The refusal to secure this country’s borders, including our ports, was the last straw for loyal Republican voters.  The GOP is lucky their loss is not worse.  The party in power got exactly what it deserved, though they did not get it from me.

Yes, I voted Republican straight down the ticket yesterday.  Right up to the very last minute I was sorely tempted to vote independent in every race.  However, I did my part as an independent conservative and voted against the liberal Democrats because I know the GOP still has a long way to go if it wants to compete with the un-Americanism of the left in this country.

Not one Republican candidate who lost yesterday should be complaining or whining about the country going to Hell in a hand-basket.  Mr. Big Fat Stupid Politician: your stubborn refusal to do what you are told by the American people has been, and will always be, your undoing.  Every Congressman and Congresswoman should pay close attention to the results of this election.  Why?  Because it could happen to you too.  And if you don’t do your job I hope it does.

Anyone who asked the question, "Does the Democratic Party really support our troops?" need go no further for the answer.  It’s "No."  What kind of despicable American would make such comments about our fighting men and women?  John Kerry.

Three things happened when I heard this comment from the hateful Senator.  First, blinding outrage and complete disgust with all things Democrat.  Second, the realization that Mr. Kerry never passes up an opportunity to insult America.  And third, I felt shame that any soldier would hear or read it.  The men and women that join our military are the brightest and bravest our country has to offer.  In short, they are our best and do not deserve to be insulted in this way or any other.

Since John Kerry and the Democrats refuse to apologize to our troops for not only his remarks, but the beliefs that his remarks so obviously reflect; I will.  I am not a Democrat nor do I work for or support John Kerry.  I am nevertheless ashamed that these people are considered Americans.  I am ashamed that our troops in the field, and elsewhere, had to hear this come out of the mouth of a sitting U.S. Senator.  I am ashamed that the hard working and patriotic families of our troops had to hear this on their radios and televisions throughout the country.  I am ashamed as an American that our political system has come to this.  And I am truly sorry for the Senator’s elitist remarks and complete disregard for the military that has served this country so well.  A veteran should know better.

Anyone who was undecided in this election needs to pay close attention to what the Democratic Party actually stands for.  Maybe I should be thanking Senator Kerry for bringing the beliefs of his party into the light.

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Rep. Duncan Hunter:

CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film"

"I think Americans like to think we're all in this together. The average American Marine or soldier has concluded after seeing that film that CNN is not on their side."

"nothing short of a terrorist snuff film."

Thank you Rep. Duncan Hunter for at least saying this publicly and supporting the efforts of our troops abroad.  Now, who's with me?

Definition: To achieve defeat through acts of personal sabotage or by influencing others to do the same through your own affliction.

Every election, it seems, the voters of this great country get to witness a frustrating yet fascinating phenomenon that I call: Victory Derangement Syndrome (VDS). When election day draws near, the idiocy, the hypocrisy, the disconnect, the outrageous behavior, and the ever detrimental ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time fills our newspapers, televisions, and computer screens.

Oh how I wish that this pervasive mental disorder only afflicted the politicians. But no, unfortunately those you may have relied on as pundits are sadly susceptible to this as well. To borrow a phrase from one of the recent offenders, they simply become unhinged; some much more than others.

Let’s start with the politicians. One shining example that many of us won’t soon forget: Allen vs. Webb in Virginia. Each candidate literally tried to out-stupid the other just weeks before election day.

Harold Ford, Jr. crashed his opponent’s press conference and showed his true colors; Dean Barnett provides a good link to this in his Weekend Round-Up.

How could I leave out Mark Foley? The offender resigns and is being investigated by the FBI. Does that matter to the girl-drowning, barrier smashing, drunk driving, pill popping, pot smoking, raping, perjuring Democrats? Of course not! Just weeks before victory is in their grasp they pound the issue to the point of absurdity and bring some much needed focus to their own Foley-like scandals through the wonders of liberal hypocrisy.

I will never forget this moment in my state’s election history. Ann Richards was running against Clayton Williams for Texas Governor. They were both at a debate or conference of some kind and Ann politely offered to shake Clayton’s hand. He rudely refused and stalked off. He soon lost the election.

If you look back you will see that these occurrences happen right before every election, on both sides of the aisle.  It truly is as if these candidates are not in a race to win, but in a race to see who can achieve the greatest loss.

Those of you that follow politics, even rarely, know the symptoms in our candidates; but do you recognize them in our beloved conservative pundits? Here it can be just as serious but for different reasons, and here is where I won’t name names because I respect most of these people and realize they are suffering from Victory Derangement Syndrome, or VDS, and cannot help themselves.

Pundits make silly comments all the time; it is one of the things we so love about them. When they start calling for their side to sit out the election and not vote is where I draw the line between misguided statements and a true affliction of the mind (VDS). Some of the most intelligent and well read people, that I normally support, see victory within our grasp but choose to derail the entire conservative agenda because they disagree on a point here and there.

I had thought that any conservative who would sit out the election or vote for the other side were simply angered during a stressful time; but I now understand that VDS has reared its traitorous affliction and spread throughout our cowardly and unfocussed punditry. Again, mere weeks before election day.

To all conservative pundits and bloggers: At no time is it acceptable to sell your soul to the enemy within in order to make a point or validate your ideology. There are only two explanations. You have either allowed yourself to be railroaded by liberalism (another mental disorder) or you have managed to catch VDS. Stop licking doorknobs because you never know who touched it before you, and wash your hands thoroughly after being in close proximity to a liberal. I’m not a doctor and don’t have a cure for your dishonorable affliction; but I know who does. Paging Dr. Limbaugh and Dr. Hannity!

This is the difference between a candidate afflicted with VDS and a pundit: The candidate destroys himself and loses the election thereby hurting his district or state; the pundits destroy the country with uncontrolled emotional reactions from the peanut gallery disguised in the cloak of loyal conservatism.

Happy election everyone!