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JUST GRIPING TO THE SQUIRRELS

    FOR MANY AMERICANS, THIS TUESDAY,' EXERCISING YOUR FRANCHISE' MEANS A TRIP TO MCDONALDS.  MANY MORE TRIPS ARE MADE TO THEIR FAVORITE FAST FOOD ENTERPRISE THAN THE ONE TRIP NEEDED TO VOTE.  AND FOR FAR TOO MANY, MORE CONCERN IS SPENT ON MENU DETAILS THAN WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE.   GRANTED THE LATTER CONCERN  MIGHT - GOD FORBID - BURN A FEW CALORIES.  BUT LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, IT WOULD BE AN EXCUSE TO REFUEL THAT NOBLE EFFORT OF CITIZENSHIP.  THE REALITY IS THOSE RELUCTANT CITIZENS (I WAS LOOKING FOR A NICE WAY TO PUT IT) AREN'T READING THIS OR ANY BLOG, BUT IF YOU KNOW A FEW, SEE IF YOU CAN'T HAVE A LITTLE INFLUENCE. ( IT SEEMS TO ME BLOGGING IS A LOT LIKE TALKING TO THE TREES  OUT BACK, THEY STAND AND LISTEN,... AND THEN NOTHING HAPPENS. THE SQUIRRELS STOP BRIEFLY, BUT THEN THEY GO BACK TO GATHERING ACORNS).  ON THE OTHER HAND WHEN I HEAR OF THESE GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS I CRINGE.  I'M NOT SURE IF ROUNDING UP SOME OF THE TURKEYS (REAL ONES) ROAMING THROUGH  THE WOODS HEREABOUTS, AND GETTING THEM TO 'PECK' THEIR FAVORITE CANDIDATES  ON THE BALLOT, WOULD GET BETTER RESULTS.... OOP, I'VE GOT TO GO,  MY EGG MCMUFFIN IS READY. (I VOTED ABSENTEE BY THE WAY, SO I'M INDULGING).
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DEAR CHRISTIAN RIGHT

     CHRIST WASN'T A QUITER!                                                                                  THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE ON THE RIGHT WHO BECAUSE  THEIR FAVORITE ISSUE IS NOT BEING  CHAMPIONED BY THE CANDIDATE(S) THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE VOTE FOR, ARE QUITING. THEY ARE GOING TO "STAY HOME" OR WORSE THROW THEIR VOTE AWAY ON A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE (ONE WHO HASN'T GOT A PRAYER - NO MATTER HOW DEVOUTLY OFFENDED THE QUITERS ARE, AS THERE IS EVIDENCE GOD DOESN'T SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY),  OR IN A MOMENT OF UTTER SELF-DESTRUCTIVE  FIT THROWING BRILLIANCE : VOTE FOR LIBERALS.  "IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE" THEY DECLAIM, "WE'VE GOT TO TEACH THESE REPUBLICANS A LESSON". JUST WHAT PRINCIPLE, WHAT LESSON?  BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GETTING ALL OF WHAT YOU WANT YOU ARE GOING TO TURN OVER THE GOVERNMENT TO THOSE WHOSE PRINCIPLES ARE OPPOSED TO THE AMERICAN VALUES YOU CLAIM TO HOLD HIGH.  VERY KERRY "SMART"!  TURN OVER AMERICA'S FUTURE TO THOSE WHO MOUTH (WHEN THEY HAVE THE COURAGE) SOCIALIST PLATITUDES AND OFFER NO REAL SOLUTIONS.  I'M SORRY, IGNORING WORLD-WIDE ISLAMOFASCIST TERROISM, MORE TAXES, 'DUH...WHO NEEDS BORDERS',  ' ALL VALUE SYSTEMS ARE EQUAL' ,ETC,ETC ARE PART OF THE LITTANY OF NON-SOLUTIONS  LIBERALS SPOUT.  TURN THINGS OVER TO THOSE WHO DEAL IN DOUBLE-SPEAK AND HYPOCRISY (WHEN GEORGE SOROS TURNS OVER HIS BILLIONS TO THE POOR AND NEEDY THEN AT LEAST HE'D HAVE A CREDIBLE ARGUMENT DEMANDING EVERYONE ELSES MONEY - I DIDN'T SAY MORAL, I JUST SAID CREDIBLE) INSTEAD OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND OH YES...PROPERTY...AND THE  GUTS  TO  DEFEND THEM  OR  AT  THE VERY LEAST  HONOR THOSE  WHO DO.  NOW MAYBE THESE 'VOTE  QUITERS' ARE REALLY SLY BUT I DON'T SEE IT.             IT SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRIST FACED MORE THAN A FEW SETBACKS BUT HE DIDN'T QUIT (OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T BE PRACTICING THE FAITH YOU VALUE SO MUCH).  I ALSO THINK HE MEANT IT AS AN EXAMPLE TO HIS FOLLOWERS.  KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE GOAL.  TO USE A FEW MORE CLICHE'S WHY THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER?  ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, ELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE.  LOOK AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAD THOSE WHO OPPOSE YOUR VALUES BEEN RUNNING CONGRESS: THE RECOGNITION OF THE  VERY REAL AND EVIL NATURE OF THE TERROIST THREAT AND GOING AFTER IT; THE VERY STRONG ECONOMY IN SPITE OF  9/11 AND KATRINA  AND ARAB GOUGING OIL PRICES  (THANK YOU MR. BUSH AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FOR THE TAX CUTS) ; THE SELECTION OF JUDGES OF FINE MIND AND CHARACTER WITH HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME IF THE QUITERS QUIT QUITING; AND THERE WAS AN IMMIGRATION BILL - HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.                                                                                                              IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PERFECT?  HELL NO!  NEITHER ARE YOU OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW.  I KNOW I'M NOT.  JUST LOOK AT MY PUNCTUATION.  LIFE ISN'T PERFECT SO TEMPER TANTRUMS OUGHT TO BE RESERVED FOR TWO-YEAR OLDS.  AND TO COIN MY OWN CLICHE':" POLITICS AIN'T ABOUT PERFECTION".  PERFECTION IS FOR THE HEREAFTER IT SEEMS TO ME.  CHRIST'S  EXAMPLE IS TO DO YOUR BEST AND NOT TO POUT, NOT TO GIVE UP THE FIGHT, NOT TO FORFEIT GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET 100% OF WHAT YOU WANTED.  THE REASON TO VOTE FOR THE 'BEST' CANDIDATE  IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO 'PERFECT' CANDIDATE AND NEVER WILL BE... (CHRIST IS ABOVE POLITICS,... SO TO SPEAK).  AND THE PURPOSE OF VOTING IS NOT SO YOU CAN STAMP YOUR FEET AND 'SHOW' SOMEBODY IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COUNTRY.  SO GET OVER THE TANTRUM  AND DO THE RIGHT THING!  AND BY THE WAY, IF YOU DO, THANKS.                           
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