For Sanity,

I share your discomfort. In my opinion, the only way to correct this sorry state of conservative affairs is to be more engaged with local politics whence comes the national hopefuls. From local school board and village trustees, to county and state reps, we have to do the yeoman’s work there to insure that what rises to national campaigns are truly conservative. Perhaps at least semi-regular attendance at local Party meetings would allow for we concerned to make a difference. Someone has to do it and I think that someone is each of us. Waiting for it to happen on its own ain’t makin’ it. Oh yeah, and calls and emails to those already there is a must. For your reps, it might take only a couple dozen emails for them to think there’s a groundswell. You never know how likely a candidate will respond to input from constituents or how much input it will take to get him off his ass.

But I agree with so many around, it is really hard to swallow our ideals and our integrity and keep allowing republicans to roll over us, because they know the alternative is much worse, that we HAVE to vote for them.

I am not a republican, I am a Conservative.

Why is it we cannot seem to come together and put in Conservatives? When republicans run on Conservative ideals they win. Too bad they don’t stick to them and only run on them.

And we did have some fairly good candidates, Thompson and Romney – and the best we could do is McCain?

I heard alot of “They didn’t light a fire in my belly” or “they don’t act like they really want it”.

We McCain lights a fire in my belly – I take ant-acid for it.

I am so frustrated that we actually had those that held our ideals and what we get after all is said and done is …McCain?

Tell you the truth, I am disheartened by the whole thing. Yes, I wanted Thompson, and I am sad to see he didn’t go forward, but out all of them we get…McCain, that is the best we can do?

Personally, I think McCain will have the same attitude, sit down and shutup and just pull the lever for me…becasue you don’t want the alternative, so you HAVE to vote for me.

Again, we have to settle, over and over and over again.

I am really tired of settling.

So what is the alternative?

Finally, someone nailed that often-forgotten little detail.

As for the “drawdown,” “redeployment,” whatever ya wanna call it, it’s time to call shenanigans on each and every single poll that suggests popular, or even significant, public support for it. What reason do we have to think there is some? We hear a lot of noise from the anti-war types. That just means they’re LOUD.

They can’t get anyone elected. All I see of ‘em is this “Marc Foley” Congress. So do these 42 losers even have a chance?

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be showing up bright and early to punch the chad against whichever one of the 42 runs in my district.

Supporting John McBackstabber though…I dunno…I dunno…