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Since when does a real conservative support slave reparations?
Keyes is an opportunist instead of a conservative.
“Stand your ground, you’re killing me, Pop.”
“The idea that the only way to win is to concede defeat at the very outset, by backing a candidate who doesn’t stand for conservative principle in the first place”
How I hate that philosophy. Repubs used it to beat conservatives up in the ‘96 election when Dole ran. Now these people are doing again with McPain. I called John Hagee ministries because I enjoy the man’s message and told the customer service rep what I really thought of McPain. Today I got an email espousing the same philosophy. Hagee’s supporting McPain because it’s the only way to win. Yeow!
I won’t be voting for any of the three socialists who might win the nominations of their respective parties. Whether or not I’ll vote for Keyes is something I’ll have to think about.
I, too, however, am finished with the Republican party.
RINO? Keyes left the GOP. Keyes ran such a horrible race that he made Barack Obama a big star. He ran twice for president and lost badly. He lost his race for senate in Maryland. People aren't buying what Keyes is selling. The idea that the only way to win is to concede defeat at the very outset, by backing a candidate who doesn’t stand for conservative principle in the first place, has itself come to fruition in the presumptive nomination of John McCain as the Republican candidate for 2008. Is this not, in and of itself, enough to convince us at last of the wrong-headedness of this approach?
John McCain has his faults, but when it was time to walk the walk on pork barrel spending, he did. When it was time to confirm Supreme Court justices, he voted for Roberts and Alito. On guns he's not where I'd be, but he did vote against the so called assault weapons ban on multiple occasions. He voted to end frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Obama and Hillary both oppose Roberts and Alito. In January 09, most Supreme Court justices will be in their 70's. The next president will appoint probably 2, maybe four justices.
we conservatives are being pressured to “save the White House for Republicans” by facilitating the socialist mentality.
Socialists increase government spending. McCain doesn't do that.
Why then can we not see that it is up to the politician to earn the conservative vote, and not up to the conservatives to put into office a politician who has chronically failed them?
That's why we have primaries. I voted for the conservative candidate in the primary. His name is Ron Paul.
The once-great Republican party has, in nominating John McCain, crossed the line from viable to suicidal, and many well-intentioned Americans know it.
Suicidal? Look, the GOP survived Grant, Taft, and even Hoover. It survived Nixon. It survived Bush I and will even survive the current democrat-lite guy that is currently in office.
That is why they are saying they will not vote for him, even at the cost of not voting at all. Yet to allow the RINOs to effectively disenfranchise us is not acceptable, either. So, where do we go from here?
Keyes left the GOP, so what's he doing complaining about RINOs?
We the people have no choice in this election. As soon as Alan Keyes makes it formal and runs on a third party ticket, I will be joining that party with him. True patriots have no choice.
I have a choice. No thanks to Keyes. Someone who got 27% against Obama already isn't going to get my support.
Dr. Keyes has frequently noted that he is running for President because principled conservatives are being offered no way of participating in politics in this country without violating their own beliefs. That's crap. I participate in politics. I paid my dues walking precincts, stuffing envelops, and running for delegate, winning every time I've run. That's not changing anytime soon with McCain running.
As Americans and as believers, we recognize that there are things that lie beyond the reach of our own decisions.
Not really.
Among them are the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil, and that if John McCain fails to be inaugurated next January, he and the Republican leadership will not need to look beyond the frames of their own mirrors in determining exactly who is to blame.
Hell, McCain's probably an improvement over the current guy, at least with some issues.
It wasn’t enough for Keyes to carpetbag Illinios, now he’s going to carpetbag the Constitution Party.
I’m sure the grass (greenbacks) will be greener for him there and I say don’t let the door...
“You only waste your vote when you vote for that in which yo do not believe.”
You never get everything you want in politics, I’m at about 70% with McCain which is higher than I was with Bush.
“Why waste your vote when there is a real conservative alternative?”
So your solution to “not waste your vote” is to vote for a man who cannot get elected?
This is the insanity of 3rd Party self immolation. But don’t worry about Keyes and his organizations, I’m sure they will do “very well” with a smaller yet more focused audience.
Great article.
Alan Keyes is light years better than the three Democrats that are still running.
Alan Keyes/America’s Revival/CP PING!
hey, TBP, can you link this on the other thread about Alan? I think it pertinent for those who press the “lesser than 2 evils” game plan over there.
Look - again I say from years of sympathy and experience - we can’t mourn yesterday. We have only today to deal with, and the reality is, are you properly terrified with the ideal of either BHO or RHC as leader of the US? Because you should be - each is damaging and awful in their own way. I grant you, McCain is idealogically disappointing on some counts (not all by a long shot), but I do believe he’s sincere and truly loves this country. And, if thrust into the top office, wise enough to see the way things really are once given the expert briefings on all issues. Probably all presidents have had these “come to Jesus meeings” the day they take office (or next day), but McCain has MUCH less of an axe to grind (maybe none), or grand agenda, than either of the Dems. And I really think he’s open to hearing the facts and acting accordingly.
The Republicans will always nominate RINOs. As sure as there is a Bell curve, and universal suffrage.
Did Keyes have his convention last weekend?