Ahhh, but I think McCain might be to the right of Bush. Don't forget Dubya was 100 percent behind McCain-Feingold and this amnesty garbage. We were just so sick of Slick and Dubya ran on being pro-life and pro 2A (and in fairness he generally fulfilled his promises on those issues) that we were willing to overlook his big gub instincts.
And I'm still quite glad Dubya beat GoreKerry.
And to continue to look on the brightside, Dubya is more conservative than his father who was more conservative than Nixon/Ford. Obviously and unfortunately, there is no Gipper in sight.
With regard to illegals the only option -- and I mean ONLY option -- is to hope McNut wins and brings in enough conservatives on his coattails to make whatever is cooked up halfway palatable.
And that means supporting McNut.
We have a very good congressional candidate here in Pa-7 (a Marine F-18 pilot and Gulf War vet) taking on a very lib incumbent, and he is very much concerned about the border issue. If McCain has coattails, he is going to win, but that means conservatives can't stay home.
And more on the brightside -- conservatives can't really lose with a McCain presidency (other than of course seeing some really awful ideas implemented but that would be the case with Hillobama only more so). If McCain continues to screw up the economy, which I think he will, I think we would be even more likely to benefit politically than the left since it will be their policies he adopts (no drilling, Kyoto etc.) and we will certainly make that the issue in 2010 and 12.
W/regard to the Dems, they were certain they were going to win this sleepwalking. If they lose, they are going to have to go right, especially on the life issue.
Note that in this election they are both major pro-aborts but Obama is running as sort of a Rockefeller Republican --he's not, he's a flaming socialist but he's running more conservative than Kerry.
Anyway, that's my rant.
Thank you for your gentlemanly response. It’s a welcome relief. And this approach is far more likely to gain friends for McCain than the troll taunts I have been getting.
>> Ahhh, but I think McCain might be to the right of Bush.<<
I don’t think he is on SCOTUS nominees. Other than trying to control spending (which W finally started doing), tell me how McCain is more conservative?
I mentioned that I don’t like McCain breaking his promise already. Every time I think of pulling the McCain lever, I remember the Bushbot taunts of “You voted for him so you should have known,” when Bush was pushing amnesty. I honestly feel guilty about giving my stamp of approval to a man who is obsessed with the same despicable goal (amnesty) as Ted Kennedy.
>> With regard to illegals the only option — and I mean ONLY option — is to hope McNut wins and brings in enough conservatives on his coattails to make whatever is cooked up halfway palatable.
And that means supporting McNut.<<
We have time to think it over before November. Let’s see what McCain does.