It's Time. Go.

[New Titania (TD)]

My friends, we've got less than 4 days until the election. In 4 days, there will be no more guessing--we'll know who has control of Congress and which party has been prevalent in the different elections around the country.

You have a choice.

We've seen the true face of the Democratic party in the past week. John Kerry "botched a joke" (likely story) and insulted our military's intelligence by saying to a bunch of college students "study hard and it will be worth it...otherwise you'll get stuck in Iraq." Luckily, our troops have a good sense of humor:
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If Democrats take over Congress on Tuesday, the nation we live in will be dramatically changed. Abortion and gay marriage could become fully legal, your taxes could go up, and excellent Supreme Court justices such as Chief Justice John Roberts appointed by President Bush will be blocked, leaving left wing fanatics with the ability to legislate from the bench.

One party has a vision for victory in Iraq; the other a vision for withdrawal. Republicans want to stay the course and win in Iraq; Democrats don't. Think about it for a second, how many times have you heard a prominent Democrat say that they want to succeed in Iraq? Very, very few. The only words you hear out of their mouths is that they want a "clear exit strategy." In other words, they want us to tell the terrorists when we're leaving Iraq. Lovely.

If you live in an area with a hotly contested race that could tilt the balance of power, realize that the race transcends your local political system. Perhaps you want to support a Democrat because you don't like the Republican--you've heard some rumors, or you saw something on the news that you don't like about him/her. You like the Democrat, nice enough person, right? If you cast that vote for a Democrat, you're not only casting a vote for that "nice enough person", you're voting for an entire party. You're voting so that (in the case of the Senate) Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry become in control and that (in the case of the House) that superliberal Nancy Pelosi, a huge supporter of gay rights and abortion, becomes Speaker of the House...aka, "Third In Line To The Presidency."

If you're fine with Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi being in charge of our Congress, then please, by all means, vote Democrat. If your conscience allows you to vote for candidates who want to kill unborn babies, then go ahead, vote Democrat. The future of our nation is at stake, and it's up to you.

VOTE ON TUESDAY, it's your duty.

[Armany]

Nice post, TD. There's definitely a lot at stake here.

But how many of us do you think are old enough to vote? ;D

[New Titania (TD)]

Hey we all have parents that can vote, I hope!

[LilyJ]

At times, though, you've got to consider your own local politics. You probably know absolutely nothing about Maine, but I'll try to explain:

We've got a pretty close race between the current Governor, Baldacci (Democrat) and Woodthingy (Republican). Now, I consider myself a "Republocrat" but I usually lean more Republican - however, in this case, Baldacci supports causes that are more in the best interest of my family. For example, Maine recently passed a law raising teacher's wages (which were soem of the lowest in the nation). Woodthingy voted against that law. Woodthingy also supports a bill on Tabor - which enforces tax cuts and requires a popular vote in order to spend tax money on ANYTHING - which would totally devastate the budgets of small-town schools, many of which are already struggling. My parents happen to be teachers at a small town school which my brother also attends. While I don't particularly like Baldacci, he does seem like a better choice than the Republican candidate.

Isn't it blowing it a little bit out of proportion to say that we HAVE to vote Republican for the good of the country? Wouldn't it make more sense to research each candidate and then make educated decisions about who to vote for based on what you percieve the needs of your family, town, State, and Country to be? You really can't say that it's all black and white, with the Democrats as the "bad guys" and the Repulicans as the "good guys" (though it does often seem that way, doesn't it ). They're all a lot of dishonest politicians, and you've got to weed thorugh a whole lot of crap before you can really decide who's semi-acceptable as a leader.

[New Titania (TD)]

Isn't it blowing it a little bit out of proportion to say that we HAVE to vote Republican for the good of the country? Wouldn't it make more sense to research each candidate and then make educated decisions about who to vote for based on what you percieve the needs of your family, town, State, and Country to be? You really can't say that it's all black and white, with the Democrats as the "bad guys" and the Repulicans as the "good guys" (though it does often seem that way, doesn't it ). They're all a lot of dishonest politicians, and you've got to weed thorugh a whole lot of crap before you can really decide who's semi-acceptable as a leader.

Of course it's important to look at the issues that affect your state. It's a little different with Governors...but in the case of congress, your vote will affect the whole nation. I'd like to stick up for TABOR real quick here--in Oklahoma we tried to get TABOR on the ballot, but there wasn't enough support. Every state has a different verison, but our "Okiefied" version basically said that the government could grow only at the same rate as the population.

[nella]

Is his name really Woodthingy?? Hahaha!!

thehallreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-time.html

The picture in the post does not work, but you can find it on TD's blog post which has the same content.

[Geberia]

LOL, that picture is hilarious.

You know the sad thing about NY? The Republicans will only endorse some hoky nominee, because Hillary's too powerful. She's not really even contested, imo. But we'll still vote

[LilyJ]

www.vote-smart.org/index.htm

[gynovia]

great post TD! I loved the picture hehe

[gynovia]

wow. The election results weren't what I hoped! Its a comfort to know that God is ultimately in control whatever happens.
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[New Titania (TD)]

Amen to that.

BTW, since we're on the topic of my blog.....everyone should go to my blog * thehallreport.blogspot.com * and
1. sign up for the eUpdate (right column) to get info on the '08 election, happenings in the legislature, etc.
2. take the pledge AGAINST Hillary Clinton (also in the right column)

[LilyJ]

Ya know, it may be different in your states, but around here everyone thinks that Barack Obama will be the '08 Demoratic nominee... another interesting one I've heard is Giuliani, or (God help us!) Kerry or Gore. Not many people - including most of the strong Democrats I know - seem to be in favor of Hillary.
I've also heard (unconfirmed) rumors that Condoleeza Rice may be a Republican nominee, or maybe McCain. AND I've heard that SUSAN COLLINS may get on the ticket for VP!!!!!!!

[gynovia]

I like CondiRice over McCain. McCain is practically a democrat.

Go to www.therebelution.com/blog/
theres a funny comic close to the bottom of the page about John Kerry ;D

[steelsheen]

Guiliani? Rudi guiliana of New York? Heck, I might vote for that man!

[gynovia]

lilyj said:

Ya know, it may be different in your states, but around here everyone thinks that Barack Obama will be the '08 Demoratic nominee... another interesting one I've heard is Giuliani

a democrat nominee? i thought he was a republican???

[LilyJ]

I don't know... I just heard he might be a nominee. Sorry, wasn't clear on that!

Problem is, my history tacher was talking to someone from NYC, and apparently Giuliani went through a pretty messy divorce a while ago - I'd be willing to bet people will dig that out when campaign time comes along.

But yes, if Guiliani runs, I'll probably vote for him, too.

[edit]Yeah, he's a Republican. My bad.

[nella]

Haha-- you've got to love the Harris's blog!

Ian and I saw a funny political birthday card. On the front it said "You are another year older" and you opened it up and read "Yes, there are some things more scary than Hilary Clinton being president!"

~Nella

[New Titania (TD)]

Well, I would have a very hard time supporting McCain or Guiliani. TOO liberal, can't trust either of 'em. Let me give you a quote from "america's mayor": "I would give the money to my daughter for an abortion."

So far, at this juncture, Mass. Governor Mitt Romney is my favorite. Sorry to shamelessly plug my blog on here, lol, but I do have a whole post on the happenings in '08.

[LilyJ]

You DO know that Romney is Mormon, right? I mean, I don't necessarily judge based on religion unless they play it up as a big thing, but I'm surprised you support him.

To me, McCain seems like the strongest candidate. I think we need someone slightly more moderate to re-unite the country - face it, we're in sad shape right now. (I saw a bumper sticker today that said "I love my country, but fear my government.") Giuliani would acutally be the best candidate for that, but I can't support a pro-choice politician. (I'd vote him over Hillary any day, though!)

Has anyone ready McCain's speech on Common Sense Conservatism?

[nella]

The Mitt Romney debate is interesting. Yes, we shouldn't judge people soley on their religion, but the personal convictions of a president are going to be supported as much as he can make them during his presidency. It raises the question "Would you vote for a Mormon?", yes, but also "Would you vote for a Muslim? An athiest."

I'm not trying to discriminate, I'm just saying that Mitt Romney (if he is a concervative LDS practisor) could try to pass laws to legalize poligamy. Not that any other president would be opposed to it (Hilary would probably try to legalize everything), I just don't know if I want to know what direction this nation would go in with an LDS president.

[LilyJ]

I'm just saying that Mitt Romney (if he is a concervative LDS practisor) could try to pass laws to legalize poligamy.

Not true... only the radical Mormons believe in poligamy. I don't know where Romney stands, but I know most Mormons hold similar values to those of most Christians.

Unfortunately, his religion IS going to loose him votes, and the Reps need all the possible votes, which means we need to see a really strong candidate. Fortunately most of the Democrat candidates seem to be idiots anyway, but still... we need someone will will decisively beat any Democratic nominee. And I think McCain has more potential to do that. Even if he is, in my dad's words, "lots of fancy talk with nothing behind it."

It's a sad state to be in, though, looking at who'll beat the other party rather than who's the most capable.

[Armany]

I don't really like any of the Rep. candidates so far (McCain, Giuliani, & Romney).

I don't like Romney, even though he appears to be pretty conservative.

He has been involved with various homosexual organizations in the past:

-"In 2002, Romney's supporters also handed out fliers with well wishes from him and his running mate during Boston's annual Gay Pride Parade."

-"He was endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of gay party activists."

-"In 2003, he signed a proclamation hailing a gay youth parade."

link

Also, when Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts in '02, he was very moderate on the issue of abortion.

Simply put, Mitt Romney is, IMHO, trying to cuddle up to conservatives in the Republican party and position himself as a conservative. He can talk all he wants about how he's a conservative now, but I don't buy it. The fact that he is a Mormon is important, but it's not as important as his stance on social issues concerning morality. His religion might not have gotten in the way of me voting for him before I became suspicious of his agenda, behind the campaign rehtoric that a lot of prez hopefuls will be force-feeding us for the next two years.

[Armany]

On an aside, I think that Mormonism is a cult.

Check out the Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry and their nutshell description of Mormonism: link

[LilyJ]

When South Dakota passed a bill to make all abortion illegal unless the mother's life was in danger, Romney supposedly tried to push the same thing for Massachusetts - but the key word here is "supposedly" I guess. Just because he said it doesn't mean he actually believes it.

Gosh, if I was born in the U.S. I'd run! lol

[Armany]

lilyj said:

When South Dakota passed a bill to make all abortion illegal unless the mother's life was in danger, Romney supposedly tried to push the same thing for Massachusetts - but the key word here is "supposedly" I guess. Just because he said it doesn't mean he actually believes it.

I'm not denying that he's been pretty conservative lately- I'm just doub ting whether he really believes it, as you said.