You are surely exaggerating when you say this. They may have disappointed you in myriads of ways, but they have done much good as well (such as confirming two conservative members of the Supreme Court) - especially when you consider the alternative.

If Republican voters like you would stop making the best the enemy of the good, we could consign the Democrat party to permanent minority status.

Marion Berryman Said:”Of course if it makes you feel better to pull your little protest stunt of not voting and giving the country to the Democrats because things haven’t gone perfectly under Republicans, then go right ahead and make your point. Maybe in another 10 or 12 years conservatives can try again after Democrats have had their turn and wrecked the country.”

This is wishful thinking. If the GOP president and senate get the blanket amnesty-citizenship legislaton passed and/or if they don’t control the border the changes will be irreversable. When millions of illegals vote for the Dems and 10’s of millions more pour across the border to get their rights, America will move to a one party system. Demagogues will grant so many new rights that the system will accelerate left and never look back. Can representative democracy survive in a one party state?

Come the 2006 elections, if blanket amnesty-citizenship has been granted it won’t make any difference what Republicans do.

You’re kidding, right? “Things haven’t gone perfectly?”

I would say they couldn’t get much worse. And it’s not the fault of the Dems or the MSM, but of the people in charge in the House and Senate.

How, in our current system, are republicans supposed to keep the congressional republicans in check? How do we make them accountable? How do we correct their failings? If not at the ballot box, then where and how?

Yes, you folks are unhappy about some of the Republican failings, but it is unbelievable to me that you would want the Democratic party, as currently exists, to take up the reins of government. They would certainly try to do everyting mentioned in the Drummond article. Our government would cease to function for two years while they played politics of the nastiest sort. Iraq would almost surely become a completely wasted effort. Iran would feel completely free to work undisturbed on their nuclear weapons. We could expect a full assault on every conservative institution by any means possible. The Democrats especially the far left is mad as Hell now, and their agenda would be to rig politics to the best of their ability so that no conservative could ever be elected President again.

Of course if it makes you feel better to pull your little protest stunt of not voting and giving the country to the Democrats because things haven’t gone perfectly under Republicans, then go right ahead and make your point. Maybe in another 10 or 12 years conservatives can try again after Democrats have had their turn and wrecked the country.

If I was a “one issue” man, for instance, and only cared about tacos, then I bet one of the two would start making tacos (provided enough people wanted them), or maybe I might be able to find them at a very small local chain.

But let’s say I don’t just limit myself to tacos. Let’s say I want tacos, but I also want Diet Dr. Pepper, and a Hot Apple Pie. A side salad with ranch dressing would be nice, but not as important as the big three. Now, my problem is one chain carries the Dr. P. The other chain has the apple pie and they have salad, but only with blue cheese. Neither chain carries tacos. Where should I go? And keep in mind that I only get to choose a single restaurant every four years and I have to eat three meals a day there.

Let’s assume I choose the chain that offers Dr. Pepper because they say the will start offering tacos in the future. I get my Dr. Pepper and find out 1/2 through it that there is a nice piece of cat poo at the bottom! This is like the Republicans who claim to be for small, limited government, but then cut taxes and raise spending through the roof, while expanding government and increasing its power over individual Americans. So now I’m reluctant to go back there and spend my money on another Dr. P for fear I’ll be given another dose of cat feces, but I have to because I can’t choose another restaurant for 4 years.

That’s about how I feel about things if politics were transformed into fast food.

Furthermore, if I make a decision and go for the Taco’s and Dr. Pepper, I find out 1/2 through the meal after I’ve already paid that there is a nice piece of cat poo at the botom of my Dr. Pepper! This is like the Republicans who claim to be for small, limited government, but then cut taxes and raise spending through the roof, while expanding government and increasing its power over individual Americans. So now I’m reluctant to go back there and spend my money on another Dr. P for fear I’ll be given another dose of cat feces.