(10-12-2026 01:00 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(10-12-2026 08:15 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(10-12-2026 08:07 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(10-11-2026 03:42 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(10-10-2026 07:10 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I would opt to have a pine cone inserted into my rectum (perhaps by a mime or a ballerina) than vote for either of these two men.

Sadly, I hear this a lot. Regardless of whether the allegations on Paxton or true or not, given the controversy around him, is Paxton the ideal Republican candidate? Nope. I suspect we likely agree on that.

So, here is where Im at. When I enter the voting booth----Im not looking for a business partner---Im not looking to give my daughter away to the winner of the election. The election winner wont be managing my business affairs.

What the election winner WILL DO is become one of 100 members casting votes in the US Senate. So, the only question I need to ask in this election is ---"Which candidate is going to vote in the Senate more often in the manner I would prefer----and which candidate almost uniformly is going to cast Senate votes in a manner I would absolutely NOT prefer". As a Republican---that method strains out the election campaign noise and makes this decision VERY easy and straightforward.

Most voters (on both the left and right) take this approach and I try to be understanding and respectful of their choice to do so, A-Coog.

I'd like to believe what you said is true, Bill. In some cases, it still is. But I don't think it's the case with most on the left anymore. I'd love to be proven wrong.

What I meant to say, G-Coog, is that most leftists will vote for Democrats — regardless of whether those Dems are 1. qualified and 2. decent and honorable people.

And, of course, I believe most rightwingers take the same approach.

I hear ya, but from what I’ve seen, it should say some left-leaning folks, not most. They usually go with party over country. And yes, a lot of us vote for one party, too. But a lot of us are party because of country. And I’d personally still love to think it’s that case with a lot of your fellow left-leaning friends as well. As in we just disagree with how we should solve problems in this country, not seek to destroy it. (This may have come off as hostile so for that, I apologize. Be well, my Christian brother. God bless you.)