If McCain wins the primary
While the numbers coming out of Super Tuesday can be interpreted different ways, we must consider the fact that McCain IS leading in DELEGATES. If this continues, he WILL be the candidate. There might be a brokered convention, but he might be the candidate from that, too.
That said, I cannot vote for McCain as a PRIMARY candidate.
I have seen many pundits and private citizens profess that they cannot support McCain in any fashion. Fair enough. I even agree with many of their reasons. They say that they will stay home.
However, a President is not the only thing for which we are voting.
Stanley Kurtz at The Corner puts it best:
"If John McCain becomes the nominee of the Republican Party, it would be flat-out madness for conservatives to stay home on election day. No, I am not demanding that McCain’s conservative opponents vote for him in the general election."
"I never bought into the idea that it made sense to punish the GOP in 2006, presumably to build momentum for a great Republican victory in 2008. That strategy doesn’t seem to have gotten us very far."
"If, on the other hand, McCain wins the presidency, conservatives have every reason to want as large a GOP presence as possible in Congress — to help McCain confirm conservative justices (and encourage him to nominate them), and to constrain McCain on issues like immigration. (There’s a slogan for you: "Constrain McCain: GOP Congress in 2008") It seems to me that it’s in the interests of McCain’s die-hard opponents to call just an enthusiastically for conservatives to vote for a GOP congress as they are calling for opposition to McCain. If conservatives react to the anti-McCain message by staying home, rather than voting for a GOP congress, then we truly will have shot ourselves in the foot."
While McCain has shown no respect for my ideals and has sponsored laws that have grown the government and restricted my rights, this is war. And as someone said before, you fight the war with the army you have. We tried to build the army that we wanted. We got the army that we have. We have NO good choices. But I have finally been convinced on the best thing to do on election day.
McCain was a battle. The war is against Clinton and Obama. They are the enemy.
While McCain may disagree with the conservatives, the Democrats, especially Clinton and Obama, HATE US AND WANT OUR SIDE TO BE DEFEATED IN DETAIL!
They want the GOP gone.
I will support the candidate that fights that enemy. Even if he does it with his right arm tied behind his back.
And then I'm getting drunk.
If McCain was a true Republican, HE would drop out. Vote for Romney in the Primary.
That said, I cannot vote for McCain as a PRIMARY candidate.
I have seen many pundits and private citizens profess that they cannot support McCain in any fashion. Fair enough. I even agree with many of their reasons. They say that they will stay home.
However, a President is not the only thing for which we are voting.
Stanley Kurtz at The Corner puts it best:
"If John McCain becomes the nominee of the Republican Party, it would be flat-out madness for conservatives to stay home on election day. No, I am not demanding that McCain’s conservative opponents vote for him in the general election."
"I never bought into the idea that it made sense to punish the GOP in 2006, presumably to build momentum for a great Republican victory in 2008. That strategy doesn’t seem to have gotten us very far."
"If, on the other hand, McCain wins the presidency, conservatives have every reason to want as large a GOP presence as possible in Congress — to help McCain confirm conservative justices (and encourage him to nominate them), and to constrain McCain on issues like immigration. (There’s a slogan for you: "Constrain McCain: GOP Congress in 2008") It seems to me that it’s in the interests of McCain’s die-hard opponents to call just an enthusiastically for conservatives to vote for a GOP congress as they are calling for opposition to McCain. If conservatives react to the anti-McCain message by staying home, rather than voting for a GOP congress, then we truly will have shot ourselves in the foot."
While McCain has shown no respect for my ideals and has sponsored laws that have grown the government and restricted my rights, this is war. And as someone said before, you fight the war with the army you have. We tried to build the army that we wanted. We got the army that we have. We have NO good choices. But I have finally been convinced on the best thing to do on election day.
McCain was a battle. The war is against Clinton and Obama. They are the enemy.
While McCain may disagree with the conservatives, the Democrats, especially Clinton and Obama, HATE US AND WANT OUR SIDE TO BE DEFEATED IN DETAIL!
They want the GOP gone.
I will support the candidate that fights that enemy. Even if he does it with his right arm tied behind his back.
And then I'm getting drunk.
If McCain was a true Republican, HE would drop out. Vote for Romney in the Primary.
Labels: Bill Quick, Bill Whittle, CLINTON, McCain, Obama, republican primaries, romney, stanley kurtz, The Corner
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