I support John McCain now (I didn’t vote for him in the primary) until he does something to make me not support him again.
The case for John McCain is:
He is strong on the war. He has never wavered on this.
(Sure he had criticisms but who didn’t?)
He is strong on taxes and spending. He has never voted to raise taxes and he has been an unwavering advocate of ending earmarks and cutting spending.
He is strong on Pro-Life issues. He believes Roe-vs-wade should be repealed and that states should handle the issue themselves.
He is less conservative on Gay rights but he supports letting the states decide. There is no way he is going to be a promoter of Gay Activism.
His voting record on the issue:
YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage
NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes
NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
We are also likely to get judges like Roberts and Alito from McCain which is another plus.
These are just a few issues but even though John McCain is a mixed bag he is not a centrist by any analysis he is considerably right of center and those who have tried to cherry pick issues to make him into something he is not should take a deep breath and be honest with themselves.
Would not his global-warming proposals impose a massive tax increase?
He is strong on Pro-Life issues. He believes Roe-vs-wade should be repealed and that states should handle the issue themselves.
Didn't he try to silence a pro-life group via McCain-Feingold?
We are also likely to get judges like Roberts and Alito from McCain which is another plus.
Were it not for G14, a lot more judgeships would have gotten filled with conservatives. Instead, many are still vacant.
Actually if it was McCain vs Obama, I might go with the Rino. It just seems insane to vote for somebody who spent more than 20 min in a Madrassa.