There were other options and you chose a liberal then argued about it while others admitted they had made a mistake.
Hillary has more conservatism than Romney on her record including being in office opposing Gay marriage. That is a fact. Mitt was supportive of gay everything. Thats a fact. Jim had Mitt’s record posted on FR for years. That’s a fact. Mitt is more liberal than Clinton. that too is a fact his record bears out.
Bill Clinton was EASILY more conservative as president than Mitt as Gov. So your logic says vote for Bill OR Hillary over Mitt.
Do it.
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But don’t let facts get in the way of your wild ranting.
Why ruin it now.
Are you high? No really. Are you high?
Yeah. I prescribe them for psychotics like you all the time.
Then someone needs to pull your license since sampling your stock is a crime.
Yes I voted for Mitt Romney. He would have been a 10,000 times better than that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
I’m high on life Normy.
I’m looking forward to a good night on Tuesday when despite people like you who will sit home with a thumb up their ass, real Americans go out and vote the Rats out of control of the Senate, and win some more House seats and Governors mansions.
I just push the drugs Normy. For people like you.
In your arm or mouth. Because no real med pro would post the crap you just did so are you lying about that too?
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