>> daveparks wrote:
>>> On Feb 5, 1:27 pm, Mickey <mickey_and_ed...@sbcnomorephishglobal.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> daveparks wrote:
>>>>> On Feb 5, 12:54 pm, "Cure_Ewan" <karrde_smuggl...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "Aaron" <aaron...@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:270747f5-f09c-4dcb-8152-d74cab678b9d@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22943524
>>>>>>> Article about how many Republicans are coming to accept that it's
>>>>>>> McCain or a Democrat in 2008, and becoming less critical of him over
>>>>>>> time. It also features a counter to Rush's statement that McCain would
>>>>>>> destroy the Republican Party that I enjoyed, though it was just a
>>>>>>> short comeback.
>>>>>>> I especially hope that TC reads this and finds a way to accept this
>>>>>>> reality with more grace than he has in the past.
>>>>>> Those who know where I stand politically may be shocked to hear this, but I
>>>>>> would never, ever, ever vote for McCain. I would throw my vote to the
>>>>>> Libertarian candidate and hand the election over to Obama or Clinton. The
>>>>>> way I see it, McCain is a carbon copy of either of the Democratic
>>>>>> candidates. When the country goes down in flames over the next five years
>>>>>> as it undoubtedly will under McClintbama, I know who I want to get the
>>>>>> blame.
>>>>> I'm guessing there are going to be a lot of "Let's Have Some Drinks &
>>>>> *Not* Vote for McCain" parties come election day. No, really.
>>>> My advice. Keep your powder dry. Once the internecine warfare is over
>>>> and more realistic comparisons are made of Whoever and Whatever, some
>>>> folk might want to rethink their commitments to go in the corner and sulk.
>>>> The Other Mickey
>>> I don't know Mickey - a LOT of the Pugs with whom I've spoken aren't
>>> or haven't been all that thrilled with what Bush has (or hasn't) done
>>> lately; what with the southern border, spending, not to mention the
>>> Iraq mess - seems to me that many are just getting tired of holding
>>> their noses.
>> Hey, I'm not crazy about the Southern border situation, I'm not crazy
>> about the budget bloat, and the Middle East was a problem before Bush
>> and will be for the foreseeable future. None of this persuades me to
>> ignore the other issues that are still in play.
>>
>> I just voted and, as has been too frequently the case, I voted against
>> someone, i.e., voted the lesser evil. I will continue to do so as often
>> as necessary, waiting for one of those rare occasions when I feel I am
>> voting for someone. It is my civic duty. Think of it as providing a
>> delaying action while the forces of civilization prepare for a counter
>> attack.
>>
>> The Other Mickey
> stated, "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It left me."
> happening with Pug conservatives.
