Jan 19 2008
Apparently winning is all that matters…
In presidential politics there is nothing more important than victory for a political party. Citizens with concerns, opinions, and ideas should shut up and vote. When they vote, the candidate that has been anointed by the media as the party’s front-runner should receive the votes without thought given to his or her demonstrated positions.
From the web site of The Illinois Republican Party(www.Weareillinois.org):
John Kass
Chicago Tribune Editorial
Why do establishment Republicans insist on whomping John McCain against a pole like some rabid cat?
Especially the conservatives. They’re whomping him and whomping him, metaphorically in South Carolina, pivoting, turning on their heels, shrieking with a mixture of hysteria, panic and glee.
Read the rest here. {End excerpt}
There you have it! Republicans should behave like good little followers and support anyone with an R behind his name if he is dubbed the chosen one, or if as the case seems to be with McAmnesty, it is deemed to be “his turn.”
Some positions can be granted based on the notion of “his turn:”
***Hall monitor.
***Paper collector.
***Line leader.
***Next on the slide.
***Next on any amusement park ride.
***Grand Poobah at the lodge.
I don’t think the position of President of The United States of America is one of those “his turn” positions! I don’t believe it is John McAmnesty’s turn any more than I believe it is Hillary Clinton’s turn.
Of course Mr. Kass isn’t advocating for McAmnesty based on the notion that it is his turn. Mr. Kass would have you vote based on the idea that he has an R behind his name and is viewed as a front-runner. That is nice and simple, positions on issues be damned, we must win! What if we don’t win in reality? What if issues do matter? Wouldn’t that put a kink in Mr. Kass’ rope?
The voters may indeed place John McCain on the November 2008 ballot to be the next Bob Dole. What the voters want, the voters will get. The voters may indeed express outrage over the McCain-Kennedy amnesty plan and cast their votes for McCain anyway. The voters may indeed disagree with McCain-Feingold and cast their votes for him anyway. The voters will get what they vote for.
I don’t want to disregard the other candidates here, as there are two others that might even be worse than McCain. A November Ballot headed by McCain, Huckabee, or Giuliani will in my opinion mean a defeat for conservatives no matter who wins the election.
**This was a production of The Coalition Against Illegal Immigration (CAII). If you would like to participate, please go to the above link to learn more. Afterwards, email brianbonner90- at-gmail- dot-com and let us know at what level you would like to participate.
Also from CAII:
Miss Beth’s Victory Dance writes about”Oh the irony–Mexico having trouble re-absorbing its citizens”
From The Virtuous Republic: “Government sues to build fence”
Toni at Bearcreek Ledger writes: “Phoenix sanctuary policy drives community appeal to Sheriff Joe Arpaio.”
I’ve been a Republican for 45+ years. When I first became a member of the GOP, it stood for free enterprise, freedom, limited gov’t, the KISS method if you will. Keep it simple studid. I found Republicans to mainly be, hardworkers, innovators, people who saved their money, people of principle, and above all, CONSERVATIVE.
Since that time, I’ve seen the party turn liberal by my standards. Liberals infiltrating the GOP like Communists infiltrating the campus of UC Berkeley. Today they have candidates running for president and other positions that could in fact be running on the Democrat Ticket. I’m watching people leave the Republican Party like rats leaving a sinking ship. They are the hard core conservative base. You know? The kind that say “let commonsense prevail”? We’re done voting a straight Republican Ticket because we’re tired of being screwed. You vote for someone who says they are conservative, and the next thing you know the are caving into the liberals, like GHWB did. Or like GW pushing for amnesty and having lunch with the likes of Ted Kennedy, and Feinstein. Talk about caving into the LIBS? Then they are shoving Socialism down our throats. No, I’m sorry, to me this is not Republican nor Conservative. This is not American. The Republican Party that I joined believed in Capitalism, taking the initiative, ambition, owning your property not being a slave to a loan sharking mortgage company, having a savings account not a credit card. The current party has been infiltrated to the point that it makes me feel uncomfortable. No more free rides from me.
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