But When McCain/Romney is running it’s shut up and vote.
He’s saying we should have not voted for MCcain or Romney.
Exactly.
Read the article. He's saying the opposite.
Whether he really would have said the same thing in 2008 or 2012 I don't know, but his message is:
If you dont say no at some point, gang, youre never going to get a nominee to whom you can actually proudly stand up and say yes. Youre always going to be the sucker, because they can just take your vote for granted.
I think he's wrong, though. If you can only vote for people you agree with 100% you're not going to be voting much and won't have a say in what happens in the country.