Posted by
lobo1776 on Sunday, May 27, 2007 3:59:33 PM
Well, now that the primary is over, and the Kentucky Republican Party has told us the best we can do is to support RINO Gov. Uncle Ernie, it's time for everyone to join hands and work together, singing "Kumbaya", whilst marchin' back to Frankfort. Right? Not so fast, there buckaroo!!! If Abraham Lincoln was noted for his "rail splitting" then Gov. Uncle Ernie is gonna be known for his "party splitting".
There is an interesting article in today's Louisville Courier-Journal entitled "Fletcher's opponents sit out unity rally" which suggests that there is still some bad blood between Fletcher and his two primary opponents, RINO Annie Northup and Billy Harper. Now despite Louisville surrendering to Islamic terrorists this year, Fletcher still needs it and surrounding Jefferson County to win and that aint gonna happen unless RINO Annie gets on board and endorses him. The same holds true with Billy Harper. Fletcher needs his endorsement to capture the Republican votes in Paducah and the Western Kentucky region. I'm sure that everyone who attended last night's shin dig has got it figured out that both Harper and Northup are, for right now, sitting at home licking their wounds and will be out to support Gov. Uncle Ernie at a later date. I, on the other hand ,do wonder. Both Northup and Harper came out against Fletcher because of his hiring practices scandal. No amount of running around the state dumping truckloads of government budget surplus money is gonna wipe that one away. The Demobat party will beat that one into the ground. My own personal opinion is that both Harper and Northup each have their own personal reasons for staying away from Fletcher. Northup probably is gonna want to run again for something and doesn't want to be associated with supporting the campaign of a corrupt governor. I thunk Billy Harper just don't like Fletcher. Period.
On a side note I'm really thinking about doing the unthinkable this year and next: not voting Republican. This would be the first time in 34 years of my life that I might not. Is it me or has anyone else noticed that the ideological line betwixt the GOP and the DSP(Democratic (Socialist) Party) has gotten real fuzzy as of late. I think it started with the election of George Bush I in 1988 and his "compassionate conservatism". At the time I voted for him, I had no idea what that meant. Now I know. It means that there will be Republicans who support big government and it's constant intrusion into the lives of the great unwashed, i.e. "the people", more unconstitutional entitlements, and more waste of taxpayers dollars. I know, I know, I supported and worked on the 2000 and 2004 campaigns for George Bush II. I did so even though I suspected he was a RINO (Republican In Name Only) at heart. He proved it by launching the biggest and most expensive perscription medicine program in the history of the country. It's a boondoggle fiasco that even the DSP has to admire. On the other hand, he has kept us safe from Islamic terrorists for 6 years which is a tad more important.
What bothers me is who the Republicans are prepared to give the mantle too:a dyed in the wool RINO, Rudy Guilliani. Here's a guy who is pro-abortion, anti-gun, believes in the Amnesty Bill and supports same sex marriages. His idea of family values is to have his second wife throw him out of the governor's mansion because he brought his mistress there. New York state virtually had a homeless governor. This is the man we want to carry the GOP banner in 2008? His ideology and actions are the kind I'd expect out of a Demobat, not a member of the party of Reagan. So can anyone tell me why he is the GOP front runner? He didn't prevent 9/11, all he did was clean up after it.
The same idea holds true in Kentucky. Gov. Uncle Ernie found himself this year with a budget surplus. The Republican thing to do would have been to give it back to the people in the form of tax credits or tax breaks. That's what seperates the GOP from the Demobats. Reagan Republicans believe that the common people are smart enough to know what to do with extra money: they invest in the economy. They buy homes, cars, clothes etc.. The DSP believe in keeping the money to build a bigger government based on more unconstituional entitlements. They believe people are stupid and would invest surplus money on stupid things like houses, cars, clothes, the economy, i.e., instead of investing it in a bigger government with more unconstitutional entitlements. So what does Gov. Uncle Ernie do? Runs around the state dropping surplus dollars at every campaign stop all the while ignoring the high unemployment rate and loss of businesses in Kentucky. He did just what any old fashioned Democrat would do.
I know I'll have people tell me that if I don't vote this November and next November I'll only have myself to blame for what happens. I understand this but, dang, it's tough when you have two Democrats running for governor and another two running for President.
Think I'll mosey over and see what the Libertarians are up too........