Posted on 02/17/2008 10:20:04 AM PST by calcowgirl
McCain? No Way!
by Sen. HL "Bill" Richardson (ret.)
Chairman of the Board, GOA
Americans are being told by the mainstream media that conservatives have no other choice than to back the hypocrite from Arizona. All that is required is to pretend he is "really" a conservative. "So, crawl under the big Republican tent and vote for McCain," we are told. "Besides, what other choice do you have?"
We have plenty of choices, none of which calls for casting our vote for the lesser of two presidential evils.
First, the Republican race isn't over. Huckabee is still around and as Kansas and Louisiana should point out, the Romney vote flocked to Huckabee. Not that they loved Huckabee, but that they have zero trust in the promises of McCain. Even if Huckabee loses, what makes anyone think conservatives will vote for McCain?
Don't you liberals get it? The republican conservative believes McCain would be a vindictive president. He's proven his dislike for conservatives and would gut us at every opportunity.
Why do I say that? Because of three decades of experience as a Republican California Senator and a fifty year activist in the conservative movement. I have first hand, in-their-face experience with elitist RINO's (Republican in Name Only) office holders. They are biblically ignorant, power hungry, status seeking egotists who have no difficulty aiding their liberal Democrat colleagues whenever their arms are politely twisted. The one thing they have in common with liberal Democrats is their dislike of all conservatives, especially those who are Bible-believing. McCain, as president, would stifle the voices of elected Republican leaders and try to legislate the conservative movement out of existence.
There is no reason why any conservative should be depressed, especially if they look at past history. I clearly remember the political climate in 1964. We newly-awakened conservatives had a real friend running for the Republican nomination. Barry Goldwater defeated a liberal Republican in the primaries, but in the general election, the mainstream media slaughtered him. In 1964 it was easy to do; we had no effective political action committees, no conservative organizations, few pro-life activists, little religious participation, no talk radio, a handful of articulate conservative legislators, no fax machines and zero Internet. After the 1964 November election, all looked hopeless. Not a bright star on the horizon....But!
In 1966, we conservatives elected an actor as Governor of California. I was elected to the State Senate. The thespian and I were greener than grass but we were both quick to learn. Ron Reagan became a national star, a conservative leader in the nation’s most popular state. He couldn't be ignored.
I founded Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners of California. We became the second largest pro-Second Amendment organization in America with membership in the hundreds of thousands. We concentrated our efforts on electing pro-gunners to the legislature and stopping anti-gun legislation. We grew rapidly and were quite successful. During liberal Jerry Brown's eight years as governor, not a single anti-gun bill was signed into law. The reason was simple -- although the liberal Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature, no anti-gun legislation passed from either house to find its way to the Governor’s desk.
The entire gun movement is close to accomplishing that feat on a national level. As long as the gun community hangs together, it will make little difference on gun issues who is sitting in the White House. The same could be true of other major conservative organizations as long as they stay in the fight. We are much better off than in 1964 and much better organized.
The other good news is that some of the weak-sister Republicans are leaving office -- not willing to scrap it out with the liberal Democrats. Hooray, happy to see you go! Call Gun Owners if you need a ride out of town. We have an opportunity to replace them with tough, no nonsense conservatives. Already, some very fine men are seeking these vacancies.
We at Gun Owners intend to be very engaged in Congressional and US Senate races.
I personally will not cast a vote for the presidency -- that is, if McCain is the Republican nominee. Under no circumstances will I vote for either of the Democrats. This will be the first time in fifty years that I have made this choice. I hope it will be the last.
Then again, you being a John Kerry guy, I’m not sure I should listen to you.
Nope. You're joining the McCain campaign in supporting Obama.
"John McCain's Chief Media Advisor is suggesting he will quit the campaign — rather than work against Barack Obama."
Sounds like that advisor is right in line with the conservative base. Forget McCain—support OBAMA!
FOFLMAO!
Sounds like that McCain advisor...
Fixed it for ya.
Um, yea, that was sorta obvious.
That’s the GOP’s choice, for spitting on conservatives.
Didn’t you say you wish you hadn’t voted for GWB in 04? In case you forgot, his opponent was Kerry. So if you wish GWB had lost, you wish Kerry had won. It’s either/or.
And it’s YOUR choice. If you want McCain to lose, you want the other guy to win. It’s either/or.
Yep. Your omission stuck out like a sore thumb.
Didn’t you say the congress will do a better job obstructing a DEM than a GOPer? That means you think we’re better off with a DEM. You PREFER the DEM. What’s so hard about that?
Excellent! Thanks for doing my work for me. Again.
I was reading some of the quotes from McCain that were included in the foreign news (and forwarded to the U.S. government) while McCain was a POW. In one, he said "I am considered one of the best pilots" and said that had he not been "downed," he "would have been an Admiral at a younger age than his father." In another, he said that "the United States standing alone in "world opinion."
He also said he was in the "Spanish Naval Academy" where he "met Prince Carlos." His Spanish language skills came in handy while giving interviews that ended up in the Havana news.
Which DEM? McCain, Obama or Hillary?
Really? I don’t regret it at all. As a sensible person, I know the alternative—Kerry—was far worse. This time it’s no different. Very simple easy choice.
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I agree with you if we want to spend 20 years rebuild the Republican Party if we ever get a voice again, knowing what the Stalinist could do to continue the dismantling of our government as we know it!
It would be foolish to allow our disappointment with I show you by getting back at them but at what cost, which would hurt the nation as a whole.
I believe the Lord is the gatekeeper and the nation is blessed when man honor him and when man is slothful we do reap a poor crop!
OBAMA!
I believe that it’s a small fraction of the party. Bunch of crybabies.
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