RUSH: Don't Hold It Against CONSERVATIVES Who Voted AGAINST McCain

www.rushlimbaugh.com ^ | March 10, 2009 | Rush Limbaugh

[Yosemitest]

Don't Hold It Against Conservatives Who Voted Against McCain
March 10, 2009

RUSH: I want to answer one question that was asked of me by Susan from Grosse Pointe, Michigan,
about conservatives who voted for McCain,
and I want to say up front here that this explanation that you are about to hear is one of these
that will be ripe for taking out of context by my friends on the right
to once again smear my meaning. Here goes.
I said just before the previous hour concluded,
I don't hold it against any conservative who voted against McCain.
Remember, now, going into the election last November, we had a choice.
You vote for Obama, you vote for McCain.
If you vote for McCain, theoretically you stop the mad dash of liberalism that we would get with Obama.

However, if, if, if you vote for McCain,
then you can kiss conservatism good-bye as we've always known it,
because he wasn't it and you say,
"Okay, the way to win elections for the Republican Party is to become like Democrats."
That's the options that we face.
Okay, do we Republicans want to become like Democrats,
do we want to throw Ronald Reagan overboard,
the era of Reagan is over, and just to win elections,
do we do what Democrats do, just so we can win?
Ad infinitum, I said, what have we gained as a Republican Party
or as a conservative movement if we have to have liberals among us
as liberals
to win, not converted, not Reagan Democrats, not newly convinced conservatives,
we've lost.
Now, what people will say here
-- let me interrupt myself and predict something.
What people will say is that what I just said,
"Well, see, see,
Limbaugh is putting his own ideas in front of the country. Limbaugh is hoping conservatism loses
rather than win with a governing coalition,"
or blah, blah.
Not at all.
Because, you see, ladies and gentlemen, to me conservatism is America.
We conservatives are conservatives because
we can trace roots back not just to our great philosophers, but also to our founders.
So I don't begrudge any conservative who voted against McCain,
because right now, we have the opportunity,
the greatest that we've had since the eighties,
the seventies with Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan,
we have the greatest opportunity to contrast American conservatism with American liberalism,
and if we've got leaders,
elected leaders who will eventually stand up and proudly proclaim what conservatism is
and how it is best for America,
then we can reclaim it,
we can reclaim the country as conservatives
for the good of the country,
for the good of the people,
because we love people and we want the best for people,
and we want everyone to succeed.
We do not want wards of the state.
We do not want a nation of victims.
We do not want a nation of people who have no hope.
We don't want a nation of people
who are willing to sacrifice their liberty and independence
to depend on somebody else or a government for crumbs.
That will not continue a great country,
will not give us a great country,
it will not prepare a country
that your children or grandchildren will want to live in.
So for me it's not a dicey question at all.
It's very simple.

We've got Obama
and we see what he's doing,
and we see how fast he's trying to do it,
and we have the antidote,
which is not Obama-lite, it's not Democrat Party-lite,
it is conservatism.
And now with this whole "I hope he fails" comment, voila.
Remember, when I first made this comment back on January 16th, I said,
"I hope the Drive-By Media plays this every day, day in and day out,
I hope he fails, I hope he fails,"
they have done it, they have granted my request,
because it has opened up the whole question and the debate on
just what the role of a president is.
He's not a king.
The president is not the country.
We have checks and balances
designed to make sure that a president fails when he should.
You can see it in the founding documents,
you can see it in the separation of powers, the division of powers, the Federalist Papers.
If we wanted to conflate the president and the government,
then we would have a king.
We don't have a king, but we have a cult going on right now.
But all this is good.

Had McCain won, I don't know what the congressional differences would be,
but we would have a watered down conservatism that would be in no shape to assert itself.
We'd be back where we were largely with Bush in several instances
where conservatives had to take a back seat to party loyalty,
given all of the assaults that were made against President Bush and so forth.
We'd have cap and trade with Senator McCain.
We'd have national health care.
We wouldn't have this giant stimulus Porkulus bill. We'd have more campaign finance reform.
We would have McCain going full bore on global warming and all that,
according to liberal Democrat agenda,
because we had a man who was eager to cross the aisle and work with the other side.
So my philosophy is what it is,
and we have to make the most of it and realize what an opportunity this is,
and we delay the opportunity every time we water down our beliefs by saying,
"Great guy, what a great family.
His policies are disastrous, but,
oh, man does he look good,
what a great guy,
have you seen the family,
oh, the family, oh, ho-ho-ho man.
Policies are going to wreck us for years,
but what a great guy, so likable."
And until that approval number comes down
and we can do it, we can drive the approval number down,
and that's what they know,
and they're scared to death of that happening.
The approval numbers, symbolism over substance,
is what the Obama team is going to use to keep him propped up.

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[Yosemitest]

Thanks Rush.
I'm one of those conservatives who couldn't support McCain, no matter what.

McCain... UNACCEPTABLE AT ANY LEVEL ... Including Hillary!!!

John McCain and War

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McCain, Judicial Nominations, Sleeves, and Warts (reply # 151)

What else needs to be said?
I will NEVER support that backstabbing DEMOCRAT ... McCain!!!

[DB]

I voted for Palin.

I can’t stand McCain.

So there it is...

[snarks_when_bored]

RUSH: Don't Hold It Against CONSERVATIVES Who Voted AGAINST McCain

"After all, they've doubled my ratings since the election! My ad rates are skyrocketing and I'm loving it, baby!"

[LeoWindhorse]

I put my boots on for a month straight and went out there and campaigned wholeheartedly for John McCain and Sara Palin .
God , I wish they had one....I thought we had a chance ,there in the last few days . But it was not to be .
Frankly , I REALLY Miss George Bush . I miss his kind of corny , self effacing humor and winks . I miss Laura Bush . Heck , I even miss Dick Cheney ! Y’all come back now , ya hear?

[malia]

bump

[LeoWindhorse]

what is life without typos ?

;^)

[Yosemitest]

I miss Ronald Reagan.
George and Dubya Bush were to soft, and we need a hardliner.
We need a conservative who rules with a rod of iron.

[Yosemitest]

...one ...won...

Who cares?

[PGalt]

Voted against McCain for who?

John McCain was last on my list of Republicans to vote for. The addition of Sarah Palin to the ticket was brilliant.

The first time I ever voted for a republican was Ronald Reagan running for his second term. I have never voted for a democrat since.

If everyone wants to eliminate one party in this seeming duopoly, this inflated leviathan government, this trending anti-freedom collectivist state...lets do it. So long republican/conservative enablers. At least then EVERYONE who despises it will on have only ONE culprit to focus on. Perhaps then we can cleanse it as we put heads on pikes.

Either/or/all ways I will survive as an individual. The anti-individual, anti-truth, anti-freedom, anti-life collective...no matter how big...can eliminate me.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Ping.
To hell with the DemLite (in-the-loafers) RINO party!!!
No more mavericks!

[Yosemitest]

If you voted for McCain, you voted for a Democrat.

And now a word for our idiots in charge....

Obama is my Shepard, I shall not want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories.
He restoreth my faith in the Republican Party.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment.
Yea, though I walk thru the Valley of the Bread Line,
I shall not go hungry.
Obama has anointed my income with taxes.
My expenses runeth over my income.
Surely, poverty and hard living will follow me
all the days of his term.
From hence forth,
we will live all the days of our lives
In a rented home with an overseas landlord.
But I am glad I am an American, I am glad that I am free.
But I wish I were a dog and Obama was a tree.

[Las Vegas Dave]

"After all, they've doubled my ratings since the election! My ad rates are skyrocketing and I'm loving it, baby!"

Good psychology on Rush's part, (and also pi$$ing off the libs..)

[drellberg]

Well, by this thinking, we must brace ourselves to many more years of Democrat rule. But still, hey, we can always be comforted by the fact that while the nation lies in ruins, we were righteous and mighty and pure. We never voted for anyone who didn’t meet the very high bar we have set. And while we had trouble even FINDING an acceptable candidate — there was none in 2000, in 2004, in 2008, in 2012, in ... — we were always outspoken and straightforward in every way, and everywhere and always true to our ideals.

Yessirree, steadfast baby. Steadfast. We conservatives have and know and live the truth, and we refuse on principle to be forced to pick between the lesser of two evils.

Yessirree. Yessirree.

[LibLieSlayer]

He rebuilds the Conservative movement... no one else but Plain is even trying. Thank GOD for Rush!

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

Rush stated yesterday there would be people like you mis-stating what it was he was saying. Listen to Rush and learn... the media will only lie to you.

LLS

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I hold it against everyone who was so stupid to vote for Obama.

[humblegunner]

"After all, they've doubled my ratings since the election! My ad rates are skyrocketing and I'm loving it, baby!"

Last man standing... standing to profit, that is!!!

[sport]

So do I.

[sport]

I think that before obama and his desciples are through with us, You will care.

[sport]

I voted for Sarah Palin.