It is not about ego. McCain had a great performance, but I’m still not sure if I will vote for him.
He has continually cut off conservatives at the knees on key issues in the Senate. His attempting to ramrod through the immigration amnesty when it was clear that a huge majority of the country wants the border secured and lawbreakers sent back home was simply insulting to millions of law-abiding Americans.
He sounded great Saturday night, but they didn’t ask him about Campaign Finance reform, immigration or other issues where he stabbed conservatives in the back.
I disagree with McCain on all the issues you mentioned. But how did he stab conservatives in the back? As a senator, he has been very upfront about his position on these issues. And he voted the way he argued his position in public. He didn't sneak in a vote opposite to what he said in public. He has voted consistent with his public posture. I disagree with him on many important issues. But he didn't stab me in the back. He didn't represent himself as a strict conservative and then vote as a moderate. He represented himself as a moderate and voted as a moderate.
McCain was not my first choice as a candidate. He wasn't even my second or third choice. He was my last choice. But at this point he is the candidate of the Republican party. And he is a moderate on most issues. But he is a conservative on two important issues: defense and abortion.
Obama isn't even a moderate on issues. He is a left-wing radical. So I would like to ask you a question, a negative question: who do you think would do more damage to this country as president, Obama or McCain?