“I’ll certainly vote for him. Rather than protest like leftwingers, and create a worse situation, we need to think about positive things that can be done to advance conservative candidates.”
I would like to politely point out that one does not advance the cause of conservatism by electing socialists with an “R” at the end of their name.
And I would like to politely point out that one does not advance the cause of conservatism by erasing the distinction between those moderate Republicans/RINOs with nanny-state tendencies and those who really *are* socialists (like the left-liberal Obama), by calling them all such.
McCain got the Hannity interview and is now in ‘reach out’ mode to conservatives - grab his lapel and give it to him straight while you got a chance:
http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/McCain_court_GOP_leaders/2008/03/13/80097.html