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MCChange Failin
McChange and Failin are probably the worst choices for leaders of our county in a long time. This is why I personally believe that the Republicans are actually THROWING the fight this time. It's the Dems' turn, as it were, and this choice is pretty clearly designed to lose on purpose, like when they flogged poor old Dole up against Clinton.
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A Declaration of Withdrawal from the Republican Party
My reasons for leaving the Party that I’ve felt at home in since I became politically aware are numerous. I will start with quoting countless conservatives who feel as I do - I didn’t so much leave the Republican Party, it was the Party that left me. The elected Republican officials failed to implement a conservative agenda, despite having the Presidency and both houses of congress. No Child Left Behind, Prescription Drug Entitlements; they even tried to force Amnesty for illegal aliens upon us. They have given us a government that would make even LBJ blush. Our businesses and land have more regulatory red tape to deal with than ever.
Where is the Republican Party that stood for limited government, personal responsibility, a strong national defense, and against being the world’s policeman? As recently as the 90’s Republicans railed against a foreign policy of “making the world safe for democracy”, (which is historically the Democrats foreign policy, ala Woodrow Wilson) when Bill Clinton was President and he took us to war in Bosnia and Kosovo, without U.N. approval I might add. Which reminds me, the United Nations is something the GOP used to believe we needed to get out of, not an institution to be defended when a rogue nation violates U.N. resolutions.
I am also reminded of former Senator Robert Taft, who was known in his day as Mr. Republican, when he said “I do not believe any policy which has behind it the threat of military force is justified as part of the basic foreign policy of the United States except to defend the liberty of our own people” and my favorite President - Thomas Jefferson, who said “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, and entangling alliances with none.”
From its inception, the Republican Party advocated a humble foreign policy in line with our founding fathers recommendations, now, with John McCain as the leader and voice of the GOP, we are told to get behind his idea for a “League of Democracies” which sounds terrifyingly similar to Wilson and his Progressive Democrats “League of Nations” almost 100 years ago.
We are also being told by McCain that we will have to Cap and Trade our liberty and our pursuit of happiness in the fight against global warming, essentially that if we don’t give government more money and power, utopia will never be reached.
Some have told me that I should support him because he will appoint conservative judges, but I ask these questions - 1. Who’s definition of conservative are we talking about? And 2. Why would I trust the man on this issue when he is one of the “Gang of 14” who was blocking President Bush’s conservative lower federal court and Circuit Courts of Appeal judicial nominees? I would also remind you of his historical propensity to appease those even more liberal than himself. His version of “reaching across the aisle” looks more like a group hug when he crafts legislation like the McCain / Kennedy and McCain / Feingold bills. McCain / Feingold happens to be the reason McCain should not get the NRA’s endorsement, the NRA spent years fighting this trampling of our 1st amendment rights. McCain has not been the solid 2nd amendment supporter he would like you to believe he is - he had a barely passing “C” grade from the NRA in his last senate run in 04’ , and in 2000 worked with Americans for Gun Safety, an anti-gun group with a deceiving name.
The differences between McCain and Obama are minimal, when you consider that both believe big government can save you from yourself, and that we can save other nations from themselves as well. Given McCain’s track record of conciliatory dealings with Democrats, I fear what this man would do with a Democratic House and Senate. I will not play along with the game of lesser of two evils, as I believe that is part of what has plunged this nation into the mess we find ourselves today.
Once upon a time the Republican Party stood against special interests, corruption and abuse of power. Today their candidates campaign is “ of the lobbyist, by the lobbyist, for the lobbyist.” A man who admits Washington’s corruption has tainted him. Google Keating 5 and read all about it.
The Republican Party today would be unrecognizable to my favorite Republicans of yesterday, such as Barry Goldwater, who said “ A government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away.” President Eisenhower, who warned us of the Military Industrial Complex, and one whose party membership is a surprise to many today but shouldn’t be, Martin Luther King Jr. “ Violence is a poor chisel for carving out peaceful tomorrows.” The party is just as unrecognizable to myself and others of my generation.
I had to draw a line in the sand, and the Republican Party wasted no time in crossing it, when they and the President pushed for “economic stimulus checks.” The only problem is this, the money isn’t money that we have, its money we are borrowing, and our excessive borrowing becomes a tax on future generations, as we wont be paying it off any time soon. Want to try to sell this as economically conservative? Excessive borrowing and spending has the added affect of devaluing our currency, so it acts as a hidden tax on us today. As I heard one of the presidential candidates say in regards to these stimulus checks, “ Whose economy are we stimulating here? Ours or Chinas? We are borrowing more money from China so everyone can go buy more stuff made in China.” I get it, others in the GOP get it, so why doesn’t the party leadership?
I can’t take anymore disrespect for conservative values, and unless the Republican Party wakes up and gets it’s head on straight real soon, I will be taking my vote, my time, energy, money, and passion from the GOP and taking it to the Libertarian Party to send a message to the Republican leadership that I will not be taken for granted. I believe that it is solid conservatism that wins the day and elections - limited government, individual responsibility, and a strong national DEFENSE (secure the borders!), not conciliation and surrender to Democrats to the point that our differences become blurry.
The Libertarian Party seems to be a perfect temporary home, the GOP has its work cut out if its sincere about winning me back, even President Reagan said “Libertarianism is the very heart and soul of conservatism.” I will be doing everything I can to sway like minded conservatives to join me in this exodus and vote for Bob Barr for President and Wayne Root for Vice President on the Libertarian ticket. Both of them were recently Republicans, and are among those countless conservatives I‘ve heard myself say “ It wasn’t that I left the Republican Party, it was the Party that left me.”
Please visit bobbarr2008.com and give conservatism a voice in the Presidential debates and beyond.
Thanks and God Bless
McCain can't win in November. It's time to pick someone who can!
McCain is proving to be the idiot we all knew him to be. He cares about the environment like Bush cares about the Constitution! As dumb as Bush is, at least he can read a teleprompter better than McCain; even though he will mangle half of the words. It's unfortunate that a President would have to read a teleprompter at all and couldn't just speak his mind like Ron Paul has done for almost 30 years.
As for Bob Barr, it's good to have him around to be a distraction for McCain until the convention; when the Republicans take a good look at McCain and realize that he will get his clock cleaned in November just like Bob Dole (another boring former presidential candidate).
If the delegates at the Republican convention want to have any chance of winning, they will have to pick Ron Paul and start raising some money quickly! No one wants to put their money behind someone who can't win....and McCain can't win if he has nothing to offer the voters except more of the same crap that isn't working!
Bob Barr is a complete idiot ... ???
I love how bryan of CT calls barr an idiot and is quick to dismiss barr as a threat to mccain... but if barr is so irrelevant, then why are so many republican politicians asking barr not to run? the ron paul revolt in st. paul has only 2 possible outcomes... mccain gets dumped and a real republican get the nomination [ron paul]... or mccain is so damaged by the event that the hundreds of thousands of ron paul supporters destroy mccain's chances.
and by the way, any former hitlery or obababama supporter would never vote for bush III, any more than a huckabee or romney voter would vote for the dem. nominee.
ron paul revolution showdown in st. paul... can't wait....
conservative gut-check time
It is finally time for the REAL conservatives to put their vote where their mouths are. We talk about how we want conservatism to rule but when the time comes to vote we will vote for the candidate with an R beside his name no matter what. A true conservative cannot possibly vote for McCain based on his record and look in the mirror and know you did the right thing. Ron Paul was the REAL conservative and we let him lose. Conservatives are going to sell out their princples on election day by voting for McCain to gain politically and at the end of the day won't have any of our principles advanced. McCain is no conservative! Only the RINO's will vote for McCain. Until we realize that, there will be no conservative leader emerge.
Yeah Right
>Republicans are not going to vote for McCain.
What the heck are you talking about? Republicans are going to vote for McCain and half of the democrats will (either Obama lovers if Hill is the nominee, or vice versa).
Bob Barr is a complete idiot as he has been for the 8 years I've known him. He couldn't Nader McCain if he was 4 times as popular as he is now.
This is my first time to usnews.com but damn- you people have no clue. And I though the bloggers on other sites were idiots. You people take the cake!
Thank God...
....for Bob Barr. Without him in the race there would be no conservative choice. Only 3 (YES 3) liberal democrats wanting to tinker with communist ideas. Mccain is anti American and unfit to lead. Mccain is the La Raza candidate. Conservatives need to unite behind an actual conservative like Bob Barr instead of giving La Raza power in Washington DC. Hopefully democrat Mccain won't split the conservative vote and cause Obama to win. Check it out for yourselves;
http://newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin447.htm
Barr might win?
It might be possible for Barr to win in 08. Given that McCain’s support is soft, what if something really damaging comes out about Obama after the Dem. Convention? Obama’s problem continues to be the bits of his past that surface that he hasn’t told people about. It’s about trust.
Trust Obama? I don’t think so. Here are two more possible bits that might add support to Larry Sinclair’s drug use and gay sex claims about Obama:
1)This at the following blog:
[citizenwells.wordpress.com] Reverend Manning interview, Jeff Rense Show, Obama closet homosexual, Wright closet homosexual, Solid evidence, agrees to joint press conference
May 13, 2008 •
Reverend James Manning is being interviewed by Jeff Rense. He has reiterated his claim that Obama and Jeremiah Wright are closet homosexuals and that he has solid evidence. Due to the power of the Obama campaign and their control of the MSM he must time his announcement carefully.
2) This is from Larry Sinclair's blog:
Post #495 on May 10 Rev. Manning subject – “….I have one source a pilot that flew Obama last fall with a male companion going to a fund raiser in early August. He told me that he saw Obama kiss his aid…so I have known about this since last August and would love to get hold of the pilot. I know where he lives. Larry stay safe and I know you are 100% telling the truth….”
Post #498 from same writer- “…I am not lying about my source and Obama. I have the tickets the dates when I flew from Miami to New Orleans. The pilot sat next to me and told me he worked for a private airline owned by one of Warren Buffets companies.
He was reading an autobiography on a US president and as were eating our lunch we got to talking about politics and after he warmed up he blurted out the words ” Obama is gay” I said no you are joking he said no, I have flown him numerous times as he goes alone with his aid to fund raisers. He said he only saw him kiss his aid one time and what he said struck this kiss as odd was the way they were kissing. I did not know about Larry or anything about Obama being homosexual….”
Isreal
Obama has already stated the he would meet with blood thirsty dictators, he has ties to Wright who is against Israel and is friends with Farakan who says Jewish is a gutter religion, he is the pick for Hamas who says they hope he becomes president..an appointee in his election commitee has met with Hamas and has since resigned...What does this tell you...too many ties to people who hate Israel...you are who you keep in your fold as friends and spiratual guiders
McCAIN CAN'T WIN, BARR CAN'T LOSE
John McCain can not win this election because he is a life-long politician who loves big government, panders to left-wing groups and passed a law outlawing free speech just before and election. This alone should have him barred from holding office. Perhaps we can Barr him. Republicans are not going to vote for McCain. I hope Barr takes enough votes away from McCain in the polls that Republicans dump McCain at the Republican Convention and select for the only real Republican in the race, Ron Paul.
Barr can win independents who comprise about 23% of the vote plus about half the Republicans (those who like small government, low taxes and freedom) and a few non-socialist Democrats.
