If you are a dispirited conservative, then the upcoming election is all about you and your nose.
WHY? Well, many conservatives have many reasons to be disappointed with Bush and the GOP led Congress. HERE'S A LINK TO A LONG LIST OF DISAPPOINTMENTS. (A list - via GLENN - by a conservative who did not vote GOP.) Most conservatives would agree with some or even many of the items on the list.
But by not voting GOP, the conservative goals the listmaker's list implies he supports WILL ACTUALLY JUST BECOME EVEN LESS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE. In other words, this approach is like "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face."
The disappointed conservative better advances conservatism if he HOLDS HIS NOSE AND VOTES GOP. MY MESSAGE TO DISAPPOINTED CONSERVATIVES IS THIS:
WHY? Well, many conservatives have many reasons to be disappointed with Bush and the GOP led Congress. HERE'S A LINK TO A LONG LIST OF DISAPPOINTMENTS. (A list - via GLENN - by a conservative who did not vote GOP.) Most conservatives would agree with some or even many of the items on the list.
But by not voting GOP, the conservative goals the listmaker's list implies he supports WILL ACTUALLY JUST BECOME EVEN LESS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE. In other words, this approach is like "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face."
The disappointed conservative better advances conservatism if he HOLDS HIS NOSE AND VOTES GOP. MY MESSAGE TO DISAPPOINTED CONSERVATIVES IS THIS:
BE SENSIBLE: DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE; HOLD IT!
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