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Why I’m voting Republican


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By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:27 pm June 12th, 2008 in Announcements, Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, George Bush, Government, Health Care, Ohio, Politics, Social Issues, Voting, WH2008 

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15 Responses to “Why I’m voting Republican”

  1. 1 Carole Cohen on June 12th, 2008 9:04 pm

    lol one of my clients called me while I was watching this so I was explaining the video to him…we got into a long discussion about car mfg and economics. It was fun! lol And even though the video was a bit over the top, thanks for pointing it out LOL

  2. 2 joe on June 13th, 2008 8:49 am

    if it weren’t for republicans there would still be slavery in the United States. If it weren’t for republicans, you’d still be facing the prospect of nuclear annilhilation at the hands of the Soviet Union. The true patriots of this country are the ones who serve in the military, the overwhelming majority of which is republican. same is true of law enforcement personnel and fire fighters. most of them don’t think much of boxer, obama, hillary, pelosi, reed, kennedy, kucinich, ray “chocolate city” nagin and the rest. you’ll gain wisdom with age – unless you’re one of these 60’s hippies whose ability to mentally mature was stunted by excessive drug use. as the man of the century, winston churchill once said – “he who is young and not liberal has no heart and he who is older and not conservative has no brain. live and learn.

  3. 3 Harold Thomas on June 13th, 2008 12:22 pm

    … and if it weren’t for Democrats, there would be no barriers to graft and corruption at the Federal level, and no barriers to the erection of a police state. This coming from a lifelong Republican.

    Free government requires a creative tension between opposing political philosophies. Unfortunately, we have polarized, and need to learn some bipartisan cooperation (which we do have at the State level) to get back to tension.

  4. 4 Jill Miller Zimon on June 14th, 2008 9:11 am

    Hey Carole – I love the over topness of it! Did you really think it was? I just thought it was satire.

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on June 14th, 2008 9:12 am

    Harold – this is a very clever statement with which I completely agree, “Free government requires a creative tension between opposing political philosophies. Unfortunately, we have polarized, and need to learn some bipartisan cooperation (which we do have at the State level) to get back to tension.”

    Thank you!

  6. 6 joe on June 14th, 2008 9:12 am

    like the barrier to the ninety thousand dollars found in the democratic congressman’s freezer. what was the barrier there – the freezer rail? certainly you’ll recall that tammamy hall and cook county illinois are probably the most notoriously corrupt political machines in history – both dominated by democrats. cuyahoga county does itself proud as well when it comes to corrupt democratic politicians. give me a break, man!

  7. 7 Jill Miller Zimon on June 14th, 2008 9:21 am

    Joe – you are leaving comments on the wrong threads. Next time that happens, I will unapprove it and hold it in moderation and you can take the time to either write something appropriate for the post or wait until a post exists that is appropriate or start your own blog full of your comments that are just random thoughts.

  8. 8 larry d. on June 15th, 2008 8:05 am

    Joe’s on point. It was stated that without the Democratic party, there’d be no barrier to corruption in gov’t. He’s pointing out that corruption isn’t limited to one party or the other.

  9. 9 Jill Miller Zimon on June 15th, 2008 8:13 am

    Larry – I appreciate that – you are right – however, this particular “joe” has posted a few rather zealous comments that really weren’t appropriate for this blog – several of them in a short time yesterday. I had my school marm hat on.

    But thanks – you are right.

  10. 10 larry d. on June 15th, 2008 8:35 am

    I should familiarize myself with the blog before commenting on those types of matters, Jill. Sorry. I do like the blog.

  11. 11 Jill Miller Zimon on June 15th, 2008 8:39 am

    Larry – not at all – really -it was good for me to re-read what Joe wrote and reconsider how others might read it. You were right.

  12. 12 Chuck Butcher on June 16th, 2008 4:07 am

    I really don’t think we’ve given the Republicans quite enough time to prove what they can do, I’d say go with McCain and a filibuster proof Republican House and Senate and see how it goes. Jefferson had something to say about the tree of liberty and blood.

  13. 13 Harold Thomas on June 17th, 2008 12:08 pm

    The Republicans have been in control of the Presidency for eight years, and of Congress for six of them. They have had plenty of time to prove what they can do — and I, for one, do not want to give them any more.

    I am a lifelong Republican, but the neoconservatives in Washington are neither Republican in the historical sense, nor are they conservatives. What they are offering is nothing more than a prettified form of Fascism.

    True Republican conservatism seeks to reduce the influence of State and Federal government on the lives of the citizens, balance the budget, and maintain a strong national defense without pursuing military adventures abroad.

    True conservatism has been betrayed by both parties this year. Our choice is either to sit out the Presidential election, or cast a protest vote for a third-party candidate.

    Harold

  14. 14 Jill Miller Zimon on June 18th, 2008 10:26 pm

    I’m with Harold on this one, Chuck. What is your basis for thinking the GOP hasn’t been in long enough to prove anything?

  15. 15 Chuck Butcher on June 19th, 2008 12:42 am

    I thought about closing my comment with :
    /snark, but I thought my creds as a left wing Dem were sufficient.

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