[Oliver Optic]

I don’t know if Reagan would’ve supported McCain or not, but I’m sure he would’ve backed our troops while in combat and would understand that cutting off our noses to spite our faces (i.e. like those conservatives who want to knowingly and willingly hand the supreme court over to the liberals for another 30-years) only perpetuates the abortion holocaust.

Dadgum, Owl ... you're making too much sense there. You're not from around here, are you? :-)

In all seriousness, the Court ... and the fact that there will likely be two or three retirements in the next four years ... is the fly in the ointment of the "let's-go-to-the-wilderness-and-come-back-purified-and-stronger-in-four-years" theory.

We may be purified and stronger and all, but the Court will be in the hands of ACLU lawyers for the next 20 years.

[Owl558]

“We may be purified and stronger and all, but the Court will be in the hands of ACLU lawyers for the next 20 years.”

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t particularly like McCain any more than a lot of FReepers. I supported almost every other Republican candidate over McCain, but we know how that turned out.

For me, I will hold my nose and vote for the troops and babies because I have seen in my life that the court holds the trump card. We could come back in 4 years like people say with a good president and Republican-controlled Congress (I can dream) and still have our agenda blocked because we didn’t think about judges this election.