The political assasination of Herman Cain over a BS harassment claim tells you they play hard ball, dirty pool, whatever it takes in this game.

The other candidates were also done in by the raising of issues not related to ability.

All the hearsay flying around the networks (and yes, this site) gave us Romney. wo hold your nose and vote for him.

Tough.

HM

If you don't "LIKE" Romney, are you telling me you'd even consider or think about voting for his opponent ?

Gene Batchelar Wheaton, IL

Brian, if I may interpret:

I believe what Brian is saying is that he is first and foremost pro-gun. Romney is weak in that area, Obama is weaker in that area. Brian would like to see a better candidate, as would I. Will Brian vote for Romney, probably not, will Brian vote for Obama, extremely unlikely. Brian sounds a little bit like me. That is, we're tired of the soundbites that get idiot voters to vote one way or another because neither side runs a candidate worth a hoot. Obama is for the illegal immigrants and all the handout recipients sucking this country dry, and Romney is for the ultra wealthy. My guess is Brian doesn't fall into either category, nor do I. Once again working middle class america and small business owners will get the shaft regardless of the outcome. What middle class American can be thrilled with that? I say if Brian wants to call a spade a spade, go ahead.

Perhaps Brian's strategy, is to let Obama have one more term so that the RNC figures out it must run a candiate who follows through with the soundbites after the election is over. Whatever the outcome, everyone better get their house in order.

P.S. I don't think Brian is liberal, he has silencer/s and tax stamp/s, and I have never known a liberal to have those.

Just my opinion.

Luvs2shoot, I agree with a lot of what Brian and you say, the thing that worries me is right now we might be at the point of no return, and if Obozo gets 4 more years I think we will surely be at the point of no return

Thats a valid point CP.

I fear lame duck presidents way more than first termers, who keep things in check just a little, to get re-elected. Once they have no re-election to worry about, a lame duck can really run with their personal agenda. To that end, I fear Obama way more than Romney. Romney will most likely want to be re-elected, and keep things in check to some degree. Brian, that would be the best argument I can make for Romney over Obama, even though four more years of Obama should have a majority of voters fed up to no end in this country. Obama has not shown that he will, and Romney will likely not set policy that helps the middle class Americans, who are paying the majority of taxes in this country. Once again, we are voting for the lesser of two evils, or moreso, voting against an incumbent.

John

It's an Obama referendum, plain and simple. No self respecting American can, in good conscience, cast a vote for a progressive communist anti-American like Barack Obama. An intellectually honest rationale does not exist to justify a vote for a communist.

With respect, Brian, you're wrong on this one. Romney is as big a chamelion as O but he's our chamelion. He'll do what we want him to do or we'll get rid of him and he knows it. We cconservative/tea partiers are in the driver seat, unless we screw something up, and Mitt has to do what we say if he wants to have two terms. "Let not your heart be troubled." As Sean says.

Only a brain dead liberal would ever say "Romney is for the ultra wealthy". That's just as dumb as saying that Obummer is for the poor.

Tron, quote: "I'm confused. Brian, are you trying to say that you are a Liberal?"

I am a pro-gun conservative, apparently a lot more so than the liberal Republicans voting for their liberal gun banning nominee, Romney.

SSeitz007, quote: "If you don't "LIKE" Romney, are you telling me you'd even consider or think about voting for his opponent ?"

Did a lot of people suddenly lose IQ points? I'm not voting for Obama. I'm voting third party. I am voting FOR the candidate I believe best represents my values. That isn't Obama nor Romney. If you don't like that, then maybe you should have worked harder to nominate a pro-gun, non-liberal candidate.

Luvs2shoot - Spot on. My line in the sand is the Second Amendment. Cross it and you lose my vote. It's just that simple. I will not compromise on this point.

WS-1, quote: "It's an Obama referendum, plain and simple. No self respecting American can, in good conscience, cast a vote for a progressive communist anti-American like Barack Obama. An intellectually honest rationale does not exist to justify a vote for a communist."

An intellectually honest rationale? Really? REALLY? Please explain the "intellectually honest rationale" in nominating a gun banning, socialised medicine creating, jobs killing, tax and spend, liberal judge appointing, liberal who has very little in common with the party he's supposed to represent. Where is the 'intellectually honest rationale" in having the race come down to Obama and Obama Lite? Where is the "intellectually honest rationale" in voting "the lesser of two evils" instead of voting FOR someone?

Barry C. Roach, qoute: "With respect, Brian, you're wrong on this one. Romney is as big a chamelion as O but he's our chamelion. He'll do what we want him to do or we'll get rid of him and he knows it. We cconservative/tea partiers are in the driver seat, unless we screw something up, and Mitt has to do what we say if he wants to have two terms. "Let not your heart be troubled." As Sean says."

Barry, thanks for a serious reply that doesn't resort to name calling. I beg to differ on your optimism about Romney being a chamelion. That he is a chamelion is obvious as he reinvents himself. However, there is also a saying that a leopard can't change its spots. Some of those not supporting Romney believe that he can, as a Republican president, get liberal legislation passed that the Republicans in congress would never cooperate with Obama on. Whether this will happen or not is speculation, but the point is that there are those who believe it and have rejected Romney based upon that. They do not believe Romney can be "re-educated", because if he wins by a large margin it will be seen by Romney as confirmation that Republicans will back his liberal policies. These concerns apparently never entered the minds of those supporting Romney, and simplistic name calling does not address these concerns. I predict that enough people have been disenfranchised by their fellow Republicans that it's going to be a close race in what should have been a landslide for the GOP.

Give it up, guys....some here have shown the incapacity to see the FOREST for the trees....no sense in discussing politics with these people.......after all, it is a free country and they certainly have the right to EXERCISE THE IDIOTIC SELF-DESTRUCTIVE OPTION......

As in the past, they will indirectly contribute to elect he who they despise......

Excuse me, but the self-destruct option was already pressed by those who nominated liberal Romney.

Yeah, I know Brian...I was just trying to start trouble.

I have trouble understanding why so many care so much about who BiO votes for. Personally, I don't care and, in fact, his state will go for Obummer no matter who he votes for just as my state will go for Romney no matter what my vote.

Galt, I guess we care about who Brian votes for just as much as we care about your vote. You strike me as one of the soundbite voters I spoke of, incapable of logic or seeing the big picture.

We care about who Brian might vote for because many of us will have a hard time holding our noses long enough to vote for a candidate that we really don't believe in. A lot of us have had enough of voting against a candidate as opposed to voting for someone.

But other than that no it doesn't matter one bit where my measly little vote or Brian's vote goes - as individuals it means nothing.

I care, that's why I started this thread. I wanted to show what this election means in terms of the future Supreme Court...

You can lead a horse to water, but........

Incredulous stupidity abounds.

Curt

FEAB9

Sure is a lot of babble about one vote by one voter. If I didn't know better I'd think that BiO gets 1,000 votes.

Luvey, with all due respect, I don't think you are qualified to give the big picture to anybody.

Pardon my interruption, please continue to bash BiO now- LOL.

You are probably right, but then I doubt you are either. At least I have seen no evidence of it. By the way, I didn't realize I was bashing Brian or anyone else, did you feel bashed? If so, how does that make you feel?

You are just putting off the inevitable,fight now or fight later. That is your only choice. Only bloodshed will stop the march of the new world order.