Posted on 02/07/2008 12:06:38 PM PST by WiseGuyF686
No articles on here, I apologize. I just wanted to bring a little bit of opinionated discussion in at this point, now that we stand on the brink of setting American back 4-8 years...
The conservative candidates are out of race, and it looks like it's McCain or bust. How many of you will close your eyes and vote for McCrazy over Obama or Hillary, in order to do minimal damage to America over the next preidential term...and how many of you will sit home and watch the sky fall?
Personally, I'll do just about anything to keep the Clintons at bay, including vote for John McCain.
Me too, like it or not.
Nope. I will not vote for John McCain. Period.
McCain will have to waterboard me to get my vote.
My sentiments as well.
You are correct on that, and that is the bottom line to our debate. I do presume that he is (to my disappointment). If someone else (almost anybody else)can be made the official Republican nominee, than I would certainly welcome that.
"Or do you actually believe that Senator McCain is the absolute best that the GOP contains?"
No, not even close. He is close to the bottom, if not the worse one. But he would still be better than Obama Hillary.
" That is my hope, and I consider it my duty to try to convice Senator McCain to listen to that small, still voice of trumpets in his heart and do the right thing for the good of the nation.
I could not agree with you more. Of course that is what we want. My only debate with you was in your post #127 you said "Senator McCain is a greater danger to our safety and security, strangely, than either of the Dems. I am not fan, but I think he would make a better Commander in Chief in this time of war than the Dems.
I hope you think somewhat better of me now that I have explained myself.
I think your an outstanding FReeper and patriot. You are very well versed, literate and explained your position very well. I appreciate the debate FReind
There is going to be no one on the Republican Presidential ticket I can vote for so the point is moot. I will vote for conservatives on all other spots. I made my mind up on McCain when he authored CFR and I’ve been very vocal about it ever since. There is no excuse for not knowing what he is about.
I will be more active in getting the conservative message out over the next 4 years.
I will hold those who represent me with an (R) after their name to the fire.
*that means more than emails
*that means more than letters to their offices
*that means more than a phone call
It means personal visits to their office, it means organized protests, it means being LOUD AND CLEAR.
Why this tactic(s)? Because if amnesty doesn’t get to McCain’s desk...he can’t sign it. The President is meaningless unless he/she gets to put pen to paper in most cases. Even Judaical appointments can be stopped by an active citizenry.
Of course if McCain did get elected not only the MSM but every so called 'conservative' beltway pundit will trumpet it as a mandate for amnesty.
That doesn’t explain the numbers in closed primaries. The three “rinos” generally finished generally 1,2,and 3.
I held my nose and voted for the "compassionate conservative" in 2000 and 2004 in large part because the members of the GOP kept playing the "democrat-as-boogey-man" card and because I hoped maybe Bush would come around and become a real conservative. He didn't. This time, I vote for the person I believe in, for the person who shares my values...and it's obvious that that's NOT John McCain. What third party I'll vote for, right now, I don't know. But, it will NOT be for McCain. If McCain is the best that the GOP can do, it's time for them to start their "going-out-of-business" sale now.
Thank you. I swear, it seems like most here would rather live in the People’s Republic of HillObama then grit their teeth.
Sickening actually.
The Conservatives were out after SC.
LLS
I agree completely with you. Thats what I was trying to say. Sorry if I was misunderstood. We have to follow Mitts lead and work together for the win.
I’m with you. I will not cross party lines and vote for either of the dems, nor will I sit this one out. I will vote for whomever the GOP candidate may be and pray.
“McCain or Bust...Conservatives, will you vote?”
talk to the tagline.
The people that would attempt to browbeat us into voting for Juan are the same types that, when the GOP slides even further left and nominates a “Joe Lieberman conservative” in 2012 will be browbeating yet again. They care not how far left the party slides. You could nominate the corpse of Lenin, slap an “R” next to his name and these same sheep would vote for him and demand that we do the same.
Forgot 2006 already?
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