> daveparks wrote:
> > 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.
> >>>> 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.
>
>
> > 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.
>
> They don't really have anywhere to run and it's doubtful that all that
> many will persist in their "my way or the highway" notions once the real
> choice is revealed. Pick your issue and the choice is really pretty
> clear. The thing that is pissing off the wingnuts is that the election
> this cycle is about the "middle," which is where it belongs.
>
> I heard some radio nut job today talk about traditional Republicans,
> when it was abundantly clear she was talking about the right wing of the
> party. Barry Goldwater would have had about as much use for them as he
> did for Al Gore.
>
> The Other Mickey
