Why Am I Voting?

A caller on Rush's program lamented that he was going to vote for a Republican candidate even though there wasn't one that he cared for. Right now, the caller was favoring Newt Gingrich, but Rush responded to what his true motivation was.

RUSH:  See, here's what you're telling me -- and what you're telling me not all bad.  You're gonna vote whoever wins the nomination.  You are not going to sit out because really this is about Obama.  I wouldn't worry about your disappointment.  You're obviously unable to really get ignited about any of these people, but that's okay because what does ignite you is Obama, and that's what this election's going to be. It's gonna be a referendum on Obama, and any one of these people on our side would be a 100% to 200% improvement -- and of that you can be confident, and they can also win.  Don't listen to these know-nothings who tell you that X doesn't have a shot.  They don't know what they're talking about.  It's asinine.

I have to wonder. How can anyone be really motivated by someone such as Newt, who will say anything to become President and do the very things that have created this mess, even if the pace he sets is slower towards destruction? In my opinion, people intuitively know everyone is bad. Do Republicans really want to legitimize their power by a vote against someone else?

Basically we are not voting for anyone if we vote for typical Republicans. So why vote at all. Perhaps letting them know we don't believe them at all is even better since they need to think we are all a bunch of dopes and fools that believe them. Why not de-legitimize both parties and vote for none of the above.