Conservatives Can Also Play the Maverick Game

ConservativeHQ.com ^ | Aug 20, 2008 | Richard Viguerie

[Jim Robinson]

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FOR RELEASE August 20, 2008

An Open Letter from Richard Viguerie to John McCain: Conservatives Can Also Play the Maverick Game

(Manassas, Virginia) The following is an open letter from Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, to Senator John McCain in regard to news reports that the Republican presidential candidate may select a vice presidential running mate who supports abortions rights:

Dear Senator McCain:

The buzz in recent days has been that some of your key aides were calling national and state GOP leaders to alert them to the possibility that you were seriously considering a pro-abortion running mate and to take their temperature on such a selection.

As Dan Henninger of the Wall Street Journal asked: Are you politically “stupid” or do you care little for conservative principles?

It also shows that you don’t understand why the Republican brand has taken a massive beating in recent years. You clearly don’t comprehend why millions of conservatives are off the Republican reservation and sitting on the political sidelines.

Your indication that you’re willing to put a person who has a clear, unequivocal pro-abortion record within a heartbeat of the presidency is alarming.

Pro-life conservatives understand that, to change the laws to protect innocent life, first and foremost, we need good, articulate leadership--from the president and vice president.

To put it as simply and clearly as I can, most Republican leaders at the national and state level have betrayed, abandoned, and sold out the principles that define conservatism. Talk of selecting a pro-abortion liberal Republican (Tom Ridge) or, even worse, a pro-abortion liberal Democrat (Joe Lieberman) drives the Republican brand lower and lower.

Your apparent interest in selecting a running mate who is out of sync ideologically with the vast majority of conservatives reinforces the image of the Republican Party as a party without principle and dedicated to one proposition above all others – the seeking, acquiring, obtaining, and holding onto power.

Senator McCain, you are exceedingly proud of being a political maverick – you wear it as a badge of honor.

Well, poke the base of the Republican Party – the conservatives – in the eye one more time by choosing a pro-abortion vice presidential candidate and conservatives will show you that two can play the maverick game.

Conservatives are people with proudly held principles. We’re now waiting to see if you share our principles.

Sincerely,

Richard A. Viguerie Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com

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[ROTB]

“Open Primaries” my FRiend, open primaries.

Right?

[SoCalPol]

I don’t think McCain will pick a pro choice.
McCain also reiterated his pro life views
early this morning on a live interview with Laura Ingraham

Congressman Eric Cantor would be great, also Gov. Palin or John Kasich.

[SoConPubbie]

And yet everything Viguerie stated in that letter was the truth, from a Conservative’s standpoint.

Now if you are a moderate, you might find some problems with it or might try to shoot the messenger.

[SoConPubbie]

McCain also reiterated his pro life views early this morning on a live interview with Laura Ingraham

Do his Pro-Life views really mean anything after he floated the idea that he was OK with a Pro-Abortion VP?

All of McCain's "principles" are built on a shaky foundation of sand and political convenience.

If they get in the way of him getting more votes, he is more than willing to throw them overboard.

[firewalk]

Bill Sammon on fox just said maybe McCain floated the idea of running pro-abortion candidates this week, so that when he sticks romney in there, the pro-lifers won’t be so upset about it.

[MtnClimber]

You have that right! The democrats that voted for McCain in open primaries are what caused Juan to win the early primaries. That swung the momentum and the rest is history.

[MtnClimber]

I know McCain is much more conservative. But, those in the Republican base that won’t vote for McCain because he has insulted them by his maverick tendencies aren’t going to vote for Obama either. They will not vote for either out of principle, even though it ends up helping Obama.

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Viguerie does this every year or so.

[BufordP]

But not that much less if he picks a pro-choice vcreep.

[CottonBall]

Unfortunately McCain will still cross the aisle to “accomplish” immigration reform - that naturalizes tens of millions of illegals. Here’s hoping the representative Republicans find their spines to play mavericks themselves and hamstring that event.

I've no doubt the heros in the House will. (And they'll be villified for it, just as they were under Bush. Even moreso now, because McAmnesty is not a nice person.) The Senate, however, will cave. Just as they did with McCain-Kennedy.

This will be ugly, no matter what. The only hope is that the economy stays poor for 4 years so it's clear that we cannot afford all these entitlement-attitude people here. Sad that that's our only hope.

[CottonBall]

McCain is far more conservative than any other candidate running.

Except for 3rd party candidates. McAmnesty and 'conservative' don't belong in the same sentence.

[rabscuttle385]

McCain is far more conservative than any other candidate running.

Anyone can be "far more conservative" when the other major party's candidate is a full-blown Marxist.

That doesn't necessarily mean that they are in fact conservative, however.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Jim.

[cmj328]

The alternative is more destructive.
McCain can name anyone in a phone book for his VP slot and we'll have to swallow it.
BHO cannot become President of these United States.

I agree, but enough of my friends have a temper that it could cause serious problems in a narrow election in swing states like mine.

[VRWC For Truth]

McLiberal will once again, sadly, disappoint. He’s a fool.