I get all that. Where do you stand? Btw the phrase “beating a dead horse” connotes the issue is settled. In light of the presumptive dem nominee associating with hate America racists, the horse ain’t dead by a long shot.
I won't vote for either Hillary or Obama. I will definitely support and vote for conservative candidates in races other than POTUS.
I know that many good people are planning to vote for McCain.
The problem with McCain is that, so far, he does not seem to be keeping his promise about securing the borders that he made at CPAC. In fact, he seems to be going out of his way to show that he won't. He skipped town when he could have voted for an excellent border enforcement amendment last week, and he is telling other Republicans not to be tough on enforcement. If he won't keep that promise, will he keep the others, like appointing conservative judges? I still have not decided whether I will vote for McCain.
I am hoping that he will change his behavior so that I can vote for him. What I see is that the Dems running would be hideously bad as POTUS. McCain might be better, and he might not.
Whatever the outcome in November, we will need conservatives in congress to fight a rogue POTUS. Everyone should study the candidates, find out who the good guys are, support them in every way you can, and VOTE!
>>Btw the phrase “beating a dead horse” connotes the issue is settled.<<
Some people use that phrase to to describe an issue that is not settled, and will never be settled, at least for the adversaries who keep arguing about it. I think in all cases, it means that continuing to argue about it will not accomplish anything except make the opposing factions more determined.
For example, Arlen Specter might claim that arguing about abortion is "beating a dead horse" because it is so difficult to amend the consitution, "Stare Decisis," etc. But how can that be true if, as I believe, that most people in the USA think that abortion is almost always wrong? Sometimes you have to compromise to get things done, but on some issues, you have to draw a line based on principles. Yes, I know that some people will vote for or against McCain because they believe he is pro-life, at least to some degree.
>>In light of the presumptive dem nominee associating with hate America racists, the horse ain’t dead by a long shot.<<
I believe that people who would vote for Obama in November are wrong. If you are saying that people who vote for conservatives, but do not find any of the POTUS candidates worthy of their votes, are "associating with hate America racists," I disagree.
Why does Obama get pounded for associating with Wright, but it's OK for McCain to have someone on his staff who thinks it's OK to steal US citizens' social security numbers? Suppose Obama said, like, McCain about Hernandez, "I don’t know what his previous positions are or other positions are, he supports mine. I have nothing to do with his."
January 2008:
QUESTION: Senator McCain, I thank you so much for your service … as an Irish … my parents and my grandparents both came here to become immigrants … I so much want to vote for you, I have one concern … your straight talk … it is you have an outreach - Hispanic outreach person - on your staff, Juan Hernandez, and he has said that he understands why Social Security numbers are stolen … because we don’t allow the immigrants to get their own, so it’s ok for him that we steal other Americans’ Social Security numbers. He also has written a book called “The New American Pioneers” about comparing illegal immigrants, not legal immigrants, to become the “New Pioneers”… I wonder if you agree with his policy? If so, explain it to me and if not why is he on your staff?
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN: He’s on my staff because he supports my policies and my proposals and my legislative proposal to secure the borders first. No one will receive social security benefits who is in this country illegally. I don’t know what his previous positions are or other positions are, he supports mine. I have nothing to do with his. He has volunteered to help me with outreach to our Hispanic citizenry as I outreach to every citizen in America. I’ve been very clear on my position on immigration; I’ve been very clear on my position on Social Security. Of course I am grateful that so many people came from Ireland to the United States of American and anybody else who come here legally and that’s the only system I will ever support. I have no idea but I will check in to the information you’ve given me. I promise you, I will secure our borders, I will not allow anyone to come here illegally, I will not allow anyone to receive Social Security or any other benefits because they have come here illegally and broken our laws.