[Finny]

And you, shrinermd, like the "ignorant man" Mencken describes, believe that because McCain is a Republican, he's less dangerous in every way than Democrats Obama and Hillary, hence you "know" it. You are a living example the Mencken quote you post.

I, in the meantime, don't pretend to "know" anything except that conservative principles are the sole and ultimate preservers of freedom. In this race, I calculate the risks, attempt to anticipate consequences, and conclude that McCain is GUARANTEED to do untold damage to the Republican party and the principles of conservatism that are ultimately freedom's only guardian, while either Obama or Hillary in the White House would probably be weak within their own parties, have more people fighting them than not, quickly become pariahs, accomplish little of what so many fear they "will" do, and that backlash, combined with my and other conservatives' pointed rejection of McCain, would create an almost guaranteed benefit for the Republican party and conservatism.

From what I read of your posts on this thread, you don't know "truth from error" any more than a cat knows Vivaldi from Beethoven.

[shrinkermd]

Well, you can spell Vivaldi, but can you spell "ad hominem"? It seems to be your chief, if not single, means of argumentation.

[WVNan]

If McCain believes that he can win the presidency with Independents and Reagan Democrats, he is truly delusional. He is alienating his base almost daily. What kind of politician spends his “face time” on television attacking his own party and defending his opponents?