Actually, the ‘Pubbie part is doomed (at least as a conservative party). Remember, McCain is NOT a conservative (even less so than George W. Bush) and will be the head of the Republican Party. When he’s done with the party, its a pretty good bet that conservatives will be sent to back of the bus and told to sit down and shut up (if we’re not actually booted off the bus or thrown under it...).
The only thing going for McQueeg is that he’s not evil.
If I could buy that, I might be able to hold my nose and vote for him, but I can't buy it.
As for the Republican party, the Party is not moving in the conservative direction. Things change. We also don't toss virgins into volcanos anymore. That's the reality at this moment. Does that mean we should sacrafice our country and allow obooblettes to flush the country's future down the drain by abstaining or voting for a non-candidate? uh, no.
If you want to fall on your sword, go ahead. That's your right. Me, like the other poster on this thread, I will vote Palin for 2012 by voting McCain now. My dad had a story about the Queen Mary. It's sitting there in Long Beach, one of the biggest boats in the world, sunk in cement. Did you know that if you, just you, push that boat, constant pressure, physics state that you WILL move the boat. It will move. Might take a long time, might not move much, but it'll move. And if you ain't in there pushing, you have no one but yourself to blame if it moves in the wrong direction.