I'm going on a little rant and I don't want to take away/highjack another thread. My big complaint here is why do so called conservatives think I owe the Republican party my vote if my candidate doesn't win the nomination? I'm done with the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils, and if I think the rest of the "R" candidates are a bunch of two faced, back stabbing, needless war mongering, bailout loving D-bags then why the hell would I ever vote for them in good conscience? I have to live with the decisions I make at the voting booth like any other decision I make in life.
I take it as an absolute insult to think that if I weren't to vote for Ron Paul that I owe my vote to the Republican Party. That's such a croc of BS and shows just how little people understand the difference between the two. I'm not trying to pick on anyone specifically, just the idea that if I don't automatically support the "R" nominated candidate that I'm the one screwing over the country.
Lets look at the Republican party over the 8 "W" years and see what happened. Two wars, one of which shouldn't have been started and neither one should have lasted half as long as it has. Look at the spending and deficits, look at the birth of the TEA party back when TARP (bailout) was pushed through. Have all those government departments gotten bigger or smaller in their time? Honestly and without bias look at what they got done when they were in charge and ask yourself if you're proud of it. I'm not, and I'm ashamed that I've blindly pushed the "R" straight card button too many times.
Please don't take that as an endorsement for Obama either. If anything we've gotten the same results, just in a lot quicker timeframe. Obama jacked up this country just as much as "W" did, but in half the time taking things from bad to worse. Look at how the "D's" behaved when they had control of all 3 branches. There's nothing to be proud of there either and I won't support Obama.
But, just the idea of voting for either of those parties establishments "favorite son" just makes my stomach cringe. We haven't even met the real Romney yet. He plays to the crowd with whatever is popular that day and once he's in office, he gets to write his own ticket so who really knows what he's going to do. Romney is nothing more than a puppet. Supporting bailouts when someone with an "R" by their name does it but not when someone with a "D" by their name does it is just more DC BS. Newt's got enough skeletons in his closet that he could be disqualified immediately just from an ethical & moral standpoint. I think Newt has an incredible base of knowledge, but I don't think he has the moral character to deliver anything other than the same old BS we've seen in DC. For example when he's chastising the president for an affair while having one himself. Is that the guy you want as your leader? I don't.
I keep hearing that a third party vote just puts Obama back in office. While the presidency today is more powerful than it was ever intended to be there's nothing to say that a conservative sweep in the other 2/3's of government wouldn't keep him constrained. If he chose to legislate by executive order, they could chose to evict him from the oval office. If the country hasn't woken up enough to have conservatives soundly own the other 2/3's of government next election aren't we pretty well hosed at that point anyway? Seriously if people don't realize the problems with spending and corruption by now there's really not much point in continuing the charade at this point is there?
I will vote for Ron Paul regardless of any political parties endorsement or lack there of because because he has a consistent record of following the constitution and laws of the land. He's not a war monger, and he's actually proposed real cuts to the budget AND size of government.
Take an honest look at the options out and tell me why on earth you consider voting for the other "R" candidates. I'm disgusted with them and if the country doesn't have good sense to elect a man like Ron Paul then as far as I'm concerned we deserve what's coming.
I just get so tired of the idea that anyone owes their vote to any party just because and that if you don't vote for the establishment that you're somehow responsible for the decline of the nation.
I take it as an absolute insult to think that if I weren't to vote for Ron Paul that I owe my vote to the Republican Party. That's such a croc of BS and shows just how little people understand the difference between the two. I'm not trying to pick on anyone specifically, just the idea that if I don't automatically support the "R" nominated candidate that I'm the one screwing over the country.
Lets look at the Republican party over the 8 "W" years and see what happened. Two wars, one of which shouldn't have been started and neither one should have lasted half as long as it has. Look at the spending and deficits, look at the birth of the TEA party back when TARP (bailout) was pushed through. Have all those government departments gotten bigger or smaller in their time? Honestly and without bias look at what they got done when they were in charge and ask yourself if you're proud of it. I'm not, and I'm ashamed that I've blindly pushed the "R" straight card button too many times.
Please don't take that as an endorsement for Obama either. If anything we've gotten the same results, just in a lot quicker timeframe. Obama jacked up this country just as much as "W" did, but in half the time taking things from bad to worse. Look at how the "D's" behaved when they had control of all 3 branches. There's nothing to be proud of there either and I won't support Obama.
But, just the idea of voting for either of those parties establishments "favorite son" just makes my stomach cringe. We haven't even met the real Romney yet. He plays to the crowd with whatever is popular that day and once he's in office, he gets to write his own ticket so who really knows what he's going to do. Romney is nothing more than a puppet. Supporting bailouts when someone with an "R" by their name does it but not when someone with a "D" by their name does it is just more DC BS. Newt's got enough skeletons in his closet that he could be disqualified immediately just from an ethical & moral standpoint. I think Newt has an incredible base of knowledge, but I don't think he has the moral character to deliver anything other than the same old BS we've seen in DC. For example when he's chastising the president for an affair while having one himself. Is that the guy you want as your leader? I don't.
I keep hearing that a third party vote just puts Obama back in office. While the presidency today is more powerful than it was ever intended to be there's nothing to say that a conservative sweep in the other 2/3's of government wouldn't keep him constrained. If he chose to legislate by executive order, they could chose to evict him from the oval office. If the country hasn't woken up enough to have conservatives soundly own the other 2/3's of government next election aren't we pretty well hosed at that point anyway? Seriously if people don't realize the problems with spending and corruption by now there's really not much point in continuing the charade at this point is there?
I will vote for Ron Paul regardless of any political parties endorsement or lack there of because because he has a consistent record of following the constitution and laws of the land. He's not a war monger, and he's actually proposed real cuts to the budget AND size of government.
Take an honest look at the options out and tell me why on earth you consider voting for the other "R" candidates. I'm disgusted with them and if the country doesn't have good sense to elect a man like Ron Paul then as far as I'm concerned we deserve what's coming.
I just get so tired of the idea that anyone owes their vote to any party just because and that if you don't vote for the establishment that you're somehow responsible for the decline of the nation.
who and how then.
