Comments on: Fred Out, What’s Left?? http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html Pissing you off and making you laugh since 2002 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: J. Ewing http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html/comment-page-1#comment-3303 J. Ewing Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html#comment-3303 If I thought that the average voter had the good sense that God gave a stump I would be quite comfortable with your suggested course of action. After all, half a Republican is better than none. But what concerns me is the general rule that the candidate who spends the most money without making a total fool of himself is usually victorious, and so while you can properly withhold your time and effort, SOMEBODY has to fill the campaign treasury and Democrats like Al Franken have the easier time finding deep pockets. Beyond that, being unenthusiastic about the top of the ticket tends to do damage down the line, to the candidates you DO enthusiastically support. Like you, I wish we had better choices, but that's not one of our choices. You go to election with the candidate you have. Good luck to us. If I thought that the average voter had the good sense that God gave a stump I would be quite comfortable with your suggested course of action. After all, half a Republican is better than none. But what concerns me is the general rule that the candidate who spends the most money without making a total fool of himself is usually victorious, and so while you can properly withhold your time and effort, SOMEBODY has to fill the campaign treasury and Democrats like Al Franken have the easier time finding deep pockets. Beyond that, being unenthusiastic about the top of the ticket tends to do damage down the line, to the candidates you DO enthusiastically support.

Like you, I wish we had better choices, but that’s not one of our choices. You go to election with the candidate you have. Good luck to us.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html/comment-page-1#comment-3302 Kevin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:16:20 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html#comment-3302 It's not for me to say. Last thing I need is for political cronies to make the lives of a good friend even more difficult It’s not for me to say. Last thing I need is for political cronies to make the lives of a good friend even more difficult

]]> By: DrJonz http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html/comment-page-1#comment-3301 DrJonz Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:35:34 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html#comment-3301 What 'personal reasons' do you have with Coleman? We both got knives in the back. So did he kick your dog? What ‘personal reasons’ do you have with Coleman? We both got knives in the back. So did he kick your dog?

]]> By: Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » The Other Side Of Zeal http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html/comment-page-1#comment-3300 Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » The Other Side Of Zeal Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:31:03 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/2008/01/fred_out_whats_left.html#comment-3300 [...] True North contrib Kevin Ecker - so conservative he actually laughs at the “Daisy Ad” - writes: Starting in 2003, many conservatives were becoming extremely disgusted with the Republican party. [...] [...] True North contrib Kevin Ecker – so conservative he actually laughs at the “Daisy Ad” – writes: Starting in 2003, many conservatives were becoming extremely disgusted with the Republican party. [...]

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