This is why I left the GOP (Congress, wages, radical)
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There isn't even been an election, so to say I am still voting Republican is speculative. I will vote for Republicans, when appropriate, but when it is a squish like McCain, I will abstain on that office.
Also, I will no longer donate. Now, for me that isn't a huge thing, no more than $10K a year between candidates and the RNC, but if enough of us stop, they might get the message.
And yes, I make a lot of typos.
You have been brilliant in one regards, spelling. Big yourself a dung-colored star for your keyboard.
You donate $10K a year to politicians? What a waste of money. Give that money to a charity. So basically if you don't like the Republican running you will just not vote...works for me, that is one of the best moves that helped get Obama re-elected.
i won't vote democrat, but i am disgusted with the republicans. there are so many bad ones-mccain, graham, boehner, etc.
there are so many things wrong with the entire political system, the federal reserve, wall street and banking, etc., that i don't even know if voting even means anything now anyway.
this is a GREAT read for anyone who wants to read a really thoughtful piece:
They will continue to loose true conservatives until they stand up to the beast (DNC). Freedom is at stake, Liberty is at stake, and they cower like craven fools.
When Reagan got blindsided by the DemocRATS, they didn't learn.
When Bush Senior got blindsided by the DemocRATS, they still didn't learn.
They may never learn, and under one-party, DemocRAT rule, there is no hope for the USA.
You claim that the liberty and freedom is at stake becuase of the "DemocRAT" rule, yet neither those people you mentioned nor the other of their party care about those things.
I would argue that this country will have no hope as long as we have known and self proclaimed statists and so-called anti statists masquerading as freedom-lovers continue to run things.
Oh good, so you won't be voting any more, that is good news for the Democrats. But then again you are in California so no one really cares if you vote Republican anyway because we all know who wins that state each election.
So, are you trying to poke at him or are really that into the Dem's?
On another note, You were quite correct that the GOP will not embrase libertarianism. They only want them around to use their votes during election cycles, then discarded them like a used condom. Besides, they couldnt even sell their milktose blend of social conservative and neoconservative ( economic and foriegn policy) ideas to the general population successfully.
With that being said, If they could embrace some libertarian ideas at least they would be more desirable and stop losing due to social issues.
You donate $10K a year to politicians? What a waste of money. Give that money to a charity. So basically if you don't like the Republican running you will just not vote...works for me, that is one of the best moves that helped get Obama re-elected.
I will vote only for qualified candidates, not squishes like McClaim or buffoons like Obama.
So, are you trying to poke at him or are really that into the Dem's?
On another note, You were quite correct that the GOP will not embrase libertarianism. They only want them around to use their votes during election cycles, then discarded them like a used condom. Besides, they couldnt even sell their milktose blend of social conservative and neoconservative ( economic and foriegn policy) ideas to the general population successfully.
With that being said, If they could embrace some libertarian ideas at least they would be more desirable and stop losing due to social issues.
Mostly poke, I find it funny when someone says I am leaving a party, but I am gonna still vote for the ones I like in that party.
That is fine with me, I am all for seeing more Democrats beat Republicans cause guys like you don't want to vote for them.
Good on you old boy.
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