On Feb 5, 3:45 pm, Mickey <mickey_and_ed...@sbcnomorephishglobal.net>
wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> > 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
Good take, and one with which I pretty much agree - especially now
when we still have a choice; but as former Democrat, Ronald Reagan
stated, "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It left me."
With all the "voting for the lesser of two evils" and "holding my nose
while I vote" comments I've been hearing, I can see the same thing
happening with Pug conservatives.
