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"DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT" on Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:08:57 PM
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.