Hoot and Hollar

Its funny how conservatives call anyone who votes their way as principled. Nothing they do is done for political reasons, its always because they know what is right and good and best for the country. Yet have a Republican vote against the conservative viewpoint and they are labeled weak and spineless. They're said to have given in to media pressure in an attempt to be liked. It apparantly never occurs to conservatives that someone may believe something differently then they do and still be principled. I've listened to conservative talk hosts who have lambasted the seven Republicans who joined the Compromise over federal judges. They caved in and sacrificed their principles. Many conservatives are ready to throw them over to the Democrats and kick them out of the Republican party. I don't know any of the seven Republicans personally but isn't it just possible that they believed what they were doing was best for the country and the Senate? Could it be that they actually believed that what they were doing was above politics and the best thing for the country?

This is why I continually find myself disliking both parties. Anyone who votes their conscience instead of the party line is considered a traitor. People from their own party form Special Interest Groups with the sole purpose to remove these people and replace them with automatons who will vote the party line. Is this what we vote these people into office for? Do we want people who vote according to what the few party leaders say how to vote or do we want people who will decide for themselves what they believe to be right. If we as the citizens do not agree with them we can voice our discontent at the ballot box