tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post359387024287536883..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: I'm a RINOBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-48413006633023630652013-10-28T06:10:53.000-04:002013-10-28T06:10:53.000-04:00That's one of the best things I've ever re...That's one of the best things I've ever readStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-78208117267401280502013-10-28T06:33:53.000-04:002013-10-28T06:33:53.000-04:00absolutely correct. i posted something similar els...absolutely correct. i posted something similar elsewhere some time back. as for a new party or taking over the republicans, third party won't work. i looked into running for both House and Senate as a republican. the ballot access and financing laws make it difficult for a new party today. there was a time when third parties arose as a collection of single issue voters. they (ie the ideas) either were absorbed into one of the existing major parties or the movement killed off one of the sclerotic old guys. the changes in the finance laws and ballot access laws, which started about 50 years ago, have made that nearly impossible today. the last party to have any success was the Libertarians and they are considered a joke today. ballot access laws are even different from the majors for the Libertarians.jwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-54769680730601801972013-10-28T06:38:01.000-04:002013-10-28T06:38:01.000-04:00That is exactly what I have been thinking. Thank y...That is exactly what I have been thinking. Thank you for putting it into words.<br><br>Conservatives would splinter into multiple parties. The party should start focusing on what the conservatives core beliefs about governemnt are and stop worrying about all the other stuff we throw on top of it. Using the analogy of a church split if a church of 800 splits you dont get two churches of 400, you wind up with two churches of 200 and 400 folks that wont go anywhere because they are tired of all the crap. We cant get Conservatives to vote against a horrible President because they disagree with the canidate on thier pet issue. <br><br>I voted for McCain and Romeny in the past two elections. Not because I thought they could do better, because I knew they could not do worse. The two canidates I voted for matched what I thought a Conservative should be, but they didnt win. I just swallowed my distaste for McCain and Romeny and voted because I knew what the alternative was. A vast majority of Republicans just stayed home to preserve thier dignity and make a statement. Well to qoute the Ferengi, "Dignity and and Empty Sack is worth the Empty Sack"<br><br>Dang it, Basil! Now my blood is all angered up and I am ranting incoherantly. I think I need a nap now.AwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-64725878627186386312013-10-28T06:41:13.000-04:002013-10-28T06:41:13.000-04:00The two canidates I voted for matched what I thoug...The two canidates I voted for matched what I thought a Conservative should be, but they didnt win.<br><br>I meant to say the two canidates I voted for in the primaries matched what I thought a Conservative shoudl be, but they didnt win.<br><br>You got me so riled up I cant even type straight.AwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-31570903834146104942013-10-28T06:59:49.000-04:002013-10-28T06:59:49.000-04:00"Kinda like what happens when a Baptist churc...<i>"Kinda like what happens when a Baptist church splits. A town starts with one and suddenly, there’s Baptist churches everywhere."</i><br><br>A similar thing happens when you plant potatoes or make the mistake of deep tilling Morning Glory tubers.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-5527658980444700382013-10-28T08:44:19.000-04:002013-10-28T08:44:19.000-04:00it is one of my greatest fears that today's yo...it is one of my greatest fears that today's young, strong, principled conservatives are tomorrow's weasels who are just enjoying the Party at our expense.<br><br>power corrupts.blargnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-22745527792725944682013-10-28T09:00:01.000-04:002013-10-28T09:00:01.000-04:00"All governments suffer a recurring problem: ..."All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible." Chapterhouse DuneAwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-51103251126543989842013-10-28T10:11:38.000-04:002013-10-28T10:11:38.000-04:00What do you get when you cross an Elephant with a ...What do you get when you cross an Elephant with a RINO? <br><br>Elephiknow.<br><br>This post was too serious so I give teh funny joke!silaS marreDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-23678130163934358032013-10-28T10:59:22.000-04:002013-10-28T10:59:22.000-04:00I think know what Basil means here. I'm a Repu...I think know what Basil means here. I'm a Republican In Name Only because the Republican Party currently exists <i>in name only,</i> and I haven't subconsciously given up wishing it did. So, I hang on hoping for someone like Reagan to step-up.<br><br>But I know... wishful thinking.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-44877740697687363452013-10-28T11:59:54.000-04:002013-10-28T11:59:54.000-04:00The party should start focusing on what the conser...<b><i> The party should start focusing on what the conservatives core beliefs about governemnt are...</i></b><br><br>That'll happen right about the time the market for ocean-front property in Wyoming starts to peak.<br><br>C'mon now, expecting that from the gang that brought you Paul Ryan to ride in Romney's sidecar as the token rock-ribber-and we know how he's toed the conservative line, right?<br><br>Even if they talk the talk of ideological icons such as Burke and Buckley, Milton Friedman or Hayek it's still highly likely that it's all just rhetorical chum bait for party proles.<br><br>Sarah Palin had promise until the MSMs scared her into the background, only to be seen on occasion at echo-chamber gatherings.Tater Saladnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-52098853359879458482013-10-28T12:31:56.000-04:002013-10-28T12:31:56.000-04:00A boy can dream, Tater. A boy can dream.A boy can dream, Tater. A boy can dream.AwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-15949143273117916192013-10-28T15:19:01.000-04:002013-10-28T15:19:01.000-04:00I think I know what you're talking about, but ...I think I know what you're talking about, but I fear it dilutes the original "real" meaning of RINOs -- that they are liberal or Democrat is sheep's clothing or progressive (a la teddy Roosevelt). The RINO you claim (I hope with tongue in cheek) to be I just found in an acronym finder: Republican/Independent Not Overdosed [on liberal Kool-Aid]. Thoughtful, you are . . .Rede Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-89429689021701585432013-10-28T17:58:35.000-04:002013-10-28T17:58:35.000-04:00The Republicans won't FIGHT for anything b/c t...The Republicans won't FIGHT for anything b/c they do not BELIEVE in anything. They'll trade off whatever to get any bone or scrap from the Leftists and then feel so great b/c their willingness to "compromise" GOT them something. The Republicans are as stupid as the Democrats (read Communists) are evil. <br><br>The GOP needs to go away. And the sooner the better. maybe THEN we can cobble together a collation with enough balls to start fighting back and winning. Until then we are just pissing up a rope.RightWingKillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-79813886403537403332013-10-28T21:10:11.000-04:002013-10-28T21:10:11.000-04:00It looks like this concept id dawning on a lot of ...It looks like this concept id dawning on a lot of this all at the same time.<br><br>I wrote a post, admittedly less coherent just last week; <a rel="nofollow">In Praise of RINOs</a> just last week, at my (also admittedly) far less trafficked blog.arikhttp:/ariksrabidrants.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-49814510309776016922013-10-28T21:13:44.000-04:002013-10-28T21:13:44.000-04:00http://ariksrabidrants.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-pra...http://ariksrabidrants.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-praise-of-rinos.html<br><br>Well, that's the address. It's late and I can't get the link to work...arikhttp:/ariksrabidrants.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com