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Well it’s nice to see that McCain and the media have kissed and made up. It’s also nice to see that McCain is back to being a “Maverick”. They didn’t really think so during the election but they do now. What changed? Oh yeah, McCain was trying to defeat the media’s messiah and now he’s trying to build a gigantic house with him! The thing that McCain does/doesn’t (depending on your perception of his intent) understand is the only time that he is “Maverick” is when he acts as a traitor to his party and “crosses party lines”. But that is quite easy for someone with no spine or opinion. The exact reason why the media loves him is the reason he lost the Presidential election.
Senate Gets Reacquainted With McCain the Maverick
I heard someone say it best – “I wish that McCain would cross the aisle and stay there”. It is time for Republicans with principles that are outside of political favor to be the leaders in this country. Then the article uses the real “conservatives” to applaud him: Sen. Susan Collins (RINO-ME), Sen. Lindsey Graham (RINO-S.C.), Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman(??-CT). Quite the stirring applause by “TRUE” conservatives. /ROFL
So the chameleon has changed back to his original color. A sickening yellow.
I am currently in a position where I feel like my principles are making it so that I don’t even want to vote. The Republicans are looking like they are going to select a very moderate John McCain (albeit not as “moderate” as Guiliani). The Democrats are fight over who can become more liberal.
I hear tons of people saying that conservatives should support John McCain because he is a Republican. I have also heard that we should vote for McCain to keep Hillary out of office. I am not convinced of this approach to voting.
First of all, I think McCain probably has a better shot against Hillary than Obama. Hillary and McCain are both closer to center than any of the other candidates and there is a lot of people who do not want the Clintons in office again. Due to the fact that Hillary and McCain agree on quite a few issues independent and moderate Democrats could possibly vote for McCain. Many conservatives will hold their nose and vote for McCain to “keep Hillary out”.
As for the other, argument that we should vote for the Republican candidate. I have also heard that the conservatives are tearing the party apart by fighting McCain. First of all, I am in principle a libertarian conservative and by current necessity I typically will lean toward Republican candidates. That does NOT imply that I really care that much about the Republican party. As the Republicans continue to move to the left, I will hope that another option presents itself (maybe the conservative or Reagan party). Anyway, my point is that I am a conservative first and a Republican distant second so the argument that I should vote for McCain and that I should fall in line sounds like something the Democrats want – Don’t ask questions just fall in line. Above and beyond that should I really throw my principles out the window and support McCain?
I am not quite sure what I will decide. I can honestly say that I won’t be voting for Obama or Hillary, but if I vote for McCain it will definitely be with my nose plugged.
I am hoping that a time comes that the politics of personal destruction at least calms down. I can understand Republicans attacking Democrats but attacking people in your own party isn’t going to help win the Presidency in my opinion.
Apparently ads are being run attacking Romney’s religion.
Pretty pathetic turn of events in the primaries. Unfortunately not surprising.
