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RE :”Therefore, I took it as my mission to document at least some of the reasons to vote for JD Hayworth, as opposed to voting for John McCain or throwing Sarah under the bus. “

But Sarah said McCain has changed his ways. Said (on Glenn Beck show FNC) he's not the same progressive he was when she ran with him back when she said he was a conservative in 2008. Could she be wrong??

You, I and every other conservative at least remotely familiar with the issues know she is wrong on this one. let’s face it, she is not perfect and can err just as we all can do but the rubber meets the road in a week and a half when she delivers the keynote address at the TP Convention. I will give her through then to understand what that shakey feeking under her feet is not a common Alaska trembler.

McCain’s record goes far beyond the 10 years referenced in my original post. He has shown an incredible degree of “pragmatism” in the past - even more so and less consistent than John F’ng Kerry (from a different perspective than Kerry, of course). His lifetime conservative ranking is well below that of most of his Republican contemporaries and 15 points below that of his fellow Arizona Senator Jon Kyl.

He has now taken a turn to the conservative? Methinks not...

RE:”Therefore, I took it as my mission to document at least some of the reasons to vote for JD Hayworth, as opposed to voting for John McCain or throwing Sarah under the bus. “
But Sarah said McCain has changed his ways. Said (on Glenn Beck show FNC) he's not the same progressive he was when she ran with him back when she said he was a conservative in 2008. Could she be wrong??

Let's cut to the chase here. Sarah Palin is free to support anybody she wishes, be it in Arizona or BumF*k Egypt. She has a mind of her own, and uses it as she sees fit.

SO DO WE!!!

Now fer gawdsakes people, let's think about this for a minute. We have the epitome of a RINO by the name of John McCain who has spent decades stabbing all things conservative in the back, time after time after time. I don't have to give you a laundry list of the betrayals that conservatives have suffered at the hands of that sonuvabitch, you should know them by heart.

Now consider former Congressman J.D. Hayworth who is a conservative's conservative, his positions more closely mirror what FReepers stand for, what conservatives stand for, what the average American stands for, on the critical issues facing our Nation.

Consider one issue that is still unresolved more than a year after Comrade Zero oozed into the White House, the question of his eligibility, here is what J.D. Hayworth had to say about it:

"Well, gosh, we all had to bring our birth certificates to show we were who we said we were, and we were the age we said we were, to play football in youth sports ... shouldn't we know exactly that anyone who wants to run for public office is a natural born citizen of the United States, and is who they say they are? ... the president should come forward with the information, that's all. Why must we depend on the governor of Hawaii?"

And what is John McCain's most infamous quote about the Kenyan Usurper?

"We have nothing to fear from an 0bama Administration"

Even a casual comparison of McCain's liberal-progressive views with the more conservative views of J.D. Hayworth OUGHT to be enough to convince ANY person with a lick of common sense to pull the lever for Hayworth and retire that old goat McCain once for all. Why should ANYONE base their decision on who to vote for on the endorsement of Sarah Palin, or any other person? Are people so bloody mindless and brain dead that they need to be instructed like dumb mutts to "vote boy, vote, vote for McCain, GOOD boy!" ? God help us all if the majority of citizens have become so indifferent and ignorant that they are unable to make decicions without some celebrity or political icon telling them what to do.

To hell with whether or not Sarah Palin has endorsed John McCain or not, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference because a THINKING conservative ought to be comparing the positions of Hayworth vs McCain to reach their decision as to who they should cast their ballot for, not whether or not this person or that person 'endorsed' McCain. That endorsement plus a buck and some change might get you a cup o' coffee at your local Dunkin Donuts, no more and no less.

I daresay that if ANY FReeper were to walk up to Sarah Palin and ask "Governor, if we didn't know anything at all about John McCain, would you tell us to vote for him and just 'trust you'? Or would you tell us to study his positions, compare them with his opponent, and then make whatever we deem to be the correct choice?"

I believe she would tell anyone to do their own research and make their decision(s) accordingly. Every Palin supporter I know is (or claims to be) an independent thinker, so it stands to reason that such independent thinkers should look first to the differences between Hayworth and McCain, study the records of the two candidates, and then vote for whoever best represents the conservative values and beliefs that we hold dear in America and on Free Republic.

Forget who Sarah Palin endorses. Right now, she is a talking head on Fox News, and isn't even a candidate in this election cycle.

It's Hayworth vs McCain. Vote for the best conservative candidate.