“You underestimate the loathing that many on FR have for McCain”.
You mistake loathing for McCain, for support of Obama or Hillary. It’s not that McCain isn’t better than those two. It is that for one, abortion isn’t going to stop under a McCain Presidency. As vile as it is, he will nominate a moderate at best SCJ and abortion will not end.
Secondly, it’s about the direction we are headed in. If McCain becomes the new standard for Republicans, then not only will there be future McCains for Republican noninees, but he will be unopposed in congress on the very same policies that Republicans in congress will fight Hillary or Obama on.
If I thought for one second, that a McCain Presidency would put an end to abortions, I could vote for him in good conscience. It won’t though. A Reagan Presidency didn’t. A Bush the elder didn’t and a GW Bush Presidency didn’t. Sadly, both Reagan and Bush the first nominated liberal judges. This is the sad state of affairs in our country. The decay of morality on a million different issues and it’s not going to get better if we continue to hold our candidates to this standard. It will only get worse.
If there is any reversing this course, it will start now I believe which is why I can not vote for McCain in good conscience. That doesn’t mean I am not disgusted by abortion and these comments made by Obama. It means I’m looking at the bigger picture and realizing that McCain will not appoint judges to the Supreme court and get roe vs. wade reversed.
“As vile as it is, he will nominate a moderate at best SCJ and abortion will not end.”
The party platform does not say this. I’ve heard him say many times that he will nominate SCJ who uphold the constitution and are not revisionists.
So you like some others think that it’s best to sit this one out or not vote for McCain. We have the best chance of reversing Roe/Wade the next time a SCJ opening occurs. The next choice will most likely be a woman.
Has anyone looked at the Senate as to their stand on abortion? I don’t think it goes along straight party lines anymore does it? There are some dems who are prolife...