> 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.
>
Not I. I will vote Democrat if McCain is the nominee. I not only have to
