This is Jim's website, and it's one the best in the nation.
He's merely voicing an opinion which is held by the vast majority of Freepers, to include myself. All the while, he's been gracious enough to allow the pro-McCain forces unfettered posting on his website. In return for that courtesy, the strident barbs from the pro-McCain folks continue unabated.
I respect those of you who will vote for McCain while holding your nose. I simply cannot do it. I now longer consider myself a true member of the Republican Party...I'm simply an independent voter who holds strong conservative views that are now out of the mainstream of the Republican Party.
I will say again that I honor Senator McCain for his service to our country, but his numerous deeds over the past 10 years do not merit my voting for him.
What you are attempting to do is to exclude from conservativism people that do not agree with your exclusionary criteria. They may disagree with one, two or more of your exclusionary criteria but not all.
Presently, you are now excluding yourself. This is a free country so this is your right.
I would say that all great endeavors (including political) are not based on ad hominem attacks or simple name calling (RINO). What great endeavors do is to achieve a sense of cooperation where possible and the hope of persuasion and additional coming together down the road.
A great people need a great tent. It is also true that being a Republican, conservative or what have you does not mean you should not cooperate with people who differ with you. Taken to its extreme, the failure to compromise always results in a real or defacto civil war. America has a genius for voluntary cooperation and compromise; the only time we really failed we had a Civil War and 700,000 died.