Comments on: I Am Willing To Stand In The Way Of Anyone With A Liberal Agenda, (R) Or Not http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/ A Stream of Consciousness by Andy Aplikowski on His Life, His Politics, His Dogs, His Truck, and Whatever Pleases His Fancy Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bmetzler http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40673 bmetzler Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40673 Andy, I have a limited amount of time and money and like most other people as you are learning, my time and money can only go so far. I only give money and volunteer for candidates I truly believe in. But you can't fault people who do participate in the process if they don't agree with you. If not enough conservatives were involved to endorse a "real" conservative candidate in SD25, it seems highly unlikely that there are enough conservatives to elect a "real" conservative. You can't fault moderates for the conservatives failure to get involved. Win or lose at least we moderates make sure to get involved in the process and make sure that our candidates are on the ballot. If conservatives response to that is the concede the party and withdraw, well, I don't know what they expect to accomplish. But one thing is for sure, if conservatives can't get conservatives in party seats and on ballots, it is only conservatives that are to blame. You seem to be blaming those who endorse Ray Cox, Rep Ramstad, and Ron Carey for conservative failures. It is not the moderates fault when conservatives don't bother. And if moderates use their money to promote moderate candidates and you use yours to buy DVDs, well, you get the lack of conservatism in the party that you deserve. Andy, I have a limited amount of time and money and like most other people as you are learning, my time and money can only go so far. I only give money and volunteer for candidates I truly believe in.

But you can’t fault people who do participate in the process if they don’t agree with you. If not enough conservatives were involved to endorse a “real” conservative candidate in SD25, it seems highly unlikely that there are enough conservatives to elect a “real” conservative.

You can’t fault moderates for the conservatives failure to get involved. Win or lose at least we moderates make sure to get involved in the process and make sure that our candidates are on the ballot.

If conservatives response to that is the concede the party and withdraw, well, I don’t know what they expect to accomplish. But one thing is for sure, if conservatives can’t get conservatives in party seats and on ballots, it is only conservatives that are to blame.

You seem to be blaming those who endorse Ray Cox, Rep Ramstad, and Ron Carey for conservative failures. It is not the moderates fault when conservatives don’t bother.

And if moderates use their money to promote moderate candidates and you use yours to buy DVDs, well, you get the lack of conservatism in the party that you deserve.

]]> By: Andy http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40672 Andy Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:49:55 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40672 LL I don't disagee with you. My point is that I don't have to go out of my way for a candidate I don't agree with. And I take special umbrage when a RINO is labeled a conservative by Party leaders and operatives. That's my problem. LL I don’t disagee with you. My point is that I don’t have to go out of my way for a candidate I don’t agree with. And I take special umbrage when a RINO is labeled a conservative by Party leaders and operatives. That’s my problem.

]]> By: the Lady Logician http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40671 the Lady Logician Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:39:59 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2008/01/04/i-am-willing-to-stand-in-the-way-of-anyone-with-a-liberal-agenda-r-or-not/#comment-40671 So you are going to sit there and tell the SD25 Executive Committee that they endorsed the "wrong" candidate? In addition, there was a PRIMARY ELECTION. Glen had a chance to lay it out to the voters of the district and they rejected him! Are you going to sit there and tell the Republican voters of Senate District 25 that they voted for the wrong candidate? I understand what you are saying but at some time we have to let the BPOU put up THEIR CANDIDATE....not ours. Just think what your reaction would be if someone from St. Paul or from another Senate District tried to dictate to you what candidate you would nominate or endorse if you wanted "their help". Would you put the other person up in order to get the help or would you tell them to go to h*ll? I'm just sayin' it's not our place to say unless we live in the district! LL So you are going to sit there and tell the SD25 Executive Committee that they endorsed the “wrong” candidate? In addition, there was a PRIMARY ELECTION. Glen had a chance to lay it out to the voters of the district and they rejected him! Are you going to sit there and tell the Republican voters of Senate District 25 that they voted for the wrong candidate?

I understand what you are saying but at some time we have to let the BPOU put up THEIR CANDIDATE….not ours.

Just think what your reaction would be if someone from St. Paul or from another Senate District tried to dictate to you what candidate you would nominate or endorse if you wanted “their help”. Would you put the other person up in order to get the help or would you tell them to go to h*ll?

I’m just sayin’ it’s not our place to say unless we live in the district!

LL

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