OTOH, a liberal Dim in the White House and a Dim Senate majority would make appointments to solidify the status quo for another generation. It would get even worse if one of the four conservatives resigned.
Sure, McCain might flub this, but my chances are a heck of a lot better with him that the 100% chance Hillary or Barry would nominate pro-abortion zealots.
It truly won’t matter who the next POTUS is if the next Congress in both the House and the Senate are truly dominated by socialists! McCain would just be a puppet without any political clout of his own if the next Congress truly is just a socialistic super-majority. McCain truly won’t be able to get ANY truly conservative judges passed by the socialistic U.S. Senate. THE ENTIRE POLITICAL MAKEUP OF THE NEXT CONGRESS IS TRULY MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHO THE NEXT POTUS IS, AND IT SHOULD BE THE MOST CONSERVATIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRESENTLY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS WHO FREE REPUBLIC AND ALL OTHER CONSERVATIVE SITES REALLY NEED TO FULLY CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS ON FROM NOW ON!
If McCain can’t get real strict constructionist (conservative/liberal doesn’t really describe the difference—it’s strict constructionist/interpretive) justices confirmed, then why can’t he just refuse to fill the vacancy? There’s nothing in the Constitution that mandates 9 justices on the SCOTUS. Heck, if Ginsburg and Stevens retire, I say let’s just go with 7!
A few days ago I discovered the first genuinely compelling reason to actually vote for John McCain: he called for 700 new nuclear reactors for $4tn.
If I determine he means it, I think I might just vote for him.
The reason that some of the liberal justices who are presently ready to retire but have not done so is the following. It is said that justices avoid retiring during an election year so as not to burden the country with nominee hearings. But also consider that retiring liberal justices are hopeful to be replaced by new Constitution-ignoring liberals by a new liberal president.
I posted this in another thread already:
I was worried about a Gore presidency. Thankfully Bush won.
I was worried about a Kerry presidency. Thankfully Bush won.
I worry about a Hillary Clinton presidency. Thankfully she ain’t gonna get the democratic nomination.
An Obama presidency absolutely scares the crap out of me.
I’ve gotta vote for McCain even though I don’t want to.
Prominent conservatives and activists are indicating they will put aside their differences with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and rally their supporters to his side because of one issue: federal judgeships.
Have conservatives ever counted on McCain and not been disappointed?
I don't even trust him on this issue.
McCain may or may not be salvageable. Somebody better start trying to win some Senate seats to make a last stand against an Obama win and subsequent judicial appointments.
If McCain chooses Huckabee as VP, I promise you that not only will I vote for Barr, I will spend all my time and spare money to get him votes. Any man who is a priest of the baptist cult is not qualified to be vice-president of the United States.
Once socialized medicine gets passed, we'll be stuck with it forever. No President, no matter how conservative, will ever be able to strip it from the budget.
Like it or not, that is reality.
I guess we’ve come down to the situation this country is really ruled by 9 unelected Supreme Court Justices - just as some of the Founding Fathers feared...
So far, I haven’t met anyone, Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, who is enthusiastic about either candidate. Most of the people I know say they’ll either hold their noses or stay home.