Archive for October, 2006

Choose Reason, Not Emotion

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

If there’s a dominant theme to this Prager column, that title is it.

One repeatedly hears that some conservatives and Republicans will either vote Democrat or not vote at all out of anger at the Republican Party. According to these Republican holdouts, the Republicans have governed as Democrats-lite by greatly increasing government spending and doing little about illegal immigration. Accordingly, it is better to have liberal government under liberals than liberal government under Republicans, and the Republicans need to be taught a lesson so that in the future they will govern as authentic Republicans.
Conservatives should file this thinking under the heading “Cathartic,” but not under “Smart.”

Let’s face facts. Conservatives aren’t happy this election. They’re feeling surly right now. Who can blame us, right? Here’s a suggestion: Bottle that frustration. Save it for the next primary when it’s R vs. R, not R vs. D. Unleash that frustration when the stakes aren’t Justice O’Connor vs. Justice Alito.

Compared to you and your conservative principles, real-life Republicans are indeed a failure. But compared to real-life Democrats, they are almost giants.

Repeat those seventeen words so often that they become your mantra. Repeat after me: “Real-life Republicans are indeed a failure. But compared to real-life Democrats, they are almost giants.”

Let’s examine the wisdom of teaching RINO’s a lesson right now vs. teaching them a lesson in the primaries. When do conservatives have the most to gain with the smallest risk? Isn’t it when we’re letting word out that we’re fixing on whacking a Republican that’s acting too much like a Democrat? If the RINO doesn’t get religion in a hurry, we replace him in a primary. If he gets religion, then we’ve gotten what we’ve wanted without risking anything.

I prefer acting in win-win situations. That’s what unleashing our frustrations during primary season is.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

Kerry: Open Mouth, Insert Leg

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Attention: Sen. John Kerry — A Real Soldier Explains “why i serve”

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Iraq: In The News, Now and Then

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

John Kerry Insults the American military

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

No Voter Left Behind

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Dastardly Diversity

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Lynne Cheney: Sandbagged by Wolf Blitzer

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Schumer Confident of Democratic Majority; I’m Confident He’s Lying

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

The ‘Tradesports Primary’

Sunday, October 29th, 2006