Being conservative, and being Republican, do not mean the same thing.
As you can see from the following list, not all Republicans are conservative. Be a conservative first.
Here are the names of the ten "Republican" senators who crossed the aisle and voted for tax cheat, now-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner...
- Bob Corker (R-TN)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- John Ensign (R-NV)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Judd Gregg (R-NH)
- Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Richard Shelby (R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
- George Voinovich (R-OH)
If you consider yourself a conservative, then none of the above represent you. They represent only themselves.
Don' bother writing them letters, because they won't bother themselves with your opinion. Instead ...
Don't vote for them. Don't donate to them. If you're a blogger, write about them. Get personal. Make them unpopular!
This is not a dress rehersal. This is life. If "we the people" don't put our foot down now, America as we know it, will ... cease to exist.
Call those on your list what you want but, none of the aforementioned RINO'S OR "fair weather" Republicans are in fact "Conservative" fiscal or otherwise. If one looks at the voting records of any and all the above as I have you would find that the bulk of these creatures are opportunistic parasites who's only interest is gleaning as much personal wealth as possible at taxpayer expense during their tenures. It's time to get these "professional Politico's" off our payroll !!! We have been dealing with this mediocrity for over twenty years. It is time to sharpen the lines and have politicians who are not "politically correct" but have the type of will that can get things done. At this time all we have to pick from are a bunch of geriatric ticks who's sole purpose is to "work" the system exclusively to their own advantage. "We the people" don't matter to these self serving creeps... Vote the bastards out and and cut their pay if they try to get back in.