I’m a Fredhead that has voted in the caucus who I honestly thought was the most conservative weather he was still running or not. In the Primary I will probably do the same. But come November I will shake off my hard feelings and do what is best for the country.
I will ask myself who would I rather who would I rather turn the military over to,
McCain, Clinton, or Obama?
Two of the above names would destroy the military as an effective fighting force by the sheer number of trained soldiers who would get out as soon as they could. They will be replaced by young people just looking for a job in the poor economy that certainly will come with a quasi-socialist government. Having served in the Navy under Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan I have seen this first hand, the difference in moral. Under Jimmy Carter, FTN was very popular graffiti found on the bulkheads of my ship, the stalls in the heads, and at the top of letters the sailors sent home. I’m not going to spell it out but you know what FTN stands for. When Reagan took over this attitude changed and we had pride once again, and re-enlistments went way up, and that foul graffiti disappeared.
If McCain is our nominee, as much as I dislike him I will hold my nose and vote for him for the sake of the military alone.
Then there is The Fairness doctrin which McCain has always been against. Hillary and Obama will surely get that passed.
And the other good thing about McCain is he is a budget hawk. He will do a good job containing wild spending.
Great post. Too many of the so-self-important here think history will care about their "principles." It will not. It will only note who is elected President. The fact is that there will not be a conservative on November's ballot.
McCain may not be good for our republic, but it is a certainty that The Obamabeast will be disastrous. We should put our country ahead of our conservatism.
Excellent post, and thank you for your service.