Peace, Applewood. You have just accepted defeat. Especially when you actually say you would not vote for Ted Cruz if he ran as a Republican. I hope you're just blowing off steam with that one.
The Republican party has been a disappointment this year and they have used Trump as a foil for their stubbornness and incompetence.
But it doesn't have to stay that way. We have a core of excellent conservatives and we can get more. Even a few more at a time will help enormously.
Much more do-able than dreaming about a third party which you would probably become disillusioned with in 3-2-1.
That's why I'm okay with making those incumbents defend themselves and earn the nomination.
What I've accepted is that the Republican Party will never be conservative again. These days, it's not much different from the liberal Democrats.
You say the party has been a disappointment THIS YEAR? No, it's gone on a lot longer than that. Republicans make promises to voters they have no intention of keeping. But we voters are lulled into believing that this time it will be different. And of course, it never is.
Throughout the Obama regime, we were told that the party could do nothing because the Democrats were in charge. But then Republicans took control of both houses of congress and starting in January of this year, they took over the presidency too. A perfect opportunity at last to finally do what they promised the voters. But 9 months into this year, they have accomplished nothing. Why? Well, I don't think they ever had any intention of keeping those promises. They are liars, cheats and frauds just like the Democrats.
It is long past time to develop a real third party in this country. Unfortunately, it seems people like you are stuck on the 2-party system. Where is it written that we have to have just 2 parties? Why do we have to be stuck today with choices that aren't really any choice at all.
You're right. There are some conservative voices left. But those voices are drowned out by the bleating of the liberal Republican sheep. There really aren't that many true conservatives out there. There are plenty of phonies. We have elected quite a few of them. They either lied about their ideology or once they were elected, they were lured away from whatever principles they may have had with the promise of money and power. Anyone who really is a conservative needs to break away from the liberal Republican Party. They aren't going to change the party. If anything, the party might change them.
I'm tired of business as usual. I'm tired of promises that won't be kept. No, thank you. I will stay as a registered independent. Sooner or later, the Republican Party will go the way of the Whigs. This country doesn't need 2 liberal parties. One will have to go and more likely, the one to go will be the Republican Party. Good riddance.