Zombies! Board-up the windows!

whitetop on August 1, 2008 at 1:54 PM

Were it only that easy!!!

Many of the moonbats for McCain may be well intentioned and even believe what they preach but I personally will not vote for McCain if the only reason to do so is to vote against Obama. That’s no sound basis for casting a vote when (with the exception of Iraq) both offer positions that are more alike than different.

The zombies bristle at the statement but John McCain is a liberal with virtually no daylight between his stated campaign positions and that of Obama on domestic issues. It’s a reality that is utterly ignored by those demanding we join them in voting for McCain because he isn’t Obama.

If I should vote for POTUS (instead of leaving that blank on the ballot as a protest of both candidates). McCain will only get my vote if between now and November he can give me a legitimate reason to do so.

If someone were to produce a political dictionary, “crisis” would be defined as a desire to pass a law and “national debt” would be defined as a desire to raise taxes. And the two in combination would mean a desire to discredit the existing administration.

Excellent quote from a Thomas Sowell column linked to in a post on another thread.

If, on the other hand, we start beating the drum loudly to ask why CONGRESS is allowing the situation to continue, and people start looking at it as caused by Congress — which is actually correct — then the whole maneuver backfires.

Of course, to accomplish that will require getting that message through the media, who’s entirely on the other side. Reagan could have done it. I’m not sure if GWB can do it. I’ve yet to see any evidence that McCain can do that sort of thing.

NoDonkey on August 1, 2008 at 1:10 PM

First off, who made you the arbiter of who can call themselves conservative? Putting it in quotes to suggest that the motives of those who hold different opinions than you is arrogant. We all don’t have to view the world like you do!

The Congress that resulted has been a complete disaster. We didn’t get a more conservative nominee out of that debacle, what evidence do “conservatives” have that handing another election to Democrats will?

We didn’t get a more conservative nominee because of people like you. The more conservative candidates beat up on each other while slackers like you supported McCain as the most electable (read liberal) choice. The primary process was rigged so that McCain or Rudy could slither to the top of the heap while the conservative choices split the base vote.

Again there are some differences that probably dictate voting for the “Republican” (see I can be annoying too) instead of the Democrat but you really need to get over your denial on this point. McCain is not going to support the conservative agenda and will more than likely work with Congress to get his amnesty giveaway passed, business crushing measures enacted, and all the other stuff he is out there saying this campaign season. I predict you will go in and proudly vote for cranky old bastard and almost immediately regret the fact that you were out there screaming we all need to support his candidacy because he is not Obama.

I say be vocal in your criticism from the beginning and let the chips fall where they will. The GOP that got McCain nominated is not the GOP that used to share my traditional values. I have no intention of following your lead of mindlessly and unquestioningly supporting a man that America should not entrust with the highest office. If that makes me a quotes conservative in your bitter little world so be it. You are essentially backing the John Kerry of 2008. I didn’t support Kerry in ‘04 and I won’t be a brain dead zombie and vote for his clone in ‘08 just because this one has an “R” behind his name. Still an individual that is unfit for command.

Granted, in order to screw Bush they have to also screw the entire US economy, but that’s a small price to pay for potential political power. And if Obama becomes president, THEN they can start worrying about high fuel prices.

Logical, in a Machiavellian sort of way….

The best part is, it’s the Dems and their policies that helped them out, too.

I think someone should remined Nancy, Harry and Obama that if those evil oil companies are making “windfall” profits now, just imagine the profits of the cartels!

Exxon’s “windfall” profits find their way back into our economy (whatever isn’t re-invested in infrastructure, alternative fuels, etc…).

The A-rab’s “windfall” profits are maing their way to terrorists and radical mosques that breed more terrorists.

I guess Congress and Obama would rather fund terrorists than lose an election.

This is the same stuff that so-called “conservatives” trotted out prior to the 2006 election where the Republicans lost Congress.

The Congress that resulted has been a complete disaster. We didn’t get a more conservative nominee out of that debacle, what evidence do “conservatives” have that handing another election to Democrats will?

It’s easy for you “sit-at-homers” / “3rd party vote” wasters to recommend losing election to Democrats, but when exactly do you expect this to produce results?

I know, free beer tomorrow. A conservative in the White House, “tomorrow”.

Reid, Pelosi redeploy over the event horizon on gas prices

VOTERS GASOLINE SOLUTION…
MAKE THE DEMOCRATS PAY AT THE BALLOT BOX

Imagine a member of the House walking up to Nancy Pelosi while she is at the rostrum hauling off and slugging her smack in the face? Or Reid being yanked bodily from his seat and punched all the way to the exit? Think it’d get their attention?

These “inscrutable Oriental” legislators seem to have the right stuff at times when they are in session.

fossten on August 1, 2008 at 12:12 PM

Not a bad idea. Bleed him dry.

They still haven’t even passed a defense budget for 2008, so it’s not surprising they’re showing their incompetence again this year.

Embarrassing to think about other countries reading articles like this.

let’s see how united the dems are on Sept 30 when the GOP stalls the re-approprations bill in order to force the discontinuance of the off shore drilling ban. the threat of a gov’t shut down just 30 days before the election with lower energy prices…

DrW on August 1, 2008 at 11:06 AM

The problem with this is that it lets the Democrats off the hook. I could see them letting it expire, and President Obama taking credit for “issuing in a new age of stability with our friends in the Middle East”. There won’t be one word in the MSM about more drilling and the proving of Republican claims…

That’s what’s at stake here. Pining for a new Ronald Reagan down the road, perhaps someday, is no reason to put these corrupt, incompetent, lunatic Democrats in full control of the US Government for even one moment, much less a minimum of two years.

NoDonkey on August 1, 2008 at 11:40 AM

MDS- McCain Default Syndrome at its finest.

Only problem with your analysis is that you make the presumption that McCain would stand up to the Democrat Congress. I would suggest that on many important issues that matter to Americans, McCain has staked out virtually a softer version of Obama’s position- not a conservative one. McCain in the White House is virtually the same thing as handing full control of the government over to the Democrats anyway.

There are slight differences which are probably singnificant enough to support cranky old bastard over Obama but if you think that electing McCain will give you a bulwark from the evils of the Democrat agenda you will be sadly disappointed. McCain is a frustrated Democrat and he most certainly will adopt that agenda in large measure and use the Democrat Congress to bypass objections from the right.

Hell, correct me where I’m wrong. That’s easier.

Anyhow, congress is recessing for 5 weeks, and they will need to re-pass the drilling ban by September 30th or it will expire.

I think both of those are true… unless I’m missing something.

Which means (if my calendar is right) they’ll have 3 weeks (and two days) to pass the new ban. We’re giving everyone a break for 5 weeks, and then we need our side to stand strong and block for 3 weeks?

Well, if I had any confidence in Congressional Republicans I’d think we could do that.

As it stands, with the Congressional Republicans more interested in politics than in their jobs, I expect a fumble so they can try to play the exact same game again in two years. I mean, it’s working so great now, why should they win this issue and end it? They’ll do better in two years if they can keep the ban in place, blame Democrats, and avoid drilling while pretending they want to help you.

(2008-07-30) — Presumptive U.S. President Barack Obama today announced his plan to “end America’s dependence on foreign oil, dirty coal and dangerous nuclear power by unleashing new technology that will tap a recently-discovered source of renewable energy.”

According to an outline of the plan, Sen. Obama’s own “personal power and magnetic energy” will form the core of an entirely new system for keeping the lights on and the wheels rolling across the nation.

“The energy that we have generated among Democrats, journalists and Germans can, and should, be tapped,” he said. “When I’m sitting in the Oval Office I’ll issue an executive order to the Department of Energy mandating that it find a way to capture and deliver my personal power and magnetism to the energy-starved masses across this great, but tragically-flawed land.”

“People of world, it’s time to stop drilling the earth,” said Sen. Obama. “It’s time to start drawing warmth and light from an inexhaustible source. When we put our minds to it, there’s nothing I can’t do.”

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/G_W_Bush_Blamed_for_Success_of_the_Iraq_Surge?OTC-widget

McCain – its time to drill in ANWR!

Did you see Shep Smith demagogue the matter last night on his news show. Disgusting.

Will someone please tell Shep that big profits aren’t the same as big profitability, however much the demagogues want to lead you to that assumption. No one wants to mention the numbers that actually describe profitability, such as profit margins and earnings-per-share, which put Exxon and the oil companies in line with other major companies and industry sectors.

petefrt on August 1, 2008 at 10:45 AM

Somebody’s grandma is paying her bills from retirement with dividends coming from stock in big oil. Tell the Dems NO to throwing grandma out on the street!