>>> 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.
