Splitting Votes? Accepting RINOs foisted on us by "Elites" in the RNC?

There's been a lot of discussion going on about "splitting the vote". I agree that the correct answer is for conservatives to start promoting and electing conservatives at all levels of government. BUT, I resent being told time and again that even if there is a solid conservative candidate out there, I'm expected to vote a party line out of fear of splitting the vote!

You all may do whatever you wish. However, I maintain that the Republican Party Leaders will NEVER get the message if we keep sucking it up and voting for whatever RINO they select.

I also believe strongly that the best message we can send them today is to tell them via letters, phone, and e-mails that we will not send any money to the RNC--EVER AGAIN! That effectively curbs their ability to run over us. Now with that said, I also believe, in the next breath, we need to tell them that we will give double to any conservative candidate. What I'm trying to impress here is that we can become the Republican Party of Reagan again if we are willing to ONLY send our support to those who exemplify those principles.

In the article below, Mr. Gingrich is quoted as sayinjg it's not his place to question the wisdom of local party leaders, while he also expressed concern that if "we're going to purge the party of anybody who doesn't agree with us 100 percent [then] that guarantees Obama's re-election." Well, to a point, I can agree with that. Obviously, we all are never going to agree 100% of the time; but it should be our responsibility to not only question the "wisdom" of local party leaders, but to challenge them when they support anyone so totally out of synch with conservative values. If we don't question and push, and support the right candidates, then we will get more of the same.

So, my bottom line is this: I will not send any money to any candidate who is not basically conservative (supports smaller government, lower taxes, less government interference in the private sector, and sanctity of life). That's me; it may not be you. However, if at the general election, I am forced to choose between not voting or selecting a "conservative who meets most of those criteria", I'll hold my nose and vote for them--at least for now.


The following article is by Mark Alexander of the Patriot Post an excellent source for keeping up with what's going on in the world of politics. http://patriotpost.us/
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New York Congressional Special Election
The special election to fill the upstate New York congressional seat vacated when Republican John McHugh was cleverly appointed secretary of the Army by Barack Obama has quickly become the most controversial race this year.

The Democrat candidate is businessman and lawyer Bill Owens, but the real contest here is between Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who is even leading in some polls, and Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava. As we have previously noted, Hoffman, a self-made millionaire, assumed the Conservative mantle after local GOP leaders picked the shamefully liberal Scozzafava as their candidate.

National Republican figures have come out in force to back either Hoffman or Scozzafava, and by doing so they have outlined the ideological battle lines that exist within the GOP. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich endorsed Scozzafava, a New York Assemblywoman. Gingrich said that it's not his place to question the wisdom of local party leaders, while he also expressed concern that if "we're going to purge the party of anybody who doesn't agree with us 100 percent [then] that guarantees Obama's re-election."

Gingrich may have a point here, but looking at Scozzafava's background, one might wonder if she's agreed with the Party even 10 percent of the time. She has been tied to ACORN and their leftist Working Families Party, she is pro-choice, pro-stimulus package and pro-card check for unions. In fact, she makes party-jumpin' Arlen Specter look like a Reaganite.
Hoffman, on the other hand, is an avowed fiscal conservative who carries a strong message of bringing economic responsibility to Washington. Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Dick Armey, Fred Thompson and Rick Santorum have all lined up behind him. They have all stressed the importance of sticking to the conservative principles that are, or at least were, the backbone of the Republican Party.



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