Yes the ability to win is important especailly when that candidate is a conservative who has good credentials like McCain . You may disagree on a number of issues but compare him to the alternative of Hillary or Obama. Lets get real. Guiliani is not a social conservative. I like the guy and would vote for him against any Demoncrat but McCain is far more acceptable on the social issues.
"Yes the ability to win is important "
THAT much is right.
Now how about the issues at hand?
McPAIN is a LAPDOG for the media, and thus compromised.
He cannopt win, and never will.
He'd be the shoehorn that would let Hillary slide into the White House in '08.
I do not believe McCain has any principles other than whatever promotes McCain.
I am not at all sure I can vote for him under any circumstances.
With all due respect, you couldn't be more full of crap.
A guy who thinks the First Amendment is optional is not a guy with good conservative credentials.
A guy who responds to unconstitutional behavior by Dems by making nice-nice with them is not a guy with good conservative credentials.
A guy who does CPR on the Amnesty Plus Bill is not a guy with good conservative credentials.
It may be that we will have to suffer through a lib GOP presidency, but let's not blow smoke about this guy being a conservative, okay?