The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Who are you voting for?

Any thoughts

Here is a comparison compiled by the National Right to Life organization.

So, the argument that Bush is acting like the Dems is spurious at best. Conservatives may be highly disappointed with government inaction in abortion and other Christian social issues, but replacing Bush with Kerry is nonsensical. Kerry will (if elected) dismantle any progress made in the pro-life movement shortly after taking office. There will be 4 more years of institutionalizing a secular society in all fabric of society. We will become just like Canada and western Europe with our laws. I would say we are headed in that direction now, but Kerry will take us there a lot quicker than Bush.

The argument that voting against Bush will turn to GOP back to true conservatism is erroneous as well, imo. Although it may be debatable, Bush is seen as representing the conservative wing of the Party. If Bush loses, the Party will more likely turn to someone who is pro-choice for the next Presidential election. Presently, I would place the makeup of the GOP as being 15-20% liberal, 40-50% being soft conservative, and only 30-35% being conservative. So, instead of forcing the GOP to become more conservative, conservatives leaving the party will make it be more liberal. With 30-35% of the Party being conservative, the Party has to listen to us on issues that concern us. If we did not have the GOP, we would be completely ignored in policy decisions.

Although we may be disappointed with the GOP ability to deliver their conservatives promises, at least they give us some cover to make inroads. For instance, they exempted homeschoolers in the NCLB legislatiaon. The pro NEA DEMS would place much more restrictions in homeschooling. There are other areas that the GOP gives us cover as well. Plus the Christians who have been placed in important government positions by Bush will be replace by those with a secular mindset.

I am skeptical that the CP Party is representing Christianity in the public square. I know they are correct on pro-life and issues such as that. However, their economic and American-First policies remind me of Ross Perot's platform. They are for trade protectionism and the worst, imo, is CPs isolationist positions.