I count myself in league with those who will not vote for McCain in November. I'm also no longer a member of the Republican Party. I didn't leave them (McCain and the Republicans), they left me. They no longer represent what I believe to be good statesmanship and government.
I'm not whining, however. Nor am I welcoming Obama's election. You want someone who isn't doing anything? Try McCain. He's NOT holding to sound conservative principles. He's NOT trying to shore up his conservative base before enticing moderates and liberals. He's NOT showing good governance with his stances on amnesty and cap-and-trade policies. That's not whining; that's the facts.
Nor am I whining when I say McCain must show me he'll represent the principles I hold dear before I vote for him. It's my vote. No one owns it. No one ever will. I will NOT give it to anyone just because of party affiliation; at least never again. Those days are over.
You can call me every name in the book. I don't care. Unless your hero proves to me he's worthy of my vote he will not get it. And come November, should he fail to win the election, don't come running back to me with all your complaints. The responsibility will rest with only one man: John McCain.
Do you, in all your misguided thinking, believe that voting for a man simply because he's the least of two evils is "doing something" for conservativism? Do you? Are you really that far from reality?
I am voting for the best person to lead the country.
Party is not the issue, the issue is whether you are voting for the country or for some other secondary reasons.
Even though I have voted 98% for Republicans, I only vote when they really are better than the Democrats. They almost always are. This year is no different, even with McCain v Obama.
Do you think for a second it is even a close contest between McCain or Obama in terms of who is best for the country? A man who served USA in many capacities his whole life, knows the military, knows how to fight the GWOT, etc. versus a man who is raised on marxist leftwing ideology and activism and has zero accomplishments and radical associates?
Are you really that far from reality to think it would be okay to let Obama win?
Do you think conservative ideals live or die based on who is in the White House? Do you really think we are neutered with mcCain moderate in the White House but are in great shape if media-beloved leftist Obama wins? (Actually, I think conservative marginalization will be greater in the latter case as the political ground shifts massively left.) Are you really that far from reality? No matter WHO wins, the fight goes on for our issues.
“Do you, in all your misguided thinking, believe that voting for a man simply because he’s the least of two evils is “doing something” for conservatism.”
Well I know this much: the ‘lesser of two evils’ aint a great way to vote, but its the choice we have and it beats the “greater of two evils” method by a long shot!!
I didnt pick McCain as the nominee. Would you be saying this - “They no longer represent what I believe to be good statesmanship and government.” - if Fred Thompson or Duncan Hunter were the nominee? Since when do you judge a 150-year-old political party with tens of millions of members, and thousands of candidates this year under the banner, by the outcome of a single primary? One that occurred that way for the obvious reason that there was no unifying conservatives candidate to defeat McCain (I wanted it to be Romney but it was not to be)? It seems churlish. Attacking the whole GOP over McCain is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
“Unless your hero proves to me he’s worthy of my vote he will not get it. And come November, should he fail to win the election, don’t come running back to me with all your complaints.” Your unwillingness to take responsibility for the consequences of what you are doing is proving that you know it has bad consequences. rest assured, voters are responsible for who they elect, and suffer accordingly; you will bear responsibility for the Obama tax hikes that I and you will have to pay, and the other ill effects of an Obama administration. It’s not a conservative thing to fail to accept responsibility for one’s actions.
PS. Nobody disagrees with this: “Nor am I whining when I say McCain must show me he’ll represent the principles I hold dear before I vote for him. It’s my vote. No one owns it.”
It’s your vote and your conscience. This is all just ‘food for thought’.