I don’t care what John McCain says to conservatives in between now and November. He is not a conservative and he would not govern as a conservative if he were elected.
I am so angry that the general election is almost 9 months away and McCain is now the presumptive nominee of our party. Since I live in Ohio, I have not voted in the primaries yet and regardless of who I vote for next month, my vote won’t matter. Conservatives are being disenfranchised in this election. In November we will have the choice of voting for a liberal Democrat or a RINO. I’m tired of voting for moderate Republicans just because because they are “less liberal” than their Democrat opponents. I used to criticize conservatives who stayed home rather than vote for moderate Republicans, but this year, I might be joining them.
I agree with you - I was always the one to say that people shouldn’t throw away their vote on a third party, write-in, etc.
But I’ve reached my limit. How far should I stretch, or ignore, my principles? The left is just itching for us all - the talk radio crowd, the FReepers, etc. to back McCain - they’ll never let us hear the end of it! Win or lose in 2008, any time Conservatives make an argument about immigration, civil rights for terrorists, global warming, judges, taxes, etc., the response will be “well, it must not be that important to you, since your own candidate, whom you nominated and supported, disagrees with you.”
I’m sticking to my principles - in the end it’s all we have.
Sadly, I believe that McCain has only a slightly better chance of being elected president in 2008 than you or I do in any event.
Please don't do that. Please vote for as many Conservatives as you can find on your ticket at all levels. Don't vote for President if you want but please help us get as many Congress critters and State Legislatures and State Govs etc as possible. WE need as many Conservatives in Govt as we can get. The next 2 to 4 years are going to be ugly and all we got left is damage control.