McCain is a Republican alright, just not the kind that has crept into our midst of late; the cause-as-much-chaos-as-you-can/ bumper sticker variety.
Very good point.
That is a silly statement IMO.

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Howso? Would a tree stump vote to seize my property, reduce my freedoms or impose itself into my life?

A tree stump has little understanding of health care, but unlike a lawyer with a similar level of understanding, it won't try to seize control of the medical industry.

A tree stump has no pride, no inflated sense of drama, nor false belief in its superiority, it will never make a tiresome speech.

A tree stump can only stand upon its record when reelection time trundles around, it will ask for no campaign contributions, no volunteers, nor will it bloviate at the State Fair.

A tree stump has undeniable roots in the community.

No tree stump ever took a bribe, committed an unethical act, or acted inappropriately towards impressionable and vulnerable junior staff or interns.

And finally, a tree stump only hold wealth that it gained for itself.

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"Sometimes, the source of the beautiful dawning light that drives back the darkness, is your house burning"

Damn...you have a point there....you just made a good case for not voting Republican

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Here in Idaho we have a lawyer RINO running against a Vietnam vet DINO. Many other considerations go into the mix of course, but why would you vote for the RINO and not the DINO?

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If the Republicans have a RINO running then they already failed at the Primary level. Does Idaho have open primaries? The abominable policy makes if quite possible for the Opposition to essentially choose a party's candidate.

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

"Sometimes, the source of the beautiful dawning light that drives back the darkness, is your house burning"

There have been open primaries in Idaho for 36 years.
But this is a dark red Conservative state. I doubt there are enough Democrats to pull off a scam like that.
What gave Raul Labrador the candidacy over a tea party favorite was a last minute expose of the opposing candidate who lied about his military record and a few other things. I wouldn't be surprised if the Democratic party didn't dig that up as Labrador's campaign is not as well funded as Walt -the Gimmick-Minnick.

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Why do people vote to allow open primaries? They defeat the whole idea of having primaries!

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

"Sometimes, the source of the beautiful dawning light that drives back the darkness, is your house burning"

IMO, it allows a person to vote outside their registered affiliation in the primaries - as it should be. If one is herded into a chute and not allowed outside of that, then why bother with elections anyway? You registered as X, therefore that is all you can vote in the primaries? Pfft!

It is good for those of us who vote for a PERSON, and not necessarily for a party.

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".

Yes, people that don't recognize the separation between church and state scare me, you're right. In the case of O'Donnell, however, it appears to be a case of not even knowing about it:

O'Donnell questions separation of church, state | TPM News Pages

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But the point of primaries is to select a Party's candidate. It's like letting the Protestants vote on the next Pope. It just seems logically inconsistent to me and a violation of the concept of free association

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

"Sometimes, the source of the beautiful dawning light that drives back the darkness, is your house burning"