Posted on 02/17/2008 10:20:04 AM PST by calcowgirl
McCain? No Way!
by Sen. HL "Bill" Richardson (ret.)
Chairman of the Board, GOA
Americans are being told by the mainstream media that conservatives have no other choice than to back the hypocrite from Arizona. All that is required is to pretend he is "really" a conservative. "So, crawl under the big Republican tent and vote for McCain," we are told. "Besides, what other choice do you have?"
We have plenty of choices, none of which calls for casting our vote for the lesser of two presidential evils.
First, the Republican race isn't over. Huckabee is still around and as Kansas and Louisiana should point out, the Romney vote flocked to Huckabee. Not that they loved Huckabee, but that they have zero trust in the promises of McCain. Even if Huckabee loses, what makes anyone think conservatives will vote for McCain?
Don't you liberals get it? The republican conservative believes McCain would be a vindictive president. He's proven his dislike for conservatives and would gut us at every opportunity.
Why do I say that? Because of three decades of experience as a Republican California Senator and a fifty year activist in the conservative movement. I have first hand, in-their-face experience with elitist RINO's (Republican in Name Only) office holders. They are biblically ignorant, power hungry, status seeking egotists who have no difficulty aiding their liberal Democrat colleagues whenever their arms are politely twisted. The one thing they have in common with liberal Democrats is their dislike of all conservatives, especially those who are Bible-believing. McCain, as president, would stifle the voices of elected Republican leaders and try to legislate the conservative movement out of existence.
There is no reason why any conservative should be depressed, especially if they look at past history. I clearly remember the political climate in 1964. We newly-awakened conservatives had a real friend running for the Republican nomination. Barry Goldwater defeated a liberal Republican in the primaries, but in the general election, the mainstream media slaughtered him. In 1964 it was easy to do; we had no effective political action committees, no conservative organizations, few pro-life activists, little religious participation, no talk radio, a handful of articulate conservative legislators, no fax machines and zero Internet. After the 1964 November election, all looked hopeless. Not a bright star on the horizon....But!
In 1966, we conservatives elected an actor as Governor of California. I was elected to the State Senate. The thespian and I were greener than grass but we were both quick to learn. Ron Reagan became a national star, a conservative leader in the nation’s most popular state. He couldn't be ignored.
I founded Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners of California. We became the second largest pro-Second Amendment organization in America with membership in the hundreds of thousands. We concentrated our efforts on electing pro-gunners to the legislature and stopping anti-gun legislation. We grew rapidly and were quite successful. During liberal Jerry Brown's eight years as governor, not a single anti-gun bill was signed into law. The reason was simple -- although the liberal Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature, no anti-gun legislation passed from either house to find its way to the Governor’s desk.
The entire gun movement is close to accomplishing that feat on a national level. As long as the gun community hangs together, it will make little difference on gun issues who is sitting in the White House. The same could be true of other major conservative organizations as long as they stay in the fight. We are much better off than in 1964 and much better organized.
The other good news is that some of the weak-sister Republicans are leaving office -- not willing to scrap it out with the liberal Democrats. Hooray, happy to see you go! Call Gun Owners if you need a ride out of town. We have an opportunity to replace them with tough, no nonsense conservatives. Already, some very fine men are seeking these vacancies.
We at Gun Owners intend to be very engaged in Congressional and US Senate races.
I personally will not cast a vote for the presidency -- that is, if McCain is the Republican nominee. Under no circumstances will I vote for either of the Democrats. This will be the first time in fifty years that I have made this choice. I hope it will be the last.
LOL. Give me a break. Omission....lol. That’s funny. I was responding to you, wasn’t I? So I was trying to conceal from you what you already knew? You’re mentally ill!
Ah, the one the McCain campaign advisor supports. Thanks for clearing that up.
here we go again....sheesh.
You’re either a protector of the Constitution or ya ain’t.
McReingold ain’t. Strike one.
You’re either a defender of America’s sovereignty and her legal citizens or ya ain’t.
McShamnesty ain’t. Strike two.
You’re either a conservative or ya ain’t.
McRino ain’t. Strike three.
He’s O.U.T.
Yes, and the one you, others, and now I prefer. The best choice in 08 is OBAMA. You’ve convinced me.
Why do you keep cutting and pasting the same junk. You’ve convinced me. Kerry was a better choice than Bush. Obama is a better choice than McCain. I get it.
Your shift from McCain to Obama didn't take much effort.
Absolute BS.
It's like this, Huck. I got Obama and McCain outside my front door. McCain is begging to come in and wants the keys to the house saying he is "one of us." Now, I've been fighting the Obama-type for years and I know what he is. Ain't no chance he's getting onto my front porch. McCain? Well, I let him in the house a couple times and he robbed me blind. So, what to do now? Slam the door in both their faces, retreat to the basement with my compatriots, gather the political artillery necessary to fight back against liberalism, and re-surface with force! Giving McCain the keys to the house is just surrender.
Go McCain!
Ridiculous! A non-vote is the same as a vote for Obama or Hillary.
Richardson starts out telling us we have "plenty of choices" and then lists only Huckabee who has zero chance of defeating McCain in the primary, because many conservatives don't trust him either. What "other choices" do we have?
Even the 'thought' of voting for McCain makes me want to puke. I feel like it's giving him the key to my chicken house and he's the wolf, but IF we don't then we won't even have a chicken house left let alone any chickens, when Hillary or Obama gets into office. Suffice to say, I HATE John traitor McCain, but words can not describe how I feel about Hillary or Obama!
So, inspite of what Mr. Richardson said, HOW can we keep Hillary or Obama from being President if we don't vote for the MADMAN John McCain?
Better to have the enemy in your sights than in your foxhole.
Exactly right, Cal. All your post.
so when were u appointed to the supreme court?
Oh.......the McRino shill is back in the house, lolol!
Where would you like him to go?
I dislike the man. I distrust the man.At this point I expect results of a McC election to be similar to election of one of the Democrats but delayed a few years. But I won’t say McCain, No Way! If he works hard at convincing us he has changed his ways and heart, perhaps he can convince himself. A revelation to him on illegal aliens would be enough to make his election mandatory.
Bzzzzzzt. One will win, one will lose. Both losing is not an option. You're right about one thing: sitting out is retreat. Me? I'll make the best choice on election day (OBAMA!) and still "gather the political artillery necessary to fight back against liberalism, and re-surface with force." It's quite possible to do both.
He’s not weakening the party from within, he’s trying to weaken Movement Conservative influence on the GOP.
You guys are heaping on McCain, and I understand why, he’s not one of you, he not only goes against you on high profile issus, he goes against you with glee.
But it’s simply ridiculous to say he’s “weakening the party.” Everything McCain wanted got shot down. Everything McCain opposed, got passed.
The result? The GOP is toxic right now. I just don’t understand how in the climate we’re in, it’s MCCAIN who’s weakened the party. I mean let’s get real, McCain is just about the only Republican in the entire nation who could be elected in 2008, and the odds are heavily against him. If someone you guys like ran, whether it’s Mitt or Coburn, he’d be crushed by Obama so bad he’d soil his pants. You know this.
Having said all that, I agree, if McCain becomes president, Movement Conservatism is in for a bad bad time, I think McCain will do everything in his power to pull the GOP to the middle. It’ll be partly payback. But I also think he simply believes that’s the way government should work, with the views of both sides reflected.
Well, you all just did a great job of convincing me that we and the country are better off with President Barack Hussein Obama.
The thought of voting for McCain makes me vomit as well, but I’m willing to crawl through broken glass to keep Hillary and especially the dangerously ignorant Obama from getting into the White House.
I find it easier to consider that I’m not voting for McCain, I’m voting AGAINST the Democrats.
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