While I am leaning Romney, it’s not because I have a lot of enthusiasm for him. I don’t blame other FReerpers for expressing frustration with our poor choices this year. And if McVain chances on the nom—I’ll be deranged enough to vote for somebody else. Anybody else.
McCain has been in the Senate too long. He has had his perceptions molded into believing “principle” is being willing to compromise with “other Americans who feel differently”. He is far to ready to do so, and this also derives from being in the Senate too long where he has had pounded into his head the concept that government always has to do something. He, like anyone, doesn’t want to spend his days being pointless so he thinks pursuit of legislation is something that always needs to be taking place.
This is not Conservative. Conservatism is a desire for slow, sometimes stodgy change. Versus Liberalism which is a desire for fast, sometimes reckless change.
Well, very little change . . . very little legislation . . . is just fine for conservatives. McCain has been too long in the Senate to embrace that concept.
I actually have been disappointed to hear so very many program proposals from the candidates. That IS how one campaigns, but it would be nice to hear one or two say . . . stay the course on this or stay the course on that.
Given what we have, I decided several months ago that uber competence is going to trump everything else. Romney is best qualified to deal with the economy now approaching.