We should never vote for a person SIMPLY because they have an R next to their name. - Granite Grok

We should never vote for a person SIMPLY because they have an R next to their name.

Angry American EagleWe here at GraniteGrok consider Liberty and Freedom not only our watchwords but our political outlook as well; it is why we do what we do.  We don’t care if our elected leaders have been in office for a year, two years, or 25 years.  In the private sector, you have to prove yourself everyday that you are adding to the company’s profit (or at the very least, not detract from it).  There is no profit measuring stick in Government – but we can measure our elected officials by the similar fashion – do they help to enhance our Liberties & Freedoms (re: do they vote for laws that enhance or restrict our universe of Choice, regardless of the words that spill out of their mouths)?

If a worker does not do the work they are supposed to, if they are a drain, they are fired – NO one should ever believe that they are entitled to a job and a company is not responsible for your welfare (other than to pay your agreed upon compensation – anything else is a bonus).  Similarly for politicians – if you do not defend OUR Liberties & Freedoms, you are worse than a drain on Society and we will fire you – NO politician should ever believe that they are entitled to a Seat and we are not responsible for your welfare (or sense of entitlement to keep said Seat, getting voted back in should be viewed as a bonus).  Daniel Horowitz from RedState (adding on to my two posts from last night) has it right:

Gone are the days when every sitting Republican is the defacto nominee for the duration of his or her life, barring any egregious scandal. Every six years, each Republican will have to stand on his record and vouch for why he is the best person to represent Republicans, especially in a conservative state. If nobody comes along to challenge them and we are stuck with a weak Republican, then so be it. But if and when we find viable challengers, we will not sit back and rubber stamp another six years of rudderless leadership.

EVERY good Republican voter, especially if they consider themselves to be Conservative and grounded in the Constitution and Platform, MUST evaluate candidates based on performance, especially if already in office.  Else we end up with mini-me cults of Obama.  Friendly, gregarious, well spoken – good values but not to be used instead of a critical eye.  This is ESPECIALLY true in this Age of Obama when Statists from both Parties seem to give nary a rearward glance into their rearview mirror as they speed away from our Founding Fathers in their headlong drive FORWARD (only to find ourselves circled back to that time before we threw off our Feudalistic shackles – simply to have a Neo-Feudalists Aristocrats deigning how Society will perform in their image).

To paraphrase a well known bear: it’s up to you to prevent Statists.

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