...I'm trying to figure out what's so "principled" about his principles.
Somebody throw me a bone. Seriously.
Does he really believe that hill-billy getting into office will somehow "energize" people into changing things? I didn't notice it during her
lesser-half's bitch's reign. Hell, he even got re-elected for another round of BOHICA. "Free" healthcare (Don't worry about it!). "Free" money-for-kids (It grows on trees - really). "Free" <whatever it takes to get votes>. People in the USA (apparently) love this stuff.
Let's get this straight: there's no such thing as the perfect candidate. Never has been. Never will be. There will never be
anyone running for elected office at
any level who you will be in
total agreement with. There's also the strong possibility that the agenda you aim for could take longer than a single election cycle, & maybe - just maybe - you could accomplish more by taking the long view & concentrating on changing minds rather than trying to force via wishful agenda to push an idyllic - & therefore unelectable - candidate just because he/she goes to Sundayschool every Sunday.
I don't mean to step on toes, but folks - you will always get something by voting for the lesser of 2 evils. Admittedly, it could get so bad that both sides of the coin are rotten, but I hardly think we're at that point. The SCOTUS is in the balance right now. We don't need another Ginsburgh clone vying for the bench (for many reasons). Until the moment of rotten-to-the-core candidates comes, you gotta think pragmatically/tactically.
With the democratic process, things tend to move/change slowly. I may not find Rudy Guillianni as close to my personal views as others in the running, but he's still head-&-shoulders closer to my way of thinking than hill-billy. Guys like Dobsen are so hell-bent (pordon the pun
) on forcing the abortion issue through political redress that they fail to realize that w/o people's minds, the laws are null & void. Same thing applies to gun ownership - only we do have an amendment to directly support our legal argument.
Still, the single best way to change minds is to break the ice. Take people out shooting, etc. I try to do it whenever I can. People always come away w/a new attitude - & that's the ice-breaker. Abortion is a harder issue, but attitudes are changing. Jimmy-D & his sheeple throwing in for a 3rd-, 4th-, 5th-, 6th-...whatever-party candidate will pretty much Ross Perot hill-billy straight into office. If it's "interesting times" Dobson is pursuing, then he's on the "right" path...I guess.
Rant friggin' over. Suit-on.
Take your best shot.