What voting RINO gets us
The fruits of “compassionate conservatism” are bitter indeed. And I agree with this:
The explosion in government growth of recent years occurred under a Republican president whom we were assured was an honest-to-God conservative….It was the advocacy of folks like Levin and Rush Limbaugh that provided the cover for this explosion of government to take place without much protest.
It’s one of the reasons I don’t listen to Limbaugh anymore; his “at last I can be honest” statement after the ‘06 Repub smackdown just disgusted me, as did his prior plumping for Bush in 2000 as a “true conservative,” when anyone who understands the meaning of those words could see he was anything but.
Realpolitik is a sometimes necessary thing, but dishonesty is still dishonesty. Ever-expanding government is NOT a conservative value, and the Republican Party is now just a sorry substitute for a real conservative party; it’s a lot like a rented trailer’s relationship to a nice home you own yourself, and Limbaugh’s disingenuous party loyalty über alles is at least partly responsible for that sad, cynical transition. And anyone who thinks Rush won’t be shilling just as hard for McCain this fall, in dire contrast to all the perfectly justified grief he’s given Juanny Maverick over the years, is kidding himself.
Also at the Corner, more RINO follies: Phil Gramm is now out of McCain’s hair. But Mexican nationalist and open-borders advocate Juan Hernandez is forever, it seems.
Update! A step in the right direction. Bookmarked and blogrolled.
(Via LauraW)
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I'll still vote for conservative Republican congressional candidates this year, because I'm fortunate enough to actually have them on the ballot in my state. I regret I can't speak for other states, and especially pity the South Carolinian conservatives who may have to hold their noses and vote for McCain's Mini-me, Lindsey Grahamnesty, or the other Democrat running against him.
I'm voting Barr for President. The fact the McCain trolls don't like it is just one more benefit to me.
I'm convinced that part of Limbaugh's venom towards McCain is a nothing more than a transfer of anger at Bush which he can't admit.
We will vote on whether or not America becomes a socialist state, whether or not our military is totally wussified to a level that would shock even Bill Clinton, whether or not our economy will be gutted in the name of the Global Warming lie, whether or not the SCOTUS will be loaded with liberals, whether or not Constitutional amendments will be repealed, whether or not our enemies have any reason at all to fear the US of A ...
Is it true that most people vote straight party tickets? If so, the millions of tools that will vote for Obama will also load Congress up with more Pelosis, Reids, Murthas, etc. The scope of stupidity that can be wrought by a true majority of Dhimmicrats in congress is not even imaginable.
After four years of Obammunism you will look back at the principled stand you made by voting for Barr or not voting at all ... and weep.
Conservatives have only ourselves to blame upon realization that we have allowed the socialist agenda to progress to the point that we have to fight (perhaps literally) to keep our Republic intact. It's too late to stand on principle.
Pinch your nose, vote for McCain. Tell yourself you're really just voting againt Obama. Then go puke, get drunk or take communion. Whatever helps dull the pain.
Sometimes you have to stick your hands in shit to clear the clog in the toilet.
I never listen to Rush or any talk radio, and I have long ago quit watching Hannity and O'Reilly.
Rush and Hannity are neocons and they will most certainly have their respective epiphanies and come out in favor of McCain, who is the most dismal Republican candidate for President in my lifetime (even worse than Bob Dole, which is quite an accomplishment).
Voting for McCain reminds me of the line from Animal House - "Thank you sir, may I have another?".
I won't watch one night of the RNC Convention. It would just make me sad.
The Democrats promise have a wild convention (freak show), but I enjoyed watching them in 1968 with the cops swinging their clubs outside and Richard Daley shaking his fist at the speaker who was complaining about Chicago's hospitality.