Love The One You’re With

February 7, 2008 by Joe · 4 Comments 

If you’re down and confused
And you don’t remember who you’re talkin’ to
Concentration slip away
Cause your baby is so far away.
Well, there’s a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can’t be with the one you love
Love the one you’re with
Love the one you’re with
Don’t be angry, don’t be sad,
Don’t sit cryin’ over good things you’ve had,
There’s a girl right next to you
And she’s just waiting for something you do.

 

Stephen Stills is a crazy hippie, but I think the words the words he wrote in the CSN&Y song “Love The One You’re With” sums up the way all Conservatives should move forward.

Tuesday night I was absolutely livid, I was so angry you could have fried an egg on my bald head. I was ready to shut down this blog, never utter another word about politics again and become a “conscientious objector” of sorts and sit this election out.

I can’t do that. The stakes are far too important to let Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama into the Oval Office.

Yes I admit it, I can feel the vomit seeping up my throat as I type this right now, I will vote for John McCain in November. But do not by any means think that it is going to be a vote FOR John McCain, because its not. it’s a vote FOR America. As much as I know that most of John McCain’s political stances are opposite of my Conservative beliefs I am not willing to let my Country be run by the socialist scumbags who would purposefully high tail it out of Iraq and give up while ushering in an era of big-government socialism under the guise of “Progressivism.”

I still hate the fact that as a Conservative I am left without a Conservative to vote for, I’m still pissed-off that we haven’t even had our primary here in Ohio yet, and I’m left without a choice. I’m still angry at the fact that come November I will be left with the choice of either a moderate liberal-leaning Republican or a liberal socialist-leaning Democrat. And I’m angry that John McCain has told us Conservatives to “calm down.” Sorry Senator McCain — but I’m too pissed-off to take your stupid advice and “calm down. ” As a matter of fact not only am I not going to “calm down” but I am going to get fired up even more.

I will still fight for Conservatism, and I will still hold John McCain accountable. But in the end, as Bill Bennett & Seth Leibsohn have pointed out, the stakes are too important to let Hillary or Obama into the White House.

There is a great deal of difference between Senators McCain and Clinton (and Obama), and those records become important as we recognize a few simple facts: We are in an existential war against Islamic terrorists throughout the world. This very week, Senator Clinton was asked what her first act in office would be. She stated that first act would be the beginning of the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq within 60 days. Her first act. That is a surrender to the enemy - there is no other way to portray such a withdrawal and there is no other way it will be portrayed by our enemies and other observers around the world.

Some will say, “She can’t mean it, she’s stronger and more sensible than that.” Caution: Recall that Senator Clinton will be our commander-in-chief from a party that also runs the Senate and House - and the leadership in the Senate and House, not to mention the most active members in them, want us out of Iraq. Even on her most “sensible” day do we think she can be relieved of that pressure? The Democrats on the Hill have been chomping at the bit to make good on their 2006 promises; will she really turn on them? Can she?

Second, we come to the realization that at least one Supreme Court justice is about to retire, and several others will be over age 70 come January 2009. Do we really think the nominees Senator McCain or Clinton (or Obama ) would appoint will be no different?

Let’s go to their records, to the very time-period opponents of Senator McCain cite in their indictment of him.

McCain voted to defund Planned Parenthood last year, Clinton didn’t and would likely expand Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding.

McCain voted to ban partial-birth abortion, Clinton didn’t and would likely reverse the partial-birth abortion ban.

McCain voted for Roberts and Alito and made the case for them in the media, Clinton didn’t.

McCain has never voted for a tax increase, Clinton will increase taxes.

McCain will continue the Bush tax cuts, Clinton will end them.

McCain will end pork-barrel spending, Clinton supports the endowment of projects like the Woodstock Museum with taxpayer funding.

McCain will not cut and run in Iraq, Clinton will work with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid to do just that.

McCain sponsored legislation to keep the Fairness Doctrine from rearing its head again, Clinton has not and has signaled moves to revive it.

McCain supports school choice, Clinton does not.

Clinton will mandate health insurance, McCain will not.

McCain voted to convict Bill Clinton on impeachment, Clinton was a witting accomplice in President Bill Clinton’s scandals.

McCain has an ACU (American Conservative Union) rating of 82.3; Clinton has a rating of 9.

My fellow Conservatives, believe me when I say I feel like gouging my eyes out with a rusty spoon at the thought of John McCain in the White House — but I urge everyone to join me and hold their noses and vote McCain, because the alternative is just too grim.

Then continue to raise your voice for Conservatism, If Congress brings up Amnesty stand up and fight it just like we did last summer. When Congress wants to increase ridiculous pork barrel spending raise your voices and fight it.

Take Michelle Malikin’s advice:

Dissatisfied with the flawed crop of GOP candidates who lacked the energy, organizational skills, and ideological strength to carry the conservative banner and ignite your passions? Then pay attention to the next generation of Republican state legislators who do vote consistently to lower your taxes, uphold the sanctity of life, defend marriage, and cut government spending. Support their re-election bids. Reward them for standing with you instead of their Democrat opponents and the liberal media.

Look at Barack Obama. Four years ago, he was in the Illiniois legislature. Now, he’s on the cusp of the presidency.

If you can’t stomach John McCain, channel your support and energies to Republicans who do represent your values and who have treated the conservative base as allies instead of enemies. There are a new generation of combat veterans running for office who haven’t made a career of trashing the base. Check out staunch economic, social, and national security conservative congressional candidates like Iraq/Afghanistan veteran Eric Egland in California’s fourth district. Check out the Vets for Freedom (vetsforfreedom.org) group for their endorsements.

Opposed to the amnesty bill? Republican Sens. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, and John Cornyn of Texas all fought the McCain-Kennedy-Graham-Martinez-Bush open-borders disaster. All of those Senators are up for re-election this year. Send them some money. Then send a few more bucks to the enforcement proponents on the House side as well.

Don’t sit the Presidential election out however. What would Reagan do? He would not sit at home like a cry baby, that’s for damn sure. Is McCain perfect? Hell no. But at least he’s not Obama or Hillary.

Share This Post

Filed under: Politics
Tagged: , , , , , ,

Biased Media Releases Biased Study On Iraq

January 23, 2008 by Joe · 1 Comment 

Well since the surge is working, and of course, you know its working because the mainstream media is not reporting on it — a new study was just released claiming that the Bush administration made misleading statements about Iraq in the two years following September 11, 2001.

According to this report:

The study concluded that the statements “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”

The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said he could not comment on the study because he had not seen it.

The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.

I just love it when the liberal media attempts to re-write history. According to that article, and the bullshit study that was released its only “false statements” if they are said by a Republican.

Or maybe it really is such a vastly “orchestrated campaign,” that Dick Cheney and Halliburton sent robots back in time to the Clinton administration and replaced the Democrats with Halliburton controlled robots. I mean how else would you explain this…

If you seriously believe this blatantly biased “study,” you are either an idiot or a completely jaded liberal.

Share This Post

Filed under: Politics
Tagged: , , , , ,